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Charter Communications vs Verizon Communications: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Charter Communications brought in $54.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Verizon Communications $138.2B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by -0.6% at Charter Communications and +2.5% at Verizon Communications on the year before, so Verizon Communications grew faster. Charter Communications kept 9.1% of its revenue as net profit, Verizon Communications 12.4%.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

CHTRVZ
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$54.8B$138.2B
Revenue growth-0.6%+2.5%
Net income$5B$17.2B
Net margin9.1%12.4%
Free cash flow$4.4Bn/a
Free cash flow margin8.1%n/a
Earnings per share (diluted)$36.21$4.06
Cash$477M$19B
Debt$94.8B$18.6B
Price to earnings3.111.6
Market value$13.5B$195.6B
Dividend yieldn/a5.81%
Rank by revenue in sector#6 of 51 · Telecommunications#1 of 51 · Telecommunications

Over the years

Revenue
CHTR FY2018: $43.6BCHTR FY2019: $45.8BCHTR FY2020: $48.1BCHTR FY2021: $51.7BCHTR FY2022: $54BCHTR FY2023: $54.6BCHTR FY2024: $55.1BCHTR FY2025: $54.8BVZ FY2018: $130.9BVZ FY2019: $131.9BVZ FY2020: $128.3BVZ FY2021: $133.6BVZ FY2022: $136.8BVZ FY2023: $134BVZ FY2024: $134.8BVZ FY2025: $138.2BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CHTR $54.8BVZ $138.2B
Net income
CHTR FY2018: $1.2BCHTR FY2019: $1.7BCHTR FY2020: $3.2BCHTR FY2021: $4.7BCHTR FY2022: $5.1BCHTR FY2023: $4.6BCHTR FY2024: $5.1BCHTR FY2025: $5BVZ FY2018: $15.5BVZ FY2019: $19.3BVZ FY2020: $17.8BVZ FY2021: $22.1BVZ FY2022: $21.3BVZ FY2023: $11.6BVZ FY2024: $17.5BVZ FY2025: $17.2BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CHTR $5BVZ $17.2B
Net margin
CHTR FY2018: 2.8%CHTR FY2019: 3.6%CHTR FY2020: 6.7%CHTR FY2021: 9.0%CHTR FY2022: 9.4%CHTR FY2023: 8.3%CHTR FY2024: 9.2%CHTR FY2025: 9.1%VZ FY2018: 11.9%VZ FY2019: 14.6%VZ FY2020: 13.9%VZ FY2021: 16.5%VZ FY2022: 15.5%VZ FY2023: 8.7%VZ FY2024: 13.0%VZ FY2025: 12.4%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CHTR 9.1%VZ 12.4%
Revenue growth
CHTR FY2019: +4.9%CHTR FY2020: +5.1%CHTR FY2021: +7.5%CHTR FY2022: +4.5%CHTR FY2023: +1.1%CHTR FY2024: +0.9%CHTR FY2025: -0.6%VZ FY2019: +0.8%VZ FY2020: -2.7%VZ FY2021: +4.1%VZ FY2022: +2.4%VZ FY2023: -2.1%VZ FY2024: +0.6%VZ FY2025: +2.5%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CHTR -0.6%VZ +2.5%
Free cash flow
CHTR FY2018: $2.6BCHTR FY2019: $4.6BCHTR FY2020: $7.1BCHTR FY2021: $8.6BCHTR FY2022: $5.5BCHTR FY2023: $3.3BCHTR FY2024: $3.2BCHTR FY2025: $4.4BVZ FY2018: $17.7BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CHTR $4.4BVZ $17.7B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Charter Communications and Verizon Communications

Which is bigger by revenue, Charter Communications or Verizon Communications?

Verizon Communications is bigger by revenue: $138.2B in fiscal 2025, against $54.8B for Charter Communications in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Charter Communications or Verizon Communications?

Charter Communications had a net margin of 9.1% in fiscal 2025; Verizon Communications had 12.4% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Charter Communications or Verizon Communications?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -0.6% at Charter Communications and +2.5% at Verizon Communications.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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