Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From to

Commission File Number: 001-33664

Charter Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware			84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 Washington Blvd.	Stamford	Connecticut	06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(203) 905-7801

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock $.001 Par Value	CHTR	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x

Number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025: 140,364,226

Number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025: 1

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements ‑ Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations
	for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 5 and 202 4	2
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
	for the three months ended March 3 1 , 2025 and 2024	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	4
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	24

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	24

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	25

Item 1A	Risk Factors	25

Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	25



Item 6	Exhibits	25

Signatures		S-1

Exhibit Index		E-1

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. In this quarterly report, “Charter,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this quarterly report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning,” “designed,” “create,” “predict,” “project,” “initiatives,” “seek,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “upside,” “increases,” “grow,” “focused on” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this quarterly report are set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, in our annual report on Form 10-K, and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:

•our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flow from operations by offering Internet, video, mobile, voice, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our service areas and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures;

•the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers, fiber to the home providers and providers of video content over broadband Internet connections;

•general business conditions, unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector and economic uncertainty or downturn;

•our ability to develop and deploy new products and technologies including consumer services and service platforms;

•any events that disrupt our networks, information systems or properties and impair our operating activities or our reputation;

•the effects of governmental regulation on our business including subsidies to consumers, subsidies and incentives for competitors, costs, disruptions and possible limitations on operating flexibility related to, and our ability to comply with, regulatory conditions applicable to us;

•our ability to procure necessary services and equipment from our vendors in a timely manner and at reasonable costs including in connection with our network evolution and rural construction initiatives;

•our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming costs (including retransmission consents and distribution requirements);

•the ability to hire and retain key personnel;

•the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit markets;

•our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions;

•our ability to satisfy the conditions to consummate the Liberty Broadband combination and/or to consummate the Liberty Broadband combination in a timely manner or at all;

•the risks related to us being restricted in the operation of our business while the Liberty Broadband merger agreement is in effect; and

•other risks related to the Liberty Broadband combination as described in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the combination, filed by Charter on January 22, 2025, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Where You Can Find More Information” included therein.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in millions, except share data)


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	796	$	459
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $214 and $204, respectively	3,311		3,097
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	861		677
Total current assets	4,968		4,233

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $40,033 and $39,409, respectively	43,359		42,913
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $17,495 and $17,319, respectively	818		975
Franchises	67,468		67,462
Goodwill	29,674		29,674
Total investment in cable properties, net	141,319		141,024

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	4,667		4,763

Total assets	$	150,954	$	150,020
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities	$	11,873	$	11,687
Current portion of long-term debt	1,799		1,799
Total current liabilities	13,672		13,486

LONG-TERM DEBT	91,970		92,134
EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY	1,194		1,072
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	18,822		18,845
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	4,774		4,776

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock; $0.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;
142,640,861 and 141,946,426 shares issued, respectively	—		—
Class B common stock; $0.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized;
1 share issued and outstanding	—		—
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	23,586		23,337
Accumulated deficit	(6,533)		(7,750)
Treasury stock at cost; 2,276,635 and no shares, respectively	(806)		—
Total Charter shareholders’ equity	16,247		15,587
Noncontrolling interests	4,275		4,120
Total shareholders’ equity	20,522		19,707

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	150,954	$	150,020

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

Unaudited


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
REVENUES		$	13,735	$	13,679

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)		8,194		8,396
Depreciation and amortization		2,181		2,190
Other operating (income) expenses, net		123		(38)
		10,498		10,548
Income from operations		3,237		3,131

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net		(1,241)		(1,316)
Other expense, net		(142)		(89)
		(1,383)		(1,405)

Income before income taxes		1,854		1,726
Income tax expense		(445)		(446)
Consolidated net income		1,409		1,280
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(192)		(174)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic		$	8.59	$	7.66
Diluted		$	8.42	$	7.55

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		141,591,396		144,510,317
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		144,574,684		146,643,199

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(dollars in millions)

Unaudited


	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2024	$	—	$	—	$	23,337	$	(7,750)	$	—	$	15,587	$	4,120	$	19,707
Consolidated net income	—		—		—		1,217		—		1,217		192		1,409
Stock compensation expense	—		—		222		—		—		222		—		222
Exercise of stock options	—		—		17		—		—		17		—		17
Purchases of treasury stock, including excise tax	—		—		—		—		(806)		(806)		—		(806)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(5)		—		—		(5)		(14)		(19)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		15		—		—		15		(20)		(5)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		—		—		(3)		(3)
BALANCE, March 31, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	23,586	$	(6,533)	$	(806)	$	16,247	$	4,275	$	20,522


	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2023	$	—	$	—	$	23,346	$	(12,260)	$	—	$	11,086	$	3,632	$	14,718
Consolidated net income	—		—		—		1,106		—		1,106		174		1,280
Stock compensation expense	—		—		214		—		—		214		—		214
Exercise of stock options	—		—		2		—		—		2		—		2
Purchases of treasury stock, including excise tax	—		—		—		—		(516)		(516)		—		(516)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(28)		—		—		(28)		(58)		(86)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		10		—		—		10		(13)		(3)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		—		—		(3)		(3)
BALANCE, March 31, 2024	$	—	$	—	$	23,544	$	(11,154)	$	(516)	$	11,874	$	3,732	$	15,606

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in millions)

Unaudited


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$	1,409	$	1,280
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,181		2,190
Stock compensation expense	222		214
Noncash interest, net	8		8
Deferred income taxes	(27)		21
Other, net	233		15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(48)		(39)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(235)		(366)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	493		(111)
Net cash flows from operating activities	4,236		3,212

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(2,399)		(2,791)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(273)		(63)
Other, net	(132)		(53)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(2,804)		(2,907)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,393		5,921
Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility	121		—
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,609)		(5,716)
Payments for debt issuance costs	—		(2)
Purchase of treasury stock	(802)		(516)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	17		2
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(20)		(95)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(3)		(3)
Other, net	(169)		56
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1,072)		(353)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	360		(48)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	506		709
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$	866	$	661

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	$	995	$	1,236
CASH PAID FOR INCOME TAXES	$	56	$	78

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash includes $70 million and $47 million of restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter,” or the “Company”) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator. Over an advanced communications network, supported by a 100% US-based workforce, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.

Charter is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”), an indirect owner of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) under which substantially all of the operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs, pension benefits and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2025 presentation.

Comprehensive income equaled net income attributable to Charter shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

2. Accounts Payable, Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Accounts payable – trade	$	929	$	880
Deferred revenue	477		456
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Programming costs	1,600		1,576
Labor	1,111		1,365
Capital expenditures	2,624		2,906
Interest	1,452		1,208
Taxes and regulatory fees	1,024		649
Short-term borrowings	594		758
Other	2,062		1,889
	$	11,873	$	11,687

Under a supply chain finance program, the Company has agreements with third parties that allow its participating vendors to finance payment obligations from the Company with designated third-party financial institutions who act as its paying agent. The Company has generally extended its payment terms with vendors. A participating vendor may request a participating financial institution to finance one or more of the Company's payment obligations to such vendor prior to the scheduled due date thereof at a discounted price. The Company is not required to provide collateral to the financial institutions. The Company's obligations to participating vendors, including amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by the vendors’ decisions to finance amounts due under these financing arrangements. The Company's outstanding payment obligations to participating vendors were $614 million and $576 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and are included in accounts payable - trade and accrued capital expenditures above. Cash outflows to the financial institutions are classified as cash flows from operating and investing activities.

