Buyback yield (TTM)
19.77%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
19.77%
5Y share count change
-34.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$5.36B
Cumulative buybacks
$73.66B
Key takeaways
- Charter Communications (CHTR) repurchased about $5.36B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 34.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.19× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -14.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 133% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Charter Communications (CHTR)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Charter Communications (CHTR)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Charter Communications (CHTR)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Charter Communications (CHTR)
Latest: $5.13B
Overview
Charter Communications (CHTR) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $5.13B (2025) – surged 323.1% year-over-year.
Charter Communications buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -14.5%, with a net decline across the window.
Charter Communications buyback spend peaked at $15.43B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $5.13B in 2025 (66.7% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $15.43B, reached in 2021; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1998.
Charter Communications Buyback Spend 2025: $5.13B
In 2025, Charter Communications reported buyback spend of $5.13B, surged 323.1% from 2024.
Charter Communications Buyback Spend 2024: $1.21B
Charter Communications buyback spend in 2024 was $1.21B, plunged 62.3% below 2023.
Charter Communications Buyback Spend 2023: $3.21B
2023's buyback spend for Charter Communications came in at $3.21B, plunged 68.7% below 2022.
Charter Communications Buyback Spend 2022: $10.28B
Charter Communications posted buyback spend of $10.28B in 2022, plunged 33.4% below 2021.
Charter Communications Buyback Spend 2021: $15.43B
Charter Communications buyback spend in 2021 was $15.43B.
See more financial history for Charter Communications (CHTR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $5.13B | $673.00M | $4.46B | 19.32% | 0.14B | -5.2% | |
| 2024 | $1.21B | $651.00M | $562.00M | 2.47% | 0.15B | -4.3% | |
| 2023 | $3.21B | $692.00M | $2.52B | 5.65% | 0.15B | -7.6% | |
| 2022 | $10.28B | $470.00M | $9.81B | 19.74% | 0.16B | -14.8% | |
| 2021 | $15.43B | $430.00M | $15.00B | 13.48% | 0.19B | -7.8% | |
| 2020 | $11.22B | $351.00M | $10.87B | 8.61% | 0.21B | -6.5% | |
| 2019 | $6.87B | $315.00M | $6.56B | 6.66% | 0.22B | -5.0% | |
| 2018 | $4.40B | $285.00M | $4.11B | 6.80% | 0.24B | -20.6% | |
| 2017 | $11.71B | $310.00M | $11.40B | 14.48% | 0.30B | +26.4% | |
| 2016 | $1.56B | $492.00M | $1.07B | 2.02% | 0.23B | +132.1% | |
| 2015 | $38.00M | $78.00M | −$40.00M | 0.20% | 0.10B | +3.2% | |
| 2014 | $19.00M | $55.00M | −$36.00M | 0.11% | 0.10B | +6.3% | |
| 2013 | $15.00M | $0.00 | $15.00M | 0.12% | 0.09B | +2.3% | |
| 2012 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.16% | 0.09B | -8.5% | |
| 2011 | $733.00M | $0.00 | $733.00M | 14.32% | 0.10B | -3.7% | |
| 2010 | $144.00M | $0.00 | $144.00M | 3.61% | 0.10B | -0.7% | |
| 2009 | $1.61B | $0.00 | $1.61B | 44.77% | 0.10B | -69.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | +1.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +10.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | +7.0% | |
| 2005 | $56.00M | $0.00 | $56.00M | 0.56% | 0.28B | +3.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | +1.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | +0.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | +9.2% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.24B | +19.4% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | +1.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $79.98M | −$79.98M | — | 0.20B | 0.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $845.00K | −$845.00K | — | 0.20B | — |
- 2025$5.13B
- 2024$1.21B
- 2023$3.21B
- 2022$10.28B
- 2021$15.43B
- 2020$11.22B
- 2019$6.87B
- 2018$4.40B
- 2017$11.71B
- 2016$1.56B
- 2015$38.00M
- 2014$19.00M
- 2013$15.00M
- 2012$11.00M
- 2011$733.00M
- 2010$144.00M
- 2009$1.61B
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$56.00M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Charter Communications (CHTR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.19×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Charter Communications (CHTR)
How Charter Communications splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Charter Communications, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.97B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.97B
- $9.13B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $4.03B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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