Charter Communications (CHTR) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$20.50
- Estimate
- $8.93
- Surprise
- -329.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $14.92B
- Score today
- 5.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Charter Communications (CHTR) reported a wider loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$20.50 against the $8.93 estimate (a 329.5% shortfall).
Coverage in the report window
- Gold Falls 1%; Charter Communications Shares Fall After Q3 Results — benzinga, 2026-11-06
- Gold Down 1%; Charter Communications Shares Fall After Q3 Results — benzinga, 2026-11-06
- Charter Stock Drops 5% as Internet Customer Losses Overshadow Cox Merger Boost, Massive $3 Billion Cost-Cutting Turnarou — benzinga, 2026-11-06
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CHTR Sell at 5.4/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -329.5% surprise compares with a -82.1% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Margin of safety: 33%
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
- Leverage penalty (D/E 4.4): -1.5
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $118.07
- Price target
- $153.85
- Stop
- $109.81
- Upside to target
- +30.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.1:1
The stock trades at 11.1× trailing but 2.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.3× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CHTR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Market cap
- $15.34B
- P/E (fwd)
- 2.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 11.1
- 52-week range
- $101.11–$254.11
- Off 52-week high
- 53.5%
- RSI (14)
- 59
- Volume vs avg
- 2.30×
- Score today
- 5.4/10