Under a deferred payment program, the Company has agreements with third parties specifically for its mobile handset purchases. Under the deferred payment program, the third parties pay the Company’s mobile handset invoices when due, and the Company pays the third parties at a later date, the invoice amount plus interest. The Company's outstanding payment obligation to participating vendors under the deferred payment plan was $594 million and $758 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and is included in short-term borrowings. Cash outflows to the financial institutions are classified as cash flows from financing activities.

3. Total Debt

A summary of our debt as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is as follows:


	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024
	Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes	$	27,250	$	27,185	$	25,101	$	27,250	$	27,182	$	24,881



Senior secured notes and debentures(a)	56,247		56,521		48,435		56,195		56,475		47,896



Credit facilities(b)	10,118		10,063		9,916		10,334		10,276		10,079
	$	93,615	$	93,769	$	83,452	$	93,779	$	93,933	$	82,856

(a)Includes the Company's £625 million fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”) (remeasured at $807 million and $782 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates) and the Company's £650 million aggregate principal amount of Sterling Notes

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

(remeasured at $840 million and $813 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates).

(b)The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $6.4 billion as of March 31, 2025.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured and secured notes and debentures as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is based on quoted market prices in active markets and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and is classified within Level 2.

4. Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility

CCO EIP Financing, LLC (the “SPV Borrower”), a bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle and consolidated subsidiary of the Company, is the borrower of a senior secured revolving credit facility to finance the purchase of equipment installment plan receivables (“EIP Receivables”) with a number of financial institutions (the “EIP Financing Facility”).

The revolving credit facility under the EIP Financing Facility bears interest on the outstanding borrowings based on lenders’ cost of funds plus an applicable margin and was 5.50% and 5.78% as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The EIP Financing Facility has a final maturity date of June 20, 2028, comprised of a one-year revolving loan period, subject to annual renewal, and if not renewed, cash flows on EIP Receivables are applied to amortize the loan which may occur over a period of up to three years. SPV Borrower may borrow up to $1.25 billion under the EIP Financing Facility. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the EIP Financing Facility was $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, and is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The SPV Borrower’s sole business consists of the purchase or acceptance through capital contributions of the EIP Receivables from Spectrum Mobile Equipment, LLC, (the sole direct parent entity of SPV Borrower that originates the EIP Receivables) and the subsequent retransfer of or granting of a security interest in such EIP Receivables to the administrative agent under the EIP Financing Facility. The SPV Borrower is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of the SPV Borrower’s assets prior to any assets or value in the SPV Borrower becoming available to the SPV Borrower’s equity holders, and the assets of the SPV Borrower are not available to pay creditors of any other affiliate of the Company.

The EIP Financing Facility is accounted for on a consolidated basis as a secured borrowing. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, pledged EIP Receivables with an unpaid principal balance of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, included in accounts receivable, net and other noncurrent assets, and restricted cash of $70 million and $47 million, respectively, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, are held by the SPV Borrower and reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Receipts from mobile customers related to the underlying EIP Receivables are reflected as cash flows from operating activities and borrowings and repayments under the EIP Financing Facility are reflected as cash flows from financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

5. Common Stock

The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
			Shares	$		Shares	$
Share buybacks			2,005,395	$	731	1,409,597	$	472
Income tax withholding			202,074	71		121,907	44
Exercise cost			69,166	—		26,050	—
			2,276,635	$	802	1,557,554	$	516

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of shares purchased		825,420		213,216
Amount of shares purchased		$	300	$	81

As of March 31, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $2.7 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.

In 2024, Charter’s board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2024. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity.

6. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests represents consolidated subsidiaries of which the Company owns less than 100%. The Company is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems. Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s balance sheet consist primarily of Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N”) equity interests in Charter Holdings, which is comprised of a common ownership interest.

Net income of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N’s common noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the weighted average effective common ownership interest of approximately 10%, and was $191 million and $173 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units from A/N and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of units purchased		51,673		262,339
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		$	20	$	95
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest purchased		$	(14)	$	(58)
Excess purchased recorded to additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	(5)	$	(28)

Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 due to the changes in Charter Holdings' ownership as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in noncontrolling interest		$	(20)	$	(13)
Change in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	15	$	10

7. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to manage foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes by effectively converting £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The fair value of the Company's

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

cross-currency derivatives, which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, was $517 million and $504 million and is included in other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The effect of financial instruments are recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments		$	(13)	$	(20)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars		(52)		16
Loss on financial instruments, net		$	(65)	$	(4)

8. Revenues

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Internet		$	5,930	$	5,826
Video		3,580		3,908
Mobile service		914		685
Voice		356		374
Residential revenue		10,780		10,793

Small business		1,086		1,088
Mid-market & large business		736		708
Commercial revenue		1,822		1,796

Advertising sales		340		391
Other		793		699
		$	13,735	$	13,679

In connection with the launch of the Company’s Spectrum Business brand, the previously reported “Small and medium business (“SMB”)” and “Enterprise” line items have been renamed to “Small business” and “Mid-market & large business,” respectively. The new terminology did not result in any changes to previously reported revenue data.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets includes approximately $1.1 billion and $967 million of current equipment installment plan receivables, respectively, and other noncurrent assets includes approximately $977 million and $980 million of noncurrent equipment installment plan receivables, respectively.

9. Segment Reporting

The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), on a consolidated basis. The Company provides broadband connectivity services with all of its services delivered to customers over an advanced communications network. The CODM assesses performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, as the converged network requires the CODM to manage and evaluate the results of the business in a consolidated manner to drive efficiencies and develop uniform strategies. Accordingly, key components and processes of the Company’s operations are managed centrally, including contracting for programming, capital and new technology development and deployment, plant engineering, customer service, marketing, legal

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

and government affairs. Segment asset information is not used by the CODM to allocate resources. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment.

As a single reportable segment entity, the Company’s segment performance measure is net income attributable to Charter shareholders. See Note 8 for the Company's disaggregated revenues by product line. Significant segment expenses are presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Additional disaggregated significant segment expenses on a functional basis, that are not separately presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, are presented below.

Operating Costs and Expenses


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Programming		$	2,302	$	2,570
Other costs of revenue		1,584		1,458
Field and technology operations		1,290		1,298
Customer operations		786		824
Marketing and residential sales		949		881
Stock compensation expense (see Note 10)		222		214
Other expense		1,061		1,151
		$	8,194	$	8,396

Certain expense reclassifications were made to reflect changes in how the Company manages its business in connection with the launch of its Spectrum Business brand in 2025. The reclassifications did not result in any changes to total operating expenses for any period presented.

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, video on demand and pay-per-view programming. Other costs of revenue include costs directly related to providing Internet, video, mobile and voice services including mobile device costs, payments to franchise and regulatory authorities, payments for sports, local and news content produced by the Company and direct costs associated with selling advertising. Also included in other costs of revenue are content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games, which are recorded as games are exhibited over the contract period. Field and technology operations costs include indirect costs incurred to manage the Company's inside and outside cable network, including labor for the non-capitalizable portion of customer installations and service and repairs. Customer operations costs include call center labor costs for customer care, billing costs, bad debt expense, and collections. Marketing and residential sales costs represent the costs of marketing our residential and business Internet, video, mobile and voice services and costs to sell to current and potential non-bulk residential customers, including labor cost. Other expense includes corporate overhead costs, as well as certain indirect costs associated with Spectrum Business, Spectrum Reach, Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Community Solutions, including related sales expenses.

Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Special charges, net		$	32	$	13
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		91		(51)
		$	123	$	(38)

Special charges, net primarily includes severance costs and net amounts of litigation settlements. (Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net includes a $90 million impairment on the Company’s Los Angeles Lakers regional sports network agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and a $67 million gain on sale of towers during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024

Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 7)		$	(65)	$	(4)
Net periodic pension benefit		—		1
Loss on equity investments, net		(77)		(86)
		$	(142)	$	(89)

10. Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s stock incentive plans provide for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock. Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the stock incentive plans.

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
Stock options		1,407,700	1,344,600

Restricted stock units		1,155,200	1,083,100

Stock options and restricted stock units generally cliff vest three years from the date of grant. Certain stock options and restricted stock units vest based on achievement of stock price hurdles. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date and restricted stock units have no voting rights. Restricted stock generally vests one year from the date of grant.

As of March 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $371 million for stock options, $651 million for restricted stock units and $0.2 million for restricted stock and the weighted average period over which they are expected to be recognized is two years for stock options and restricted stock units and one month for restricted stock.

11. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Charter shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock and if-converted methods and is based on the weighted average number of shares used for the basic earnings per share calculation, adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock, equity awards with market conditions and Charter Holdings common units. Charter Holdings common units of 16 million and 17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106




Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		141,591,396		144,510,317
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans		2,983,288		2,132,882
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		144,574,684		146,643,199

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.59	$	7.66
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.42	$	7.55

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

General

Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter”) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator with services available to more than 57 million homes and businesses in 41 states through our Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, supported by a 100% US-based workforce, we offer a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice.

Overview

During the first quarter of 2025, we added 514,000 mobile lines while Internet and video losses improved as compared to the prior year period. The improvement in our customer results was partly driven by the new pricing and packaging strategy launched in September 2024 at the same time we launched our new brand platform, Life Unlimited. Life Unlimited emphasizes the power of our advanced network and cutting-edge connectivity products and services, and our new and simplified pricing and packaging strategy better utilizes our seamless connectivity and entertainment products to offer lower promotional and persistent bundled pricing to drive growth. Our Internet and mobile product bundles provide a differentiated connectivity experience by bringing together Spectrum Internet, Advanced WiFi and Unlimited Spectrum Mobile to offer consumers fast, reliable and secure online connections on their favorite devices at home and on the go in high-value packages. We have completed deals with every major programmer to deliver better flexibility and greater value to our customers by including seamless entertainment applications with our Spectrum TV services at no additional cost. We also continue to evolve our video product and are deploying Xumo stream boxes to new video customers.

We spent $468 million on our subsidized rural construction initiative during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and activated approximately 89,000 subsidized rural passings. We are upgrading our network to deliver symmetrical and multi-gigabit speeds across our footprint and are now offering symmetrical speeds in eight markets. In January 2025, we launched 2x1 Gbps service in two markets and will be launching 2x1 speeds in additional markets in 2025.

Additionally, our new customer commitments focus on reliable connectivity, transparency, exceptional service and always improving. By continually improving our product set and offering consumers the opportunity to save money by switching to our services, we believe we can continue to penetrate our expanding footprint and sell additional products to our existing customers. We see operational benefits from the targeted investments we made in employee wages and benefits to build employee skill sets and tenure, as well as the continued investments in digitization of our customer service platforms, all with the goal of improving the customer experience, reducing transactions and driving customer growth and retention.

We realized revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and income from operations during the periods presented as follows (in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers; minor differences may exist due to rounding):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024		% Change
Revenues		$	13,735	$	13,679	0.4	%
Adjusted EBITDA		$	5,763	$	5,497	4.8	%
Income from operations		$	3,237	$	3,131	3.4	%

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Charter shareholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, other income (expenses), net and other operating (income) expenses, net, such as special charges and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. See “Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow” for further information on Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.

Growth in total revenue was primarily due to mobile line growth and higher average revenue per customer, partly offset by lower customers. Adjusted EBITDA and income from operations growth was driven by growth in revenue and decreases in

operating costs and expenses, primarily programming expense and labor costs, and other expense which was favorably impacted by one-time favorable adjustments, partly offset by an increase in mobile device and other mobile direct costs.

In connection with the launch of our Spectrum Business brand, the previously reported “Small and Medium Business (“SMB”)” and “Enterprise” line items have been renamed to “Small Business” and “Mid-Market & Large Business,” respectively. The new terminology did not result in any changes to previously reported customer data. The following table summarizes our customer statistics for Internet, video, mobile and voice as of March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands except per customer data and footnotes).


	Approximate as of
	March 31,
	2025 (a)		2024 (a)
Customer Relationships (b)
Residential	29,160		29,797
Small Business	2,209		2,219
Total Customer Relationships	31,369		32,016

Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer (c)	$	123.06	$	120.48
Monthly Small Business Revenue per Small Business Customer (d)	$	163.68	$	163.44

Internet
Residential	27,979		28,472
Small Business	2,041		2,044
Total Internet Customers	30,020		30,516

Video
Residential	12,160		13,111
Small Business	551		606
Total Video Customers	12,711		13,717

Mobile Lines (e)
Residential	10,063		7,992
Small Business	334		260
Total Mobile Lines	10,397		8,252

Voice
Residential	5,372		6,438
Small Business	1,234		1,288
Total Voice Customers	6,606		7,726

Mid-Market & Large Business Primary Service Units ("PSUs") (f)	324		308

(a)We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account in accordance with our collection policies. On that basis, as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, customers include approximately 92,200 and 110,000 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due, approximately 10,700 and 42,600 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due and approximately 17,000 and 283,100 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due. The decrease in accounts past due since March 31, 2024 is predominately due to revisions to customer account balances associated with the end of the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program, including balance write-offs and conversion to payment plans.

(b)Customer relationships include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing Internet, video, mobile and voice services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. Customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) and that are billed under bulk contracts are counted based on the number of billed units within each bulk MDU. Total customer relationships exclude mid-market & large business and mobile-only customer relationships.

(c)Monthly residential revenue per residential customer is calculated as total residential quarterly revenue divided by three

divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter and excludes mobile-only customers.

(d)Monthly small business revenue per small business customer is calculated as total small business quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average small business customer relationships during the respective quarter and excludes mobile-only customers.

(e)Mobile lines include phones and tablets which require one of our standard rate plans (e.g., "Unlimited" or "By the Gig"). Mobile lines exclude wearables and other devices that do not require standard phone rate plans.

(f)Mid-market & large business PSUs represent the aggregate number of fiber service offerings counting each separate service offering at each customer location as an individual PSU.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes from the critical accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (dollars in millions, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Revenues		$	13,735	$	13,679

Costs and Expenses:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)		8,194		8,396
Depreciation and amortization		2,181		2,190
Other operating (income) expenses, net		123		(38)
		10,498		10,548
Income from operations		3,237		3,131

Other Income (Expenses):
Interest expense, net		(1,241)		(1,316)
Other expense, net		(142)		(89)
		(1,383)		(1,405)

Income before income taxes		1,854		1,726
Income tax expense		(445)		(446)
Consolidated net income		1,409		1,280
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(192)		(174)

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic		$	8.59	$	7.66
Diluted		$	8.42	$	7.55

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		141,591,396		144,510,317
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		144,574,684		146,643,199

Revenues. Total revenues grew $56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to growth in mobile lines and average revenue per customer, partly offset by lower customers.

Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers; minor differences may exist due to rounding):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024		% Change
Internet		$	5,930	$	5,826	1.8	%
Video		3,580		3,908		(8.4)	%
Mobile service		914		685		33.5	%
Voice		356		374		(5.0)	%
Residential revenue		10,780		10,793		(0.1)	%

Small business		1,086		1,088		(0.2)	%
Mid-market & large business		736		708		3.9	%
Commercial revenue		1,822		1,796		1.4	%

Advertising sales		340		391		(12.9)	%
Other		793		699		13.4	%
		$	13,735	$	13,679	0.4	%

The increase in Internet revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Increase related to rate and product mix changes	$	211
Decrease in average residential Internet customers	(107)
	$	104

The increase related to rate and product mix was primarily due to promotional rate step-ups, rate adjustments, and less unfavorable bundled revenue allocation. Residential Internet customers decreased by 493,000 customers from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from video services provided to our residential customers, as well as franchise fees, equipment service fees and video installation revenue. The decrease in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Decrease in average residential video customers	$	(319)
Decrease related to rate and product mix changes	(9)
	$	(328)

Residential video customers decreased by 951,000 from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The decrease related to rate and product mix was primarily due to a higher mix of lower priced video packages within our video customer base, costs allocated to seamless entertainment applications and netted within video revenue and more unfavorable bundled revenue allocation, partly offset by promotional rate step-ups and video rate adjustments that pass-through programming rate increases.

The increase in mobile service revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Increase in average residential mobile lines	$	182
Increase related to rate	47
	$	229

Residential mobile lines increased by 2,071,000 mobile lines from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The increase related to rate is primarily related to successful conversion of free lines to paying lines and success of our Unlimited Plus plan.

The decrease in voice revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Decrease in average residential voice customers	$	(61)
Increase related to rate adjustments	43
	$	(18)

Residential wireline voice customers decreased by 1,066,000 customers from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

The decrease in small business revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Decrease in average small business customers	$	(4)
Increase related to rate and product mix changes	2
	$	(2)

Small business customers decreased by 10,000 from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Mid-market & large business revenues increased $28 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to an increase in Internet PSUs. Mid-market & large business PSUs increased 16,000 from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors, as well as local cable and advertising on regional sports and news channels. Advertising sales revenues decreased $51 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to a decrease in political, national and local ad revenue, partly offset by higher advanced advertising.

Other revenues consist of revenue from mobile and video device sales, processing fees, regional sports and news channels (excluding intercompany charges or advertising sales on those channels), subsidy revenue, home shopping, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues increased $94 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to higher mobile device sales.

Operating costs and expenses. The decrease in our operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Programming	$	(268)
Other costs of revenue	126
Field and technology operations	(8)
Customer operations	(38)
Marketing and residential sales	68
Other	(82)
	$	(202)

Programming costs were approximately $2.3 billion and $2.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, representing 28% and 31% of total operating costs and expenses, respectively. Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, video on demand, and pay-per-view programming. Programming costs decreased as a result of fewer video customers and a higher mix of lower cost video packages within our video customer base as well as costs allocated to seamless entertainment applications and netted within video revenue, partly offset by contractual rate adjustments, including renewals and increases in amounts paid for retransmission consent.

Other costs of revenue increased $126 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to higher mobile service direct costs and mobile device sales due to an increase in mobile lines.

Customer operations decreased $38 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to lower labor costs.

Marketing and residential sales increased $68 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to our continued focus on driving growth and the launch of our new brand platform, Life Unlimited.

Other expense decreased $82 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to one-time favorable adjustments of $75 million as well as lower labor costs.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to certain assets acquired in acquisitions becoming fully depreciated offset by an increase in depreciation as a result of more recent capital expenditures.

Other operating (income) expenses, net. The change in other operating (income) expenses, net is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Special charges, net	$	19
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net	142
	$	161

See Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for more information.

Interest expense, net. Net interest expense decreased by $75 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily due to a decrease in weighted average interest rates and debt.

Other expense, net. The change in other expense, net is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024

Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 7)	$	(61)
Net periodic pension benefit	(1)
Loss on equity investments, net	9
	$	(53)

See Note 9 and the Note referenced above to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for more information.

Income tax expense. We recognized income tax expense of $445 million and $446 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes represents Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N”) portion of Charter Holdings’ net income based on its effective common unit ownership interest. For more information, see Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders increased $111 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 primarily as a result of the factors described above.

Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow

We use certain measures that are not defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to evaluate various aspects of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, below.

Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and our cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.

Management and Charter’s board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess our performance and our ability to service our debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under our credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)). For the purpose of calculating compliance with leverage covenants, we use Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, excluding certain expenses paid by our operating subsidiaries to other Charter entities. Our debt covenants refer to these expenses as management fees, which were $366 million and $371 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, is as follows (dollars in millions):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106
Plus: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		192		174
Interest expense, net		1,241		1,316
Income tax expense		445		446
Depreciation and amortization		2,181		2,190
Stock compensation expense		222		214
Other, net		265		51
Adjusted EBITDA		$	5,763	$	5,497

Net cash flows from operating activities		$	4,236	$	3,212
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(2,399)		(2,791)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures		(273)		(63)
Free cash flow		$	1,564	$	358

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We have significant amounts of debt and require significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on our debt. The principal amount of our debt as of March 31, 2025 was $93.6 billion, consisting of $10.1 billion of credit facility debt, $56.2 billion of investment grade senior secured notes and $27.3 billion of high-yield senior unsecured notes. Our split credit rating allows us to access both the investment grade debt and the high yield debt markets. Additionally, our bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle is the borrower of a senior secured revolving credit facility to finance the purchase of equipment installment plan receivables with a number of financial institutions (the “EIP Financing Facility”). As of March 31, 2025, the carrying value of the EIP Financing Facility was $1.2 billion. For more information on the EIP Financing Facility, see Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Our projected cash needs and projected sources of liquidity depend upon, among other things, our actual results, and the timing and amount of our expenditures. Free cash flow was $1.6 billion and $358 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See the table below for factors impacting free cash flow during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding prior period. As of March 31, 2025, the amount available under our credit facilities was approximately $6.4 billion and cash on hand was approximately $796 million. We expect to utilize free cash flow, cash on hand and availability under our credit facilities as well as future refinancing transactions to further extend the maturities of our obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions among other considerations. Additionally, we may, from time to time, and depending on market conditions and other factors, use cash on hand and the proceeds from securities offerings or other borrowings to retire our debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, tender offers or redemption provisions. We believe we have sufficient liquidity from cash on hand, free cash flow and Charter Operating’s revolving credit facility as well as access to the capital markets to fund our projected cash needs.

We continue to evaluate the deployment of our cash on hand and anticipated future free cash flow, including investing in our business growth and other strategic opportunities, including expanding the capacity of our network, the expansion of our network through our rural broadband construction initiative, the build-out and deployment of our CBRS spectrum, and mergers and acquisitions as well as stock repurchases and dividends. Charter's target leverage of net debt to the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA remains at 4 to 4.5 times Adjusted EBITDA, and up to 3.5 times Adjusted EBITDA at the Charter Operating first lien level. Charter's leverage ratio was 4.1 times Adjusted EBITDA as of March 31, 2025. As Adjusted EBITDA grows, we expect to increase the total amount of our indebtedness to maintain leverage within Charter's target leverage range. Excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) discussed below, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, Charter purchased in the public market approximately 1.2 million and 1.2 million shares of Charter Class A common stock, respectively, for approximately $431 million and $391 million, respectively. Since the

beginning of its buyback program in September 2016 through March 31, 2025, Charter has purchased approximately 164.7 million shares of Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units for approximately $74.1 billion, including purchases from Liberty Broadband and A/N discussed below.

