Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) Balance Sheet
CHTR balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$154.21B assets = $133.69B liabilities + $20.52B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what CHTR owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
CHTR financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
CHTR balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $149.07B2016 | $154.21B2025 | +0.4%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $98.70B2016 | $133.69B2025 | +3.4%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $40.14B2016 | $16.05B2025 | −9.7%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.53B2016 | $477.0M2025 | −12.2%/yr | |
| Total debt | $61.75B2016 | $97.12B2025 | +5.2%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$60.21B2016 | −$96.64B2025 | −$36.4B | |
| Working capital | −$6.27B2016 | −$8.16B2025 | −$1.9B | |
| Book value per share | $170.962016 | $116.552025 | −4.2%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.342016 | 0.392025 | +0.04 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.542016 | 6.052025 | +4.51 | |
| Shares outstanding | 234.8M2016 | 137.7M2025 | −5.8%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
CHTR assets
CHTR liabilities and equity
CHTR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
CHTR balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $477.0M | $459.0M | $709.0M | $645.0M | $601.0M | $1.00B | $3.48B | $551.0M | $621.0M | $1.53B |
| Cash & equivalents | $477.0M | $459.0M | $709.0M | $645.0M | $601.0M | $1.00B | $3.48B | $551.0M | $621.0M | $1.53B |
| Short-term investments | — | — | $19.79B | — | — | $136.85B | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $3.68B | $3.10B | $2.96B | $2.92B | $2.58B | $2.54B | $2.23B | $1.73B | $1.64B | $1.43B |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $987.0M | $677.0M | $458.0M | $451.0M | $386.0M | $369.0M | $761.0M | $446.0M | $299.0M | $333.0M |
| Total current assets | $5.14B | $4.23B | $4.13B | $4.02B | $3.57B | $3.91B | $6.47B | $2.73B | $2.56B | $3.30B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $46.44B | $42.91B | $39.52B | $36.04B | $34.31B | $34.36B | $35.68B | $35.13B | $33.89B | $32.96B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $97.62B | $98.11B | $98.81B | $99.70B | $100.97B | $102.49B | $104.33B | $106.44B | $108.82B | $111.43B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $330.0M | $476.0M | $497.0M | $530.0M |
| Other non-current assets | $5.00B | $4.76B | $4.73B | $4.77B | $3.65B | $3.45B | $1.38B | $1.36B | $859.0M | $841.0M |
| Total assets | $154.21B | $150.02B | $147.19B | $144.52B | $142.49B | $144.21B | $148.19B | $146.13B | $146.62B | $149.07B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.03B | $880.0M | $931.0M | $952.0M | $724.0M | $763.0M | $786.0M | $758.0M | $740.0M | $454.0M |
| Short-term debt | $1.67B | $2.83B | $2.42B | $1.80B | $3.27B | $1.24B | $3.71B | $3.29B | $2.04B | $2.03B |
| Deferred revenue | $422.0M | $456.0M | $509.0M | $511.0M | $461.0M | $436.0M | $460.0M | $494.0M | $395.0M | $352.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $13.31B | $13.49B | $13.21B | $12.06B | $12.46B | $9.88B | $12.38B | $12.10B | $11.09B | $9.57B |
| Long-term debt | $95.45B | $93.21B | $95.78B | $96.09B | $88.56B | $81.74B | $75.58B | $69.54B | $68.19B | $59.72B |
| Lease obligations | — | — | — | $295.0M | $269.0M | $235.0M | $1.19B | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $24.93B | $23.62B | $23.48B | $23.82B | $23.31B | $22.31B | $21.41B | $20.23B | $19.82B | $29.41B |
