CHTR (Charter Communications) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)

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What is Charter Communications Moat Score?

Charter Communications has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Charter Communications has Narrow Moat: Charter Communications has a strong narrow moat due to its extensive network infrastructure and customer switching costs in the cable industry. The company benefits from brand strength and moderate pricing power, but faces competition from other telecom providers.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Charter Communications might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Charter Communications's Moat Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Charter Communications's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Charter Communications's Moat Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Charter Communications's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charter Communications's Moat Score falls into.

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Charter Communications (NAS:CHTR) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Charter Communications Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

400 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902

Website

https://corporate.charter.com

Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 57 million US homes and businesses, around 35% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 28 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest US cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.

Executives

Richard J Digeronimo	officer: EVP, Product and Strategy	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD CT 06901
Craig A Jacobson	director	C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Christopher L Winfrey	officer: EVP/Chief Financial Officer	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Thomas Rutledge	director, officer: President and CEO	400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Jamal H Haughton	officer: EVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary	TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gregory B Maffei	director	12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Richard Adam Ray	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	400 WASHINGTON BLVD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Steven A Miron	director	DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 DISCOVERY PLACE, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Eric Louis Zinterhofer	director	C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, LP, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Jonathan Hargis	officer: EVP/Chief Marketing Officer	400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Jessica M Fischer	officer: Chief Financial Officer	400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
John Bickham	officer: EVP/Chief Operating Officer	12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Richard R Dykhouse	officer: SVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary	12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
David C Merritt	director	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
David Ellen	officer: Senior Executive VicePresident	1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714