On November 12, 2024, Charter, Liberty Broadband, Fusion Merger Sub 1, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Charter, and Fusion Merger Sub 2, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fusion Merger Sub 1, LLC, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “merger agreement”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Charter will acquire Liberty Broadband through the merger of Fusion Merger Sub 2, Inc. with and into Liberty Broadband (the “merger”), with Liberty Broadband surviving the merger and becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Charter. Immediately following the merger, Liberty Broadband, as the surviving corporation of the merger, will merge with and into Fusion Merger Sub 1, LLC (the “upstream merger” and together with the merger, the “combination”), with Fusion Merger Sub 1, LLC surviving the upstream merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Charter.

On November 12, 2024, Charter and Liberty Broadband also entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement and the Letter Agreement (the “Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment”). The Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment sets forth, among other things, the terms of Liberty Broadband’s participation in Charter’s share repurchases during the period between the execution of the merger agreement and the effective time of the merger. Pursuant to the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment, each month during the pendency of the proposed transaction, Charter will repurchase shares of Charter Class A common stock from Liberty Broadband in an amount equal to the greater of (i) $100 million and (ii) the Liberty Broadband minimum liquidity threshold as set forth in the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment, provided that if any repurchase would reduce Liberty Broadband’s equity interest in Charter below 25.25% after giving effect to such repurchase or if all or a portion of such repurchase is not permitted under applicable law, then Charter shall instead loan to Liberty Broadband an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the repurchase amount that cannot be repurchased and (y) the Liberty Broadband minimum liquidity threshold as set forth in the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment less the repurchase amount that is repurchased, with such loan on the terms set forth in the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment. From and after the date Liberty Broadband’s exchangeable debentures are no longer outstanding, the amount of monthly repurchases will be the lesser of (i) $100 million and (ii) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount needed, in the reasonable judgment of Charter, to maintain an unrestricted cash balance of Liberty Broadband and its subsidiaries (other than GCI Holdings, LLC, GCI Spinco (as defined in the merger agreement) and their respective subsidiaries) of $50 million plus (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Liberty Broadband margin loan. The purchase price payable by Charter to Liberty Broadband in connection with such monthly repurchases will equal (i) the average price paid by Charter for shares of Charter Class A common stock repurchased during the immediately preceding calendar month (excluding shares repurchased from A/N and certain other excluded repurchases) or (ii) if Charter has not engaged in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock during the immediately preceding calendar month (other than any repurchases from A/N and certain other excluded repurchases), a purchase price based on a Bloomberg volume-weighted average price methodology proposed by Charter and reasonably acceptable to Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband will apply the proceeds from any such repurchases or borrowings from Charter to repay certain of its outstanding indebtedness in accordance with the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment. The Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment provides that Liberty Broadband will be exempt from the standstill restrictions and the ownership cap under the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement among Charter, Liberty Broadband and A/N, dated as of May 23, 2015 to the extent its ownership in Charter exceeds such ownership cap solely as a result of the repurchase provisions in the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, Charter purchased from Liberty Broadband 0.8 million and 0.2 million shares of Charter Class A common stock, respectively, for approximately $300 million and $81 million, respectively.

In December 2016, Charter and A/N entered into a letter agreement, as amended in December 2017 (the “A/N Letter Agreement”), that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, Charter Holdings purchased from A/N 0.1 million and 0.3 million Charter Holdings common units, respectively, for approximately $20 million and $95 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $2.7 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. Although Charter expects to continue to buy back its common stock consistent with its leverage target range, Charter is not obligated to acquire

any particular amount of common stock, and the timing of any purchases that may occur cannot be predicted and will largely depend on market conditions and other potential uses of capital. Purchases may include open market purchases, tender offers or negotiated transactions.

As possible acquisitions, swaps or dispositions arise, we actively review them against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the operational efficiency, geographic clustering of assets, product development or technology capabilities of our business and achieving appropriate return targets, and we may participate to the extent we believe these possibilities present attractive opportunities. However, there can be no assurance that we will actually complete any acquisitions, dispositions or system swaps, or that any such transactions will be material to our operations or results.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow increased $1.2 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, compared to the corresponding prior period in 2024 due to the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024
Decrease in capital expenditures	$	392
Increase in Adjusted EBITDA	266
Decrease in cash paid for interest, net	240
Changes in working capital, mobile devices	212
Decrease in cash paid for taxes, net	31
Changes in working capital, excluding mobile devices	(104)
Other, net	169
	$	1,206

Other, net primarily included the payment of a litigation settlement during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in 2025.

Limitations on Distributions

Distributions by our subsidiaries to a parent company for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted under CCO Holdings indentures governing CCO Holdings' indebtedness, unless there is no default under the applicable indenture, and unless CCO Holdings' leverage ratio test is met at the time of such distribution. As of March 31, 2025, there was no default under any of these indentures, and CCO Holdings met its leverage ratio test based on March 31, 2025 financial results. There can be no assurance that CCO Holdings will satisfy its leverage ratio test at the time of the contemplated distribution.

In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures, distributions by our subsidiaries may be limited by applicable law, including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, under which our subsidiaries may only make distributions if they have “surplus” as defined in the act.

Historical Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities

Cash and Cash Equivalents. We held $796 million and $459 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. In addition, we held $70 million and $47 million in restricted cash included in prepaid and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $1.0 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to favorable changes in working capital, an increase in Adjusted EBITDA, a decrease in cash paid for interest and the payment of litigation settlements in 2024.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $2.8 billion and $2.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures, partly offset by changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.

Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities increased $719 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to an increase in the amount by which repayments of debt exceeded borrowings and an increase in the purchase of treasury stock, partly offset by borrowings under the EIP Financing Facility.

Capital Expenditures

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements. Capital expenditures were $2.4 billion and $2.8 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by timing of customer premise equipment, upgrade/rebuild (primarily network evolution) and line extensions. See the table below for more details.

We currently expect full year 2025 capital expenditures to total approximately $12 billion, including line extensions of approximately $4.2 billion and network evolution spend of approximately $1.5 billion. The actual amount of capital expenditures in 2025 will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the pace of our network evolution and expansion initiatives, supply chain timing and residential and business customer growth rates.

Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows from operating activities and borrowings on our credit facility. In addition, our accrued expenses related to capital expenditures decreased by $273 million and $63 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following tables present our major capital expenditures categories in accordance with National Cable and Telecommunications Association (“NCTA”) disclosure guidelines for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. These disclosure guidelines are not required disclosures under GAAP, nor do they impact our accounting for capital expenditures under GAAP (dollars in millions):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Customer premise equipment (a)		$	473	$	635
Scalable infrastructure (b)		293		328
Upgrade/rebuild (c)		395		481
Support capital (d)		360		388
Capital expenditures, excluding line extensions		1,521		1,832

Subsidized rural construction line extensions		467		427
Other line extensions		411		532
Total line extensions (e)		878		959
Total capital expenditures		$	2,399	$	2,791

Of which:
Commercial services		$	273	$	375
Subsidized rural construction initiative (f)		$	468	$	427
Mobile		$	53	$	59

(a)Customer premise equipment includes equipment and devices located at the customer's premise used to deliver our Internet, video and voice services (e.g., modems, routers and set-top boxes), as well as installation costs.

