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Operating Margin for Charter Communications (CHTR)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

24.1%

YoY change

+0.28pp

Trough year (2002)

-93.8%

Peak year (2025)

24.3%

Operating Margin history chart for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: 24.3%

Operating Margin change chart for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: +0.28pp

Operating Margin history table for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 1998 to 2025

  • 202524.3%+0.28pp
  • 202424.0%+1.14pp
  • 202322.9%+0.24pp
  • 202222.7%+1.66pp
  • 202121.0%+3.41pp
  • 202017.6%+3.14pp
  • 201914.5%+1.95pp
  • 201812.5%+1.80pp
  • 201710.7%-1.16pp
  • 201611.9%-1.21pp
  • 201513.1%+1.73pp
  • 201411.3%-0.38pp
  • 201311.7%-0.68pp
  • 201212.4%-2.14pp
  • 201114.5%-0.31pp
  • 201014.9%-2.16pp
  • 200917.0%+1.96pp
  • 200815.1%+2.32pp
  • 200712.7%+2.81pp
  • 20069.9%+2.80pp
  • 20057.1%-0.90pp
  • 20048.0%-2.67pp
  • 200310.7%+104.53pp
  • 2002-93.8%-63.57pp
  • 2001-30.3%-0.35pp
  • 2000-29.9%-20.44pp
  • 1999-9.5%+9.39pp
  • 1998-18.8%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Charter Communications's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at Charter Communications (CHTR)

According to Charter Communications's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 24.1%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual operating margin for Charter Communications (CHTR) came in at 24.33% – expanded 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.

2025 marks the peak operating margin at 24.33%, with the historical low of -93.82% recorded in 2002.

Charter Communications Operating Margin by Year

Charter Communications Operating Margin 2025: 24.3%

In 2025, Charter Communications reported operating margin of 24.33%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Charter Communications Operating Margin 2024: 24.0%

Charter Communications operating margin in 2024 was 24.04%, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2023.

Charter Communications Operating Margin 2023: 22.9%

2023's operating margin for Charter Communications came in at 22.90%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2022.

Charter Communications Operating Margin 2022: 22.7%

Charter Communications posted operating margin of 22.66% in 2022, expanded 1.7 percentage points from 2021.

Charter Communications Operating Margin 2021: 21.0%

Charter Communications operating margin in 2021 was 21.00%.

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