Latest period
121M
YoY change
-5.2%
5Y CAGR
-8.0%
Peak year (FY2008)
338M
Latest annual
138M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 138M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -5.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Charter Communications (CHTR) from 1998 to 2025
| FY2025 | 138M | -5.2% | -7.62M | ||
| FY2024 | 145M | -4.3% | -6.6M | ||
| FY2023 | 152M | -7.6% | -12.5M | ||
| FY2022 | 164M | -14.8% | -28.6M | ||
| FY2021 | 193M | -7.8% | -16.2M | ||
| FY2020 | 209M | -6.5% | -14.5M | ||
| FY2019 | 224M | -5.0% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2018 | 236M | -20.6% | -61.2M | ||
| FY2017 | 297M | +26.4% | +61.9M | ||
| FY2016 | 235M | +132.1% | +134M | ||
| FY2015 | 101M | +3.2% | +3.16M | ||
| FY2014 | 98M | +6.3% | +5.82M | ||
| FY2013 | 92.2M | +2.3% | +2.06M | ||
| FY2012 | 90.1M | -8.5% | -8.4M | ||
| FY2011 | 98.5M | -3.7% | -3.79M | ||
| FY2010 | 102M | -0.7% | -700K | ||
| FY2009 | 103M | -69.5% | -235M | ||
| FY2008 | 338M | +1.4% | +4.72M | ||
| FY2007 | 333M | +10.9% | +32.8M | ||
| FY2006 | 300M | +7.0% | +19.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 280M | +3.3% | +8.92M | ||
| FY2004 | 272M | +1.9% | +5.15M | ||
| FY2003 | 266M | +0.1% | +142K | ||
| FY2002 | 266M | +9.2% | +22.5M | ||
| FY2001 | 244M | +19.4% | +39.7M | ||
| FY2000 | 204M | +1.8% | +3.57M | ||
| FY1999 | 201M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1998 | 201M | — | — |
- FY2025138M-5.2%
- FY2024145M-4.3%
- FY2023152M-7.6%
- FY2022164M-14.8%
- FY2021193M-7.8%
- FY2020209M-6.5%
- FY2019224M-5.0%
- FY2018236M-20.6%
- FY2017297M+26.4%
- FY2016235M+132.1%
- FY2015101M+3.2%
- FY201498M+6.3%
- FY201392.2M+2.3%
- FY201290.1M-8.5%
- FY201198.5M-3.7%
- FY2010102M-0.7%
- FY2009103M-69.5%
- FY2008338M+1.4%
- FY2007333M+10.9%
- FY2006300M+7.0%
- FY2005280M+3.3%
- FY2004272M+1.9%
- FY2003266M+0.1%
- FY2002266M+9.2%
- FY2001244M+19.4%
- FY2000204M+1.8%
- FY1999201M0.0%
- FY1998201M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Charter Communications (CHTR)
According to Charter Communications's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 121M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Charter Communications (CHTR) reported diluted shares outstanding of 138M – declined 5.2% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Charter Communications diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -8.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Charter Communications diluted shares outstanding plunged from 338M in 2008 to 138M in 2025, a 59.2% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 338M, reached in 2008; the historical low of 90.1M was recorded in 2012.
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding by Year
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 2025: 138M
Charter Communications diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 138M, declined 5.2% below 2024.
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 2024: 145M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Charter Communications came in at 145M, edged down 4.3% below 2023.
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 2023: 152M
Charter Communications posted diluted shares outstanding of 152M in 2023, declined 7.6% below 2022.
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 2022: 164M
In 2022, Charter Communications reported diluted shares outstanding of 164M, declined 14.8% below 2021.
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 2021: 193M
Charter Communications diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 193M.
See more financial history for Charter Communications (CHTR).
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