Charter Communications vs Liberty Global
Charter Communications reported revenue of $54.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 11.2 times Liberty Global's $4.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Charter Communications' revenue fell 0.6% in its latest year, and Liberty Global's grew 12.4%. Charter Communications had an operating margin of 23.6%, against -0.5% at Liberty Global. Free cash flow was $4.4 billion at Charter Communications and −$132 million at Liberty Global.
Side by side
| Charter Communications | Liberty Global | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $54.8B | $4.9B |
| Revenue growth | −0.6% | 12.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 2.6% | −15.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 65.8% |
| Operating margin | 23.6% | −0.5% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | −146.3% |
| Free cash flow | $4.4B | −$132M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.1% | −2.7% |
| Return on capital | 8.7% | −0.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.4x | 6.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5.1B | $192M |
| Change in diluted share count | −5.2% | −8.8% |
| Last close | $102.18 | $7.54 |
| P/E at the last close | 2.7× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $3.8 million, sold $13.0 million | sold $5.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Charter Communications and Liberty Global pages.