(b)Scalable infrastructure includes costs, not related to customer premise equipment or our network, to secure growth of new customers or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).

(c)Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including our network evolution initiative.

(d)Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets (e.g., back-office systems, non-network equipment, land and buildings, vehicles, tools and test equipment).

(e)Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).

(f)The subsidized rural construction initiative subcategory includes projects for which we are receiving subsidies from federal, state and local governments, excluding customer premise equipment and installation.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards. There have been no material changes from the recently issued accounting standards described in our Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no material changes to the interest rate risk as previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based upon reports and certifications provided by a number of executives. Based on, and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such reasonable assurances.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Note 19 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for a discussion of legal proceedings. Within this section, we use a threshold of $1 million in disclosing environmental proceedings involving a governmental authority, if any.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes "Risk Factors" under Item 1A of Part I. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

The following table presents Charter’s purchases of equity securities completed during the first quarter of 2025 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
January 1 - 31, 2025	511,272	$361.48	268,890	$1,067
February 1 - 28, 2025	70,055	$359.51	55,945	$3,068
March 1 - 31, 2025	1,695,308	$363.44	1,680,560	$2,659

(1)Includes 242,382, 14,110 and 14,748 shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes and exercise costs upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of other equity awards for the months of January, February and March 2025, respectively.

(2)During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Charter purchased approximately 2.0 million shares of its Class A common stock for approximately $731 million. Charter Holdings purchased 0.1 million Charter Holdings common units from A/N at an average price per unit of $381.91, or $20 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $2.7 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. In addition to open market purchases including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans adopted from time to time, Charter may also buy shares of Charter Class A common stock, from time to time, pursuant to private transactions outside of its Rule 10b5-1 plan and any such repurchases may also trigger the repurchases from A/N pursuant to and to the extent provided in the A/N Letter Agreement or Liberty Broadband pursuant to the Stockholders and Letter Agreement Amendment.

Item 6. Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
	Registrant

	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Howard
		Kevin D. Howard
Date: April 25, 2025		Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

S-1

Exhibit Index


Exhibit						Description

31.1						Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2						Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1						Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
32.2						Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer).
101						The following financial information from Charter Communications, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
104						Cover Page, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

E-1

Exhibit 31.1

I, Christopher L. Winfrey, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 25, 2025


/s/ Christopher L. Winfrey

Christopher L. Winfrey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

I, Jessica M. Fischer, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc.;

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 25, 2025


/s/ Jessica M. Fischer

Jessica M. Fischer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE

OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Christopher L. Winfrey, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Communications, Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

•fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Christopher L. Winfrey

Christopher L. Winfrey

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 25, 2025

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL

OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Jessica M. Fischer, the Chief Financial Officer of Charter Communications, Inc. (the "Company"), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

•fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Jessica M. Fischer

Jessica M. Fischer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

April 25, 2025

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information	Mar. 31, 2025 shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33664
Entity Registrant Name	Charter Communications, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001091667
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-1496755
Entity Address, Address Line One	400 Washington Blvd.
Entity Address, City or Town	Stamford
Entity Address, State or Province	CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	06902
City Area Code	203
Local Phone Number	905-7801
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock $.001 Par Value
Trading Symbol	CHTR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	140,364,226
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	1

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 796	$ 459
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $214 and $204, respectively	3,311	3,097
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	861	677
Total current assets	4,968	4,233
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $40,033 and $39,409, respectively	43,359	42,913
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $17,495 and $17,319, respectively	818	975
Franchises	67,468	67,462
Goodwill	29,674	29,674
Total investment in cable properties, net	141,319	141,024
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	4,667	4,763
Total assets	150,954	150,020
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities	11,873	11,687
Current portion of long-term debt	1,799	1,799
Total current liabilities	13,672	13,486
LONG-TERM DEBT	91,970	92,134
EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY	1,194	1,072
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	18,822	18,845
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	4,774	4,776
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	23,586	23,337
Accumulated deficit	(6,533)	(7,750)
Treasury stock at cost; 2,276,635 and no shares, respectively	(806)	0
Total Charter shareholders’ equity	16,247	15,587
Noncontrolling interests	4,275	4,120
Total shareholders’ equity	20,522	19,707
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	150,954	150,020
Class A Common Stock
Common stock	0	0
Class B Common Stock
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (PARENTHETICALS) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
CURRENT ASSETS:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 214	$ 204
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	40,033	39,409
Customer relationships, accumulated amortization	$ 17,495	$ 17,319
Preferred stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)	250,000,000	250,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)	0	0
Treasury Stock (shares)	2,276,635	0
Class A Common Stock
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)	142,640,861	141,946,426
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	140,364,226	141,946,426
Class B Common Stock
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)	1	1
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	1	1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
REVENUES	$ 13,735	$ 13,679
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	8,194	8,396
Depreciation and amortization	2,181	2,190
Other operating (income) expenses, net	123	(38)
Total costs and expenses	10,498	10,548
Income from operations	3,237	3,131
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(1,241)	(1,316)
Other expense, net	(142)	(89)
Total other income (expenses), net	(1,383)	(1,405)
Income before income taxes	1,854	1,726
Income tax expense	(445)	(446)
Consolidated net income	1,409	1,280
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(192)	(174)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$ 1,217	$ 1,106
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic (dollars per share)	$ 8.59	$ 7.66
Diluted (dollars per share)	$ 8.42	$ 7.55
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (shares)	141,591,396	144,510,317
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (shares)	144,574,684	146,643,199

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Treasury Stock	Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 14,718	$ 0	$ 0	$ 23,346	$ (12,260)	$ 0	$ 11,086	$ 3,632
Rollforward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	1,280				1,106		1,106	174
Stock compensation expense	214			214			214
Exercise of stock options	2			2			2
Purchases of treasury stock, including excise tax	(516)					(516)	(516)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(86)			(28)			(28)	(58)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(3)			10			10	(13)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(3)							(3)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024	15,606	0	0	23,544	(11,154)	(516)	11,874	3,732
Balance at Dec. 31, 2024	19,707	0	0	23,337	(7,750)	0	15,587	4,120
Rollforward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	1,409				1,217		1,217	192
Stock compensation expense	222			222			222
Exercise of stock options	17			17			17
Purchases of treasury stock, including excise tax	(806)					(806)	(806)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(19)			(5)			(5)	(14)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(5)			15			15	(20)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(3)							(3)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2025	$ 20,522	$ 0	$ 0	$ 23,586	$ (6,533)	$ (806)	$ 16,247	$ 4,275

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$ 1,409	$ 1,280
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,181	2,190
Stock compensation expense	222	214
Noncash interest, net	8	8
Deferred income taxes	(27)	21
Other, net	233	15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(48)	(39)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(235)	(366)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	493	(111)
Net cash flows from operating activities	4,236	3,212
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(2,399)	(2,791)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(273)	(63)
Other, net	(132)	(53)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(2,804)	(2,907)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,393	5,921
Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility	121	0
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,609)	(5,716)
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	(2)
Purchase of treasury stock	(802)	(516)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	17	2
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(20)	(95)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(3)	(3)
Other, net	(169)	56
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1,072)	(353)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	360	(48)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	506	709
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	866	661
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	995	1,236
CASH PAID FOR INCOME TAXES	56	$ 78
Restricted cash	$ 70

