CHTR vs WBD
Charter Communications, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CHTR | WBD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $54.8B | $37.3B |
| Net income | $5.0B | $727.0M |
| Gross margin | · | 44.0% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 31.5% | 2.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $36.21 | $0.29 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $4.4B | $3.1B |
| Equity | $16.1B | $35.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 5.87× | 0.78× |
| Current ratio | 0.39× | 1.06× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.6% | 28.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.1% | −9.8% |
CHTR bills 1.5× the revenue of WBD, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.5% against 2.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CHTR | WBD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $54.8B | $37.3B |
| FY2024 | $55.1B | $39.3B |
| FY2023 | $54.6B | $41.3B |
| FY2022 | $54.0B | $33.8B |
| FY2021 | $51.7B | $12.2B |
| FY2020 | $48.1B | $10.7B |
| FY2019 | $45.8B | $11.1B |
| FY2018 | $43.6B | $10.6B |
| FY2017 | $41.6B | $6.9B |
| FY2016 | $29.0B | $6.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CHTR | WBD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.0B | $727.0M |
| FY2024 | $5.1B | $-11.3B |
| FY2023 | $4.6B | $-3.1B |
| FY2022 | $5.1B | $-7.4B |
| FY2021 | $4.7B | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $3.2B | $1.2B |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | $594.0M |
| FY2017 | $9.9B | $-337.0M |
| FY2016 | $3.5B | $1.2B |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$17,478,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2024 | +$15,764,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2023 | +$13,286,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2022 | +$20,205,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2021 | +$39,491,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2020 | +$37,426,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2019 | +$34,620,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2018 | +$33,081,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2017 | +$34,708,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2016 | +$22,506,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2015 | +$3,360,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2014 | +$2,843,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2013 | +$2,620,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2012 | +$3,017,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2011 | +$3,036,000,000 | CHTR |
| FY2010 | +$3,353,000,000 | CHTR |
CHTR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +8.5 pp | CHTR |
| FY2024 | +39.8 pp | CHTR |
| FY2023 | +17.1 pp | CHTR |
| FY2022 | +32.4 pp | CHTR |
| FY2021 | +0.5 pp | CHTR |
| FY2020 | −5.1 pp | WBD |
| FY2019 | −15.5 pp | WBD |
| FY2018 | −3.0 pp | WBD |
| FY2017 | +28.9 pp | CHTR |
| FY2016 | −5.8 pp | WBD |
| FY2015 | −19.2 pp | WBD |
| FY2014 | −20.2 pp | WBD |
| FY2013 | −21.5 pp | WBD |
| FY2012 | −25.1 pp | WBD |
| FY2011 | −32.3 pp | WBD |
| FY2010 | −21.4 pp | WBD |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CHTR and WBD over this period.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WBD's net margin has been more volatile than CHTR's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 15.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.9.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CHTR and WBD over these 16 fiscal years — CHTR led in 6 and WBD in 10.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CHTR's return on equity has been more volatile than WBD's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 58.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 15.5.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CHTR and WBD over these 14 fiscal years — CHTR led in 6 and WBD in 8.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.