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Common Stock (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Common Stock [Abstract]
 

Common Stock
Common Stock Charter’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except with respect to certain voting, transfer and conversion rights. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Charter’s Class B common stock represents the share issued to A/N. One share of Charter’s Class B common stock has a number of votes reflecting the voting power of the Charter Holdings common units held by A/N as of the applicable record date on an as-exchanged basis, and is generally intended to reflect A/N’s economic interests in Charter Holdings.

The following table summarizes our shares outstanding for the three years ended December 31, 2025:

Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock
BALANCE, December 31, 2022 152,651,396  1 
Exercise of stock options 563,297  — 
Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations 10,609  — 
Restricted stock unit vesting 358,290  — 
Purchase of treasury stock (8,358,134) — 
BALANCE, December 31, 2023 145,225,458  1 
Exercise of stock options 373,278  — 
Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations 13,353  — 
Restricted stock unit vesting 368,906  — 
Purchase of treasury stock (4,034,569) — 
BALANCE, December 31, 2024 141,946,426  1 
Exercise of stock options 344,375  — 
Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations 11,539  — 
Restricted stock unit vesting 771,135  — 
Stock issuances pursuant to employee stock purchase plan (see Note 21) 98,631  — 
Purchase of treasury stock (16,540,557) — 
BALANCE, December 31, 2025 126,631,549  1 

Share Repurchases

The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Year Ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
Shares $ Shares $ Shares $
Share buybacks 16,067,725  $ 5,033  3,709,465  $ 1,157  7,879,962  $ 3,127 
Income tax withholding 291,765  99  157,480  56  220,281  88 
Exercise cost 181,067  —  167,624  —  257,891  — 
16,540,557  $ 5,132  4,034,569  $ 1,213  8,358,134  $ 3,215 

Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows (see Note 19).

Year Ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
Number of shares purchased 3,757,599  980,558  950,721 
Amount of shares purchased $ 1,200  $ 335  $ 394 

As of December 31, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $212 million of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.

At the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors of Charter approves the retirement of the then currently outstanding treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity. Upon retirement, these treasury shares are allocated between additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit based on the cost of original issue included in additional paid-in capital.

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