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Charter Communications (CHTR)

Q1'26 earnings call · held April 24, 2026 · compared with the Q4'25 call · management-credibility review
8/12
Disclosure score
4 medium, 2 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is Cox transforming Charter into a B2B powerhouse - management called out 'unexpected' enterprise capabilities that could drive revenue synergies nobody's modeling. The obvious headline is more broadband losses, but the real issue is Winfrey's quiet retreat from growth projections after years of convergence investment. The binding constraint isn't competition - it's their inability to convert superior network capabilities into customer consideration at the top of the funnel. As Winfrey admitted: 'Our issue right now really is top of funnel issue... our yield across all channels, it's good and improving. Churn is low.' My view changes if they show material improvement in gross Internet adds in Q2, which would validate the network investment thesis.

The 30-second version

  • The real story: Cox deal transforming Charter into a B2B powerhouse nobody's pricing in
  • Broadband losses accelerating despite all the convergence theater - the strategy isn't working yet
  • They've quietly stopped talking about broadband growth timelines - now it's just 'improved trajectory'

What changed this quarter

MetricQ4'25Q1'26Change
Internet customers (net adds)-119k Q4-120k Q1Losses worsening despite seasonality
Mobile net adds428k Q4370k Q158k deceleration, iPhone 17 impact
Video customers+44k Q4-60k Q1104k swing negative
Revenue YoY-2.0% Q4-1.0% Q1100bps improvement
Residential connectivity revenue YoY~flat Q4+0.9% Q190bps acceleration
EBITDA YoY (ex-transition)-1.2% Q4-1.8% Q160bps deterioration
Free cash flow$773M Q4$1.4B Q1$627M seasonal improvement
CapEx$3.3B Q4$2.9B Q1$400M lower but $456M higher YoY
Residential revenue per customer relationship YoY-1.2% Q4-1.4% Q120bps deterioration
Spectrum Mobile lines~11.6M Q412M+ Q1370k net adds, 17%+ YoY growth

Accountability tracked

7 new promises made4 narrative shifts flagged6 prior promises scored
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