| Total liabilities | $133.69B | $130.31B | $132.47B | $131.97B | $124.33B | $113.92B | $109.38B | $101.86B | $99.09B | $98.70B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31.45B | $36.28B | $35.25B | $39.41B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$5.39B | −$7.75B | −$12.26B | −$14.82B | −$12.68B | −$5.20B | $40.0M | $2.78B | $3.83B | $733.0M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | −$31.64B | −$27.66B | −$2.0M | −$1.0M | −$7.0M |
| Minority interest | $4.46B | $4.12B | $3.63B | $3.43B | $4.11B | $6.48B | $7.37B | $7.99B | $8.45B | $10.23B |
| Total shareholders' equity | $16.05B | $15.59B | $11.09B | $9.12B | $14.05B | $23.80B | $31.45B | $36.28B | $39.08B | $40.14B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $97.12B | $95.76B | $98.20B | $97.90B | $91.83B | $82.99B | $80.27B | $72.83B | $70.23B | $61.75B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$96.64B | −$95.30B | −$97.49B | −$97.25B | −$91.23B | −$81.99B | −$76.79B | −$72.28B | −$69.61B | −$60.21B |
| Working capital | −$8.16B | −$9.25B | −$9.08B | −$8.05B | −$8.89B | −$5.97B | −$5.91B | −$9.37B | −$8.54B | −$6.27B |
| Tangible book value | −$81.57B | −$82.52B | −$87.72B | −$90.58B | −$86.92B | −$78.69B | −$72.88B | −$70.15B | −$69.74B | −$71.29B |
| Book value per share | $116.55 | $107.23 | $72.95 | $55.46 | $72.78 | $113.75 | $140.51 | $154.06 | $131.73 | $170.96 |
| Shares outstanding | 137.7M | 145.4M | 152.0M | 164.4M | 193.0M | 209.3M | 223.8M | 235.5M | 296.7M | 234.8M |
| Current ratio | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.34 |
| Quick ratio | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| Debt / equity | 6.05 | 6.14 | 8.86 | 10.74 | 6.54 | 3.49 | 2.55 | 2.01 | 1.80 | 1.54 |
| Equity / assets | 10.4% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.9% | 16.5% | 21.2% | 24.8% | 26.7% | 26.9% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $509.0M | $517.0M | $477.0M | $464.0M | $606.0M | $796.0M | $459.0M | $721.0M | $602.0M | $661.0M | $709.0M | $571.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $509.0M | $517.0M | $477.0M | $464.0M | $606.0M | $796.0M | $459.0M | $721.0M | $602.0M | $661.0M | $709.0M | $571.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29.0M | — | — | $19.79B | — |
| Receivables | $3.65B | $3.51B | $3.68B | $3.60B | $3.55B | $3.31B | $3.10B | $3.07B | $3.00B | $3.00B | $2.96B | $2.93B |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $813.0M | $933.0M | $987.0M | $805.0M | $657.0M | $861.0M | $677.0M | $704.0M | $531.0M | $731.0M | $458.0M | $613.0M |
| Total current assets | $4.97B | $4.96B | $5.14B | $4.87B | $4.81B | $4.97B | $4.23B | $4.49B | $4.13B | $4.40B | $4.13B | $4.12B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $47.95B | $47.20B | $46.44B | $45.19B | $44.19B | $43.36B | $42.91B | $41.85B | $41.26B | $40.35B | $39.52B | $38.62B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $97.42B | $97.18B | $97.62B | $97.73B | $97.81B | $97.96B | $98.11B | $98.27B | $98.43B | $98.57B | $98.81B | $99.05B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $5.27B | $5.30B | $5.00B | $5.06B | $4.78B | $4.67B | $4.76B | $4.76B | $4.79B | $4.73B | $4.73B | $4.90B |
| Total assets | $155.62B | $154.64B | $154.21B | $152.85B | $151.59B | $150.95B | $150.02B | $149.37B | $148.61B | $148.04B | $147.19B | $146.68B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $12.78B | $1.05B | $1.03B | $965.0M | $967.0M | $929.0M | $880.0M | $855.0M | $832.0M | $850.0M | $931.0M | $771.0M |
| Short-term debt | $999.0M | $812.0M | $1.67B | $1.29B | $3.11B | $2.39B | $2.83B | $1.80B | — | — | $2.00B | $2.29B |
| Deferred revenue | $428.0M | $456.0M | $422.0M | $441.0M | $457.0M | $477.0M | $456.0M | $467.0M | $480.0M | $520.0M | $509.0M | $542.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $13.78B | $12.38B | $13.31B | $12.99B | $14.56B | $13.67B | $13.49B | $13.16B | $10.73B | $10.93B | $13.21B | $12.62B |
