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How Charter Communications (CHTR) makes money
Charter Communications (CHTR) made $14.9B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +9% from a year earlier. Residential revenue brought in $11.2B (75%); Commercial revenue brought in $2.2B (15%); Mobile service brought in $1.1B (8%).
Drawing the Sankey…
Revenue by segment, Q3 2026
| Segment | Revenue | Share | Q/Q | Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential revenue | $11.2B | 75.1% | — | +6% |
| ↳ Internet | $6.4B | 42.9% | — | +7% |
| ↳ Video | $3.3B | 22.1% | — | -3% |
| ↳ Other | $1.1B | 7.0% | — | +26% |
| ↳ Advertising sales | $460M | 3.1% | — | +29% |
| Commercial revenue | $2.2B | 15.1% | — | +23% |
| ↳ Legacy Charter small business | $1.1B | 7.3% | — | +0.2% |
| ↳ Legacy Charter mid-market & large business | $762M | 5.1% | — | +2% |
| ↳ Legacy Cox Communications business | $397M | 2.7% | — | — |
| Mobile service | $1.1B | 7.6% | — | +19% |
| Voice | $340M | 2.3% | — | +2% |
Where each dollar of revenue goes
| Line | Q3 2026 | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.9B | 100.0% |
| Operating cash flow | $4.0B | 27.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | 6.7% |
Revenue, quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.9B | +9% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.5B | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | -2% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | -0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8B | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.7B | +0.4% |
From Charter Communications' 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 (on EDGAR).
Questions
How does Charter Communications make money?
Charter Communications (CHTR) made $14.9B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +9% from a year earlier. Residential revenue brought in $11.2B (75%); Commercial revenue brought in $2.2B (15%); Mobile service brought in $1.1B (8%).
What is Charter Communications' biggest business?
Residential revenue: $11.2B in the third quarter 2026, 75% of revenue, +6% from a year earlier.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.