Charter Communications vs Versant Media Group
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- Charter Communications is the larger business, with $54.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.7B for Versant Media Group, about 8.2 times as much.
- Charter Communications grew revenue faster (−0.6%, against −5.3%).
- Charter Communications kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (23.6% operating margin, against 19.0%).
- Versant Media Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.7% FCF margin, against 8.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | CHTR · FY25 | VSNT · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $13.2B | $4.4B |
| Revenue | $54.8B | $6.7B |
| Free cash flow | $4.4B | $1.9B |
| Net income | $5.0B | $930M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −0.6% | −5.3% |
| 5-year growth | 2.6% | — |
| Share count change | −5.2% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 23.6% | 19.0% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | 27.7% |
| Return on capital | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | 31.5% | 8.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $95.2B | $928M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.4x | 0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5.1B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 2.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | — |
Revenue
FY16
CHTR $29.0B
VSNT —
FY17
CHTR $41.6B
VSNT —
FY18
CHTR $43.6B
VSNT —
FY19
CHTR $45.8B
VSNT —
FY20
CHTR $48.1B
VSNT —
FY21
CHTR $51.7B
VSNT —
FY22
CHTR $54.0B
VSNT —
FY23
CHTR $54.6B
VSNT $7.4B
FY24
CHTR $55.1B
VSNT $7.1B
FY25
CHTR $54.8B
VSNT $6.7B
CHTR
VSNT
Operating margin
FY16
CHTR 8.5%
VSNT —
FY17
CHTR 9.9%
VSNT —
FY18
CHTR 12.0%
VSNT —
FY19
CHTR 14.2%
VSNT —
FY20
CHTR 17.5%
VSNT —
FY21
CHTR 20.4%
VSNT —
FY22
CHTR 22.1%
VSNT —
FY23
CHTR 23.0%
VSNT 27.8%
FY24
CHTR 23.8%
VSNT 26.1%
FY25
CHTR 23.6%
VSNT 19.0%
CHTR
VSNT
Free cash flow
FY16
CHTR $2.7B
VSNT —
FY17
CHTR $3.3B
VSNT —
FY18
CHTR $2.6B
VSNT —
FY19
CHTR $4.6B
VSNT —
FY20
CHTR $7.1B
VSNT —
FY21
CHTR $8.6B
VSNT —
FY22
CHTR $5.5B
VSNT —
FY23
CHTR $3.3B
VSNT $2.4B
FY24
CHTR $3.2B
VSNT $2.2B
FY25
CHTR $4.4B
VSNT $1.9B
CHTR
VSNT
Return on capital
FY16
CHTR 3.4%
VSNT —
FY17
CHTR 3.6%
VSNT —
FY18
CHTR 4.0%
VSNT —
FY19
CHTR 4.6%
VSNT —
FY20
CHTR 6.3%
VSNT —
FY21
CHTR 7.9%
VSNT —
FY22
CHTR 8.6%
VSNT —
FY23
CHTR 8.7%
VSNT —
FY24
CHTR 9.1%
VSNT —
FY25
CHTR 8.7%
VSNT 8.7%
CHTR
VSNT
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.