CHTR (Charter Communications) General and Admin. Expense: $654 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


CHTR Charter Communications Inc CHTR
72 GF Score
Price $139.80
GF Value $379.82
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Charter Communications General and Admin. Expense?

Charter Communications CHTR -0.03% 72 General and Admin. Expense is $654 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CHTR with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of $379.82 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Charter Communications's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $203 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $654 Mil.

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Charter Communications General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Charter Communications General and Admin. Expense Chart

Charter Communications Annual Data
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Charter Communications Quarterly Data
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Charter Communications General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $654 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $654 Mil mean?
Charter Communications (CHTR) has a General and Admin. Expense of $654 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Charter Communications and its competitors.
Is Charter Communications' General and Admin. Expense too high?
Charter Communications' current General and Admin. Expense is $654 Mil. 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' General and Admin. Expense compare to TIGO and GSAT?
Charter Communications' General and Admin. Expense of $654 Mil 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 General and Admin. Expense for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense 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 General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Charter Communications and its competitors. Charter Communications's current General and Admin. Expense is $654 Mil. 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 $379.82, compared to a current price of $139.80 — trading 63.2% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $654 Mil. 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 General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Charter Communications (CHTR), the current General and Admin. Expense is $654 Mil 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 $139.80 is trading 63.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $379.82. GuruFocus considers Charter Communications to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for CHTR:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $654 Mil
  • GF Value™: $379.82 vs. price of $139.80 (63.2% 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.
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