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	Mar. 31, 2025
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter,” or the “Company”) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator. Over an advanced communications network, supported by a 100% US-based workforce, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice. Charter is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”), an indirect owner of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) under which substantially all of the operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs, pension benefits and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2025 presentation. Comprehensive income equaled net income attributable to Charter shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Accounts Payable, Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts Payable, Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Accounts payable – trade	$	929	$	880
Deferred revenue	477		456
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Programming costs	1,600		1,576
Labor	1,111		1,365
Capital expenditures	2,624		2,906
Interest	1,452		1,208
Taxes and regulatory fees	1,024		649
Short-term borrowings	594		758
Other	2,062		1,889
	$	11,873	$	11,687

Total Debt (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Total Debt

A summary of our debt as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is as follows:


	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024
	Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes	$	27,250	$	27,185	$	25,101	$	27,250	$	27,182	$	24,881



Senior secured notes and debentures(a)	56,247		56,521		48,435		56,195		56,475		47,896



Credit facilities(b)	10,118		10,063		9,916		10,334		10,276		10,079
	$	93,615	$	93,769	$	83,452	$	93,779	$	93,933	$	82,856

(remeasured at $840 million and $813 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates).

(b)The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $6.4 billion as of March 31, 2025.

Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility (Notes)	Mar. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility	Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility CCO EIP Financing, LLC (the “SPV Borrower”), a bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle and consolidated subsidiary of the Company, is the borrower of a senior secured revolving credit facility to finance the purchase of equipment installment plan receivables (“EIP Receivables”) with a number of financial institutions (the “EIP Financing Facility”). The revolving credit facility under the EIP Financing Facility bears interest on the outstanding borrowings based on lenders’ cost of funds plus an applicable margin and was 5.50% and 5.78% as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The EIP Financing Facility has a final maturity date of June 20, 2028, comprised of a one-year revolving loan period, subject to annual renewal, and if not renewed, cash flows on EIP Receivables are applied to amortize the loan which may occur over a period of up to three years. SPV Borrower may borrow up to $1.25 billion under the EIP Financing Facility. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the EIP Financing Facility was $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, and is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The SPV Borrower’s sole business consists of the purchase or acceptance through capital contributions of the EIP Receivables from Spectrum Mobile Equipment, LLC, (the sole direct parent entity of SPV Borrower that originates the EIP Receivables) and the subsequent retransfer of or granting of a security interest in such EIP Receivables to the administrative agent under the EIP Financing Facility. The SPV Borrower is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of the SPV Borrower’s assets prior to any assets or value in the SPV Borrower becoming available to the SPV Borrower’s equity holders, and the assets of the SPV Borrower are not available to pay creditors of any other affiliate of the Company. The EIP Financing Facility is accounted for on a consolidated basis as a secured borrowing. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, pledged EIP Receivables with an unpaid principal balance of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, included in accounts receivable, net and other noncurrent assets, and restricted cash of $70 million and $47 million, respectively, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, are held by the SPV Borrower and reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Receipts from mobile customers related to the underlying EIP Receivables are reflected as cash flows from operating activities and borrowings and repayments under the EIP Financing Facility are reflected as cash flows from financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

Common Stock (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Common Stock [Abstract]

Common Stock

The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
			Shares	$		Shares	$
Share buybacks			2,005,395	$	731	1,409,597	$	472
Income tax withholding			202,074	71		121,907	44
Exercise cost			69,166	—		26,050	—
			2,276,635	$	802	1,557,554	$	516

Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of shares purchased		825,420		213,216
Amount of shares purchased		$	300	$	81

Noncontrolling Interests (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests

The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units from A/N and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of units purchased		51,673		262,339
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		$	20	$	95
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest purchased		$	(14)	$	(58)
Excess purchased recorded to additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	(5)	$	(28)

Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 due to the changes in Charter Holdings' ownership as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in noncontrolling interest		$	(20)	$	(13)
Change in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	15	$	10

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The effect of financial instruments are recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments		$	(13)	$	(20)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars		(52)		16
Loss on financial instruments, net		$	(65)	$	(4)

Revenue (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Revenue [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenues

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Internet		$	5,930	$	5,826
Video		3,580		3,908
Mobile service		914		685
Voice		356		374
Residential revenue		10,780		10,793

Small business		1,086		1,088
Mid-market & large business		736		708
Commercial revenue		1,822		1,796

Advertising sales		340		391
Other		793		699
		$	13,735	$	13,679

Segment Reporting (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure

Segment Reporting

and government affairs. Segment asset information is not used by the CODM to allocate resources. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment.

Operating Costs and Expenses


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Programming		$	2,302	$	2,570
Other costs of revenue		1,584		1,458
Field and technology operations		1,290		1,298
Customer operations		786		824
Marketing and residential sales		949		881
Stock compensation expense (see Note 10)		222		214
Other expense		1,061		1,151
		$	8,194	$	8,396

Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Special charges, net		$	32	$	13
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		91		(51)
		$	123	$	(38)

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024

Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 7)		$	(65)	$	(4)
Net periodic pension benefit		—		1
Loss on equity investments, net		(77)		(86)
		$	(142)	$	(89)

Stock Compensation Plans (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Plans

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
Stock options		1,407,700	1,344,600

Restricted stock units		1,155,200	1,083,100

Earnings Per Share (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106




Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		141,591,396		144,510,317
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans		2,983,288		2,132,882
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		144,574,684		146,643,199

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.59	$	7.66
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.42	$	7.55

Segment Reporting (Policies)	3 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Reporting, Policy	The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), on a consolidated basis. The Company provides broadband connectivity services with all of its services delivered to customers over an advanced communications network. The CODM assesses performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, as the converged network requires the CODM to manage and evaluate the results of the business in a consolidated manner to drive efficiencies and develop uniform strategies. Accordingly, key components and processes of the Company’s operations are managed centrally, including contracting for programming, capital and new technology development and deployment, plant engineering, customer service, marketing, legal and government affairs. Segment asset information is not used by the CODM to allocate resources. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment.

Accounts Payable, Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Accounts payable – trade	$	929	$	880
Deferred revenue	477		456
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Programming costs	1,600		1,576
Labor	1,111		1,365
Capital expenditures	2,624		2,906
Interest	1,452		1,208
Taxes and regulatory fees	1,024		649
Short-term borrowings	594		758
Other	2,062		1,889
	$	11,873	$	11,687

Total Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Total Debt Summary

A summary of our debt as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is as follows:


	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024
	Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Principal Amount		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes	$	27,250	$	27,185	$	25,101	$	27,250	$	27,182	$	24,881



Senior secured notes and debentures(a)	56,247		56,521		48,435		56,195		56,475		47,896



Credit facilities(b)	10,118		10,063		9,916		10,334		10,276		10,079
	$	93,615	$	93,769	$	83,452	$	93,779	$	93,933	$	82,856

(remeasured at $840 million and $813 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates).

(b)The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $6.4 billion as of March 31, 2025.

