Charter Communications (CHTR Quick QuoteCHTR - Free Report) reported $14.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.1%. EPS of $21.70 for the same period compares to $8.34 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.7 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $9.08, the EPS surprise was +138.99%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Charter performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total Mobile Lines: 13.45 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 12.94 million.
• Internet - Small Business - Net Additions/Losses: -5 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of -4.09 thousand.
• Total Internet Customers: 34.31 million compared to the 29.23 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total Voice Customers: 6.14 million compared to the 5.53 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Revenues- Residential- Total: $11.16 billion compared to the $10.33 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.9% year over year.
• Revenues- Commercial- Total: $2.25 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.85 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.6%.
• Revenues- Other: $1.05 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $872.68 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +25.8%.
• Revenues- Advertising sales: $460 million compared to the $441.02 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.2% year over year.
• Revenues- Residential- Voice: $340 million versus $307.6 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.4% change.
• Revenues- Residential- Internet: $6.4 billion compared to the $5.79 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.1% year over year.
• Revenues- Connectivity: $7.53 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $6.89 billion.
• Revenues- Residential- Mobile service: $1.13 billion compared to the $1.1 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.9% year over year.

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Shares of Charter have returned +14.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.