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Charter Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (along with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Charter"), which operates the
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[{"type":"text","content":"STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (along with its subsidiaries, the \"Company\" or \"Charter\"), which operates the Spectrum brand, today reported financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFourth quarter total Internet customers declined by 119,000. As of December 31, 2025, Charter served 29.7 million Internet customers.Fourth quarter total mobile lines1 increased by 428,000. As of December 31, 2025, Charter served 11.8 million mobile lines.As of December 31, 2025, customer relationships2 totaled 31.8 million and connectivity customers2 totaled 30.6 million.Fourth quarter revenue of $13.6 billion declined by 2.3% year-over-year, driven by lower residential video and political advertising revenues. Residential connectivity revenue grew 2.3% year-over-year.Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $5.0 billion.Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA3 of $5.7 billion declined by 1.2% year-over-year.For the year ended December 31, 2025, revenue of $54.8 billion declined by 0.6% year-over-year. Full year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA totaled $22.7 billion, 0.6% higher than in 2024.For the year ended December 31, 2025, capital expenditures totaled $11.7 billion and included $3.9 billion of line extensions.Full year 2025 net cash flows from operating activities totaled $16.1 billion versus $14.4 billion in 2024.Full year 2025 free cash flow3 of $5.0 billion increased from $4.3 billion in the prior year, primarily due to lower cash taxes and lower cash paid for interest, partly offset by higher capital expenditures.For the year ended December 31, 2025, Charter purchased 17.1 million shares of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units for approximately $5.4 billion.\"In 2025, we put Spectrum in a position to provide guaranteed connectivity, guaranteed service and guaranteed savings. We are America's Connectivity CompanyTM, providing the best products in the U.S., uniquely serviced 24x7 by U.S.-based employees,\" said Chris Winfrey, President and CEO of Charter. \"Our focus in 2026 is to message our product utility, value and high-quality service to customers, and deliver sustainable, ...