| Long-term debt | $94.56B | $96.01B | $95.45B | $95.78B | $93.17B | $93.16B | $93.21B | $94.52B | $97.56B | $97.97B | $95.78B | $95.80B |
| Lease obligations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $291.0M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $25.38B | $25.19B | $24.93B | $24.49B | $23.50B | $23.60B | $23.62B | $23.64B | $23.61B | $23.55B | $23.48B | $23.51B |
| Total liabilities | $133.72B | $133.57B | $133.69B | $133.26B | $131.22B | $130.43B | $130.31B | $131.32B | $131.90B | $132.44B | $132.47B | $131.94B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$2.94B | −$4.23B | −$5.39B | −$4.09B | −$5.23B | −$6.53B | −$7.75B | −$8.64B | −$9.92B | −$11.15B | −$12.26B | −$11.32B |
| Minority interest | $4.95B | $4.68B | $4.46B | $4.25B | $4.16B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $16.95B | $16.39B | $16.05B | $15.34B | $16.21B | $16.25B | $15.59B | $14.10B | $12.88B | $11.87B | $11.09B | $11.10B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $95.56B | $96.82B | $97.12B | $95.70B | $96.28B | $95.56B | $95.76B | $96.31B | $97.56B | $97.97B | $98.91B | $98.09B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$95.05B | −$96.31B | −$96.64B | −$95.24B | −$95.68B | −$94.76B | −$95.30B | −$95.59B | −$96.96B | −$97.30B | −$98.20B | −$97.52B |
| Working capital | −$8.80B | −$7.42B | −$8.16B | −$8.13B | −$9.74B | −$8.70B | −$9.25B | −$8.67B | −$6.59B | −$6.53B | −$9.08B | −$8.51B |
| Tangible book value | −$80.47B | −$80.80B | −$81.57B | −$82.39B | −$81.61B | −$81.71B | −$82.52B | −$84.17B | −$85.55B | −$86.70B | −$87.72B | −$87.95B |
| Book value per share | $139.80 | $129.17 | $124.52 | $112.47 | $114.40 | $112.38 | $107.23 | $97.19 | $88.87 | $80.97 | $74.08 | $73.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 121.3M | 126.8M | 128.9M | 136.4M | 141.7M | 144.6M | 145.4M | 145.1M | 144.9M | 146.6M | 149.7M | 152.0M |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
| Quick ratio | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Debt / equity | 5.64 | 5.91 | 6.05 | 6.24 | 5.94 | 5.88 | 6.14 | 6.83 | 7.58 | 8.25 | 8.92 | 8.84 |
| Equity / assets | 10.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 7.6% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed January 30, 2026); data from EODHD.
CHTR financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Charter had total assets of $154.2 billion (up 2.8% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $133.7 billion and shareholders' equity of $16.1 billion. It held $477.0 million in cash and short-term investments against $97.1 billion of debt, net debt of $96.6 billion. Its current ratio was 0.39. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $155.6 billion and equity $17.0 billion.
Related: CHTR income statement, CHTR cash flow statement, CHTR key metrics. See the CHTR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CHTR balance sheet FAQ
What are Charter's total assets?
Charter reported total assets of $154.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $150.0 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Charter have?
Charter had $97.1 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 6.05.
How much cash does Charter have?
Charter held $477.0 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $97.1 billion of debt that is net debt of $96.6 billion.
What is Charter's book value?
Charter's shareholders' equity (book value) was $16.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or $116.55 per share.
What is Charter's current ratio?
Charter had current assets of $5.1 billion and current liabilities of $13.3 billion, a current ratio of 0.39 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does Charter have?
Charter carried $97.6 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 63.3% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.