CHTR (Charter Communications) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $16.46 (As of Mar. 2026)

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CHTR Charter Communications Inc CHTR
72 GF Score
Price $131.98
GF Value $380.89
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Charter Communications CHTR -1.01% 72 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $16.46 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CHTR with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of $380.89 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Charter Communications's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $10.816. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $16.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Charter Communications's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 23.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 28.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Charter Communications was 165.00% per year. The lowest was -214.70% per year. And the median was 52.45% per year.

As of today (2026-07-17), Charter Communications's current stock price is $131.9775. Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $16.46. Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 8.02.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Charter Communications was 1502.69. The lowest was 7.67. And the median was 46.98.


Charter Communications  (NAS:CHTR) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=131.9775/16.46
=8.02

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Charter Communications was 1502.69. The lowest was 7.67. And the median was 46.98.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Charter Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Charter Communications Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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CHTR vs TIGO, GSAT, LUMN: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charter Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Charter Communications Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Charter Communications's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=10.816/330.2130*330.2130
=10.816

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Charter Communications Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 2.553 241.018 3.498
201609 3.635 241.428 4.972
201612 -87.824 241.432 -120.119
201703 4.165 243.801 5.641
201706 4.280 244.955 5.770
201709 2.299 246.819 3.076
201712 1.024 246.524 1.372
201803 -0.203 249.554 -0.269
201806 3.391 251.989 4.444
201809 2.277 252.439 2.979
201812 3.847 251.233 5.056
201903 2.834 254.202 3.681
201906 4.922 256.143 6.345
201909 5.716 256.759 7.351
201912 6.959 256.974 8.942
202003 6.442 258.115 8.241
202006 8.848 257.797 11.333
202009 8.404 260.280 10.662
202012 7.960 260.474 10.091
202103 9.010 264.877 11.232
202106 10.388 271.696 12.625
202109 13.229 274.310 15.925
202112 12.235 278.802 14.491
202203 10.315 287.504 11.847
202206 9.163 296.311 10.211
202209 8.410 296.808 9.357
202212 5.569 296.797 6.196
202303 4.325 301.836 4.732
202306 4.395 305.109 4.757
202309 6.493 307.789 6.966
202312 6.643 306.746 7.151
202403 2.441 312.332 2.581
202406 7.335 314.175 7.709
202409 9.251 315.301 9.689
202412 2.745 315.605 2.872
202503 10.818 319.799 11.170
202506 7.051 322.561 7.218
202509 10.477 324.800 10.652
202512 3.315 324.054 3.378
202603 10.816 330.213 10.816

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $16.46 mean?
Charter Communications (CHTR) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $16.46 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Charter Communications and its competitors.
Is Charter Communications' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Charter Communications' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $16.46. Overall, Charter Communications has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Charter Communications' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TIGO and GSAT?
Charter Communications' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $16.46 can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Charter Communications and its competitors. Charter Communications's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $16.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Charter Communications stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charter Communications (CHTR) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $380.89, compared to a current price of $131.98 — trading 65.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $16.46. Charter Communications' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Charter Communications (CHTR), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $16.46 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Charter Communications (CHTR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charter Communications stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $131.98 is trading 65.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $380.89. GuruFocus considers Charter Communications to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for CHTR:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $16.46
  • GF Value™: $380.89 vs. price of $131.98 (65.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHTR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Charter Communications Business Description

Address 400 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 59 million US homes and businesses, around 35% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest US cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles Lakers), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1. Charter plans to acquire cable peer Cox.
72GF Score

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