Common Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Common Stock [Abstract]

Class of Treasury Stock

The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
			Shares	$		Shares	$
Share buybacks			2,005,395	$	731	1,409,597	$	472
Income tax withholding			202,074	71		121,907	44
Exercise cost			69,166	—		26,050	—
			2,276,635	$	802	1,557,554	$	516

Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of shares purchased		825,420		213,216
Amount of shares purchased		$	300	$	81

Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest Purchased

The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units from A/N and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Number of units purchased		51,673		262,339
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		$	20	$	95
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest purchased		$	(14)	$	(58)
Excess purchased recorded to additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	(5)	$	(28)

Schedule of effects on statement of shareholders' equity due to ownership changes

Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 due to the changes in Charter Holdings' ownership as follows.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in noncontrolling interest		$	(20)	$	(13)
Change in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax		$	15	$	10

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Income Statement Effects of Financial Instruments

The effect of financial instruments are recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments		$	(13)	$	(20)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars		(52)		16
Loss on financial instruments, net		$	(65)	$	(4)

Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Revenue [Abstract]

Revenue

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Internet		$	5,930	$	5,826
Video		3,580		3,908
Mobile service		914		685
Voice		356		374
Residential revenue		10,780		10,793

Small business		1,086		1,088
Mid-market & large business		736		708
Commercial revenue		1,822		1,796

Advertising sales		340		391
Other		793		699
		$	13,735	$	13,679

Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Additional disaggregated significant segment expenses on a functional basis, that are not separately presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, are presented below.

Operating Costs and Expenses


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Programming		$	2,302	$	2,570
Other costs of revenue		1,584		1,458
Field and technology operations		1,290		1,298
Customer operations		786		824
Marketing and residential sales		949		881
Stock compensation expense (see Note 10)		222		214
Other expense		1,061		1,151
		$	8,194	$	8,396

Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Special charges, net		$	32	$	13
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		91		(51)
		$	123	$	(38)

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024

Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 7)		$	(65)	$	(4)
Net periodic pension benefit		—		1
Loss on equity investments, net		(77)		(86)
		$	(142)	$	(89)

Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Equity Award Grants

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025	2024
Stock options		1,407,700	1,344,600

Restricted stock units		1,155,200	1,083,100

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders		$	1,217	$	1,106




Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		141,591,396		144,510,317
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans		2,983,288		2,132,882
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		144,574,684		146,643,199

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.59	$	7.66
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders		$	8.42	$	7.55

Accounts Payable, Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable – trade	$ 929	$ 880
Deferred revenue	477	456
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Programming costs	1,600	1,576
Labor	1,111	1,365
Capital expenditures	2,624	2,906
Interest	1,452	1,208
Taxes and regulatory fees	1,024	649
Other Short-Term Borrowings	594	758
Other	2,062	1,889
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11,873	11,687
Supplier Finance Program [Line Items]
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current	$ 614	$ 576
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Mobile handsets
Supplier Finance Program [Line Items]
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current	$ 594	$ 758
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Total Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 93,615		$ 93,779
Carrying Value	93,769		93,933
Fair Value	83,452		82,856
Senior unsecured notes
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	27,250		27,250
Carrying Value	27,185		27,182
Senior unsecured notes \| Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	25,101		24,881
Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	56,247		56,195
Carrying Value	56,521		56,475
Senior secured notes and debentures(a) \| Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	48,435		47,896
Credit facilities(b)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	10,118		10,334
Carrying Value	10,063		10,276
Credit facilities(b) \| Level 2
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	9,916		10,079
Charter Operating
Long-term Debt:
Availability under credit facilities	6,400
Time Warner Cable \| 5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	807	£ 625	782
Time Warner Cable \| 5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 840	£ 650	$ 813

Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Long-term Debt:
EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY	$ 1,194	$ 1,072
EIP Unpaid Principal Balance	1,700	1,600
Restricted cash	$ 70	$ 47
EIP Financing Facility
Long-term Debt:
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.50%	5.78%
EIP Financing Facility Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,250

Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (shares)	2,276,635	1,557,554
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 802	$ 516
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 2,700
Share buybacks
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (shares)	2,005,395	1,409,597
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 731	$ 472
Share buybacks \| Liberty Broadband
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (shares)	825,420	213,216
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 300	$ 81
Income tax withholding
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (shares)	202,074	121,907
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 71	$ 44
Exercise cost
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (shares)	69,166	26,050

Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Noncontrolling Interests:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 192	$ 174
Purchase of noncontrolling interest (shares)	51,673	262,339
Purchase price of noncontrolling interest	$ 20	$ 95
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(19)	(86)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	$ (5)	$ (3)
A/N
Noncontrolling Interests:
Ownership percentage held by noncontrolling interest (percentage)	10.00%	10.00%
Common Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interests:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 191	$ 173
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interests:
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(14)	(58)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(20)	(13)
Additional Paid-in Capital
Noncontrolling Interests:
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(5)	(28)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	$ 15	$ 10
Maximum \| Charter
Noncontrolling Interests:
Minority Interest Ownership Percentage Threshold	100.00%

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Gain (Loss) On Financial Instruments, Net
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments	$ (13)	$ (20)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars	(52)	16
Loss on financial instruments, net	$ (65)	$ (4)
Cross Currency Derivatives
Derivatives:
Notional amount \| £			£ 1,275
Level 2 \| Cross Currency Derivatives
Derivatives:
Derivative Liability				$ 517	$ 504

Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	$ 13,735	$ 13,679
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	3,311		$ 3,097
Other noncurrent assets	4,667		4,763
Equipment installment plan receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	1,100		967
Other noncurrent assets	977		$ 980
Internet
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	5,930	5,826
Video
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	3,580	3,908
Mobile service
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	914	685
Voice
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	356	374
Residential revenue
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	10,780	10,793
Small business
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	1,086	1,088
Mid-market & large business
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	736	708
Commercial revenue
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	1,822	1,796
Advertising sales
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	340	391
Other
Product Information [Line Items]
REVENUES	$ 793	$ 699

Segment Reporting (Details)	3 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details)	Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	1

Segment Reporting - Operating Costs and Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Programming	$ 2,302	$ 2,570
Other costs of revenue	1,584	1,458
Field and technology operations	1,290	1,298
Customer operations	786	824
Marketing and residential sales	949	881
Stock compensation expense (see Note 10)	222	214
Other expense	1,061	1,151
Operating costs and expenses	$ 8,194	$ 8,396

Segment Reporting - Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Special charges, net	$ 32	$ 13
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net	91	(51)
Other operating (income) expenses, net	123	$ (38)
Impairment on a non-strategic asset	90
Gain on sale of towers	$ 67

Segment Reporting - Other Income (Expense), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 7)	$ (65)	$ (4)
Net periodic pension benefit	0	1
Loss on equity investments, net	(77)	(86)
Other expense, net	$ (142)	$ (89)

Stock Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Stock Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Stock options
Stock Compensation Plans:
Stock options granted in period (shares)	1,407,700	1,344,600
Award vesting period	3 years
Award expiration period	10 years
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 371.0
Remaining period over which to recognize unrecognized compensation expense	2 years
Restricted stock units
Stock Compensation Plans:
Awards other than stock options granted in period (shares)	1,155,200	1,083,100
Award vesting period	3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 651.0
Remaining period over which to recognize unrecognized compensation expense	2 years
Restricted stock
Stock Compensation Plans:
Award vesting period	1 year
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 0.2
Remaining period over which to recognize unrecognized compensation expense	1 month

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	16,000,000	17,000,000
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$ 1,217	$ 1,106
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (shares)	141,591,396	144,510,317
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans	2,983,288	2,132,882
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (shares)	144,574,684	146,643,199
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 8.59	$ 7.66
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 8.42	$ 7.55

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