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Baidu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results
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BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
“Baidu Core reported another solid quarter,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “Throughout 2023, we made significant strides in advancing ERNIE and ERNIE Bot, reinventing our products and services, and achieving breakthroughs in monetization. Concurrently, our core business remained resilient and healthy. Looking ahead, our commitment to Gen-AI and foundation models remains unwavering, paving the way for the [gradual] creation of a new growth engine.”
“In the fourth quarter, we maintained our focus on enhancing operational efficiencies,” said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu. “As we look ahead into 2024, our goal is to persistently enhance operational efficiencies and achieve high-quality growth.”
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights[1]
Baidu, Inc.
(In millions except per
Q4
Q3
Q4
FY
FY
ADS, unaudited)
2022
2023
2023
YOY
2022
2023
YOY
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$
RMB
RMB
US$
Total revenues
33,077
34,447
34,951
4,923
6 %
123,675
134,598
18,958
9 %
Operating income
4,593
6,274
5,392
759
17 %
15,911
21,856
3,078
37 %
Operating income
(non-GAAP) [2]
6,497
7,596
7,075
996
9 %
23,186
28,433
4,005
23 %
Net income to Baidu
4,953
6,681
2,599
366
(48 %)
7,559
20,315
2,861
169 %
Net income to Baidu
(non-GAAP) [2]
5,371
7,267
7,755
1,092
44 %
20,680
28,747
4,049
39 %
Diluted earnings per
ADS
13.59
18.22
6.77
0.95
(50 %)
19.85
55.08
7.76
177 %
Diluted earnings per
ADS (non-GAAP) [2]
15.25
20.40
21.86
3.08
43 %
58.93
80.85
11.39
37 %
Adjusted EBITDA [2]
8,231
9,505
9,057
1,276
10 %
29,663
35,823
5,046
21 %
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
25 %
28 %
26 %
26 %
24 %
27 %
27 %
Baidu Core
Q4
Q3
Q4
FY
FY
(In millions, unaudited)
2022
2023
2023
YOY
2022
2023
YOY
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$
RMB
RMB
US$
Total revenues
25,654
26,572
27,488
3,872
7 %
95,431
103,465
14,573
8 %
Operating income
3,782
5,498
4,668
657
23 %
14,534
18,825
2,651
30 %
Operating income
(non-GAAP) [2]
5,491
6,672
6,197
873
13 %
20,948
24,748
3,486
18 %
Net income to Baidu
Core
4,773
6,436
2,440
344
(49 %)
7,551
19,401
2,733
157 %
Net income to Baidu
Core (non-GAAP) [2]
4,915
6,956
7,500
1,056
53 %
19,935
27,418
3,862
38 %
Adjusted EBITDA [2]
7,146
8,513
8,118
1,143
14 %
27,088
31,863
4,488
18 %
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
28 %
32 %
30 %
30 %
28 %
31 %
31 %
[1] Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB 7.0999 as of December 29, 2023, as set forth
in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are provided solely for the
convenience of the reader.
[2] Non-GAAP measures are defined in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section (see also “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures” for more details).
Operational Highlights
Corporate
Baidu returned US$318 million to shareholders since the beginning of Q4 2023, bringing the cumulative repurchase to US$669 million under the 2023 share repurchase program.
AI Cloud
PaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 10.7 million and has served 235,000 businesses, as of the end of 2023. Developers have created 860,000 models on PaddlePaddle by the end of 2023.
Intelligent Driving
Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, provided about 839K rides in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 49% year over year. As of January 2, 2024, accumulated rides provided by Apollo Go on public roads surpassed 5 million.In the fourth quarter of 2023, the proportion of fully driverless orders within the overall order portfolio in Wuhan reached 45%, up from 40% in the third quarter of 2023.
Mobile Ecosystem
In December 2023, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 667 million, up 3% year over year.Managed Page accounted for 51% of Baidu Core’s online marketing revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023.
iQIYI
iQIYI’s average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 100.3 million, compared to 111.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 107.5 million for the third quarter of 2023. More importantly, iQIYI’s monthly average revenue per membership (ARM) for the quarter was RMB15.98, compared to RMB14.17 for the fourth quarter of 2022 and RMB15.54 for the third quarter of 2023.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB35.0 billion ($4.92 billion), increasing 6% year over year.
Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB27.5 billion ($3.87 billion), increasing 7% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB19.2 billion ($2.70 billion), up 6% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB8.3 billion ($1.17 billion), up 9% year over year, mainly driven by AI Cloud business.Revenue from iQIYI was RMB7.7 billion ($1.09 billion), increasing 2% year over year.
Cost of revenues was RMB17.4 billion ($2.45 billion), increasing 3% year over year, primarily due to an increase in costs related to AI Cloud business, partially offset by a decrease in content costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB5.9 billion ($825 million), which remained flat compared to the same period last year.
Research and development expenses were RMB6.3 billion ($886 million), increasing 11% year over year, primarily due to an increase in server depreciation expenses and server custody fees which support Gen-AI research and development inputs.
Operating income was RMB5.4 billion ($759 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB4.7 billion ($657 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 17%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB7.1 billion ($996 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB6.2 billion ($873 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 23%.
Total other loss, net was RMB2.5 billion ($356 million), compared to total other income, net of RMB1.8 billion for the same period last year, mainly due to a pickup of losses from an equity method investment as a result of a modification of certain terms of the underlying preferred shares.
Income tax benefit was RMB96 million ($14 million), compared to income tax expense of RMB1.3 billion for the same period last year, mainly due to a change of certain subsidiaries’ amounts of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.
Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB2.6 billion ($366 million), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB6.77 ($0.95). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB2.4 billion ($344 million), and net margin for Baidu Core was 9%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB7.8 billion ($1.09 billion). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB21.86 ($3.08). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB7.5 billion ($1.06 billion), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 27%.
Adjusted EBITDA was RMB9.1 billion ($1.28 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 26%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB8.1 billion ($1.14 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 30%.
As of December 31, 2023, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB205.4 billion ($28.93 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB200.0 billion ($28.17 billion). Free cash flow was RMB7.0 billion ($980 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB6.3 billion ($894 million).
Fiscal Year 2023 Results
Total revenues were RMB134.6 billion ($18.96 billion), increasing 9% year over year.
Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB103.5 billion ($14.57 billion), increasing 8% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB75.1 billion ($10.58 billion), up 8% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB28.4 billion ($3.99 billion), up 9% year over year.Revenue from iQIYI was RMB31.9 billion ($4.49 billion), increasing 10% year over year.
Cost of revenues was RMB65.0 billion ($9.16 billion), increasing 2% year over year, primarily due to an increase in traffic acquisition costs, partially offset by a decrease in content costs and costs related to AI Cloud business.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB23.5 billion ($3.31 billion), increasing 15% year over year, primarily due to an increase in channel spending and promotional marketing expenses.
Research and development expenses were RMB24.2 billion ($3.41 billion), increasing 4% year over year, primarily due to an increase in server depreciation expenses and server custody fees which support Gen-AI research and development inputs.
Operating income was RMB21.9 billion ($3.08 billion). Baidu Core operating income was RMB18.8 billion ($2.65 billion), and Baidu Core operating margin was 18%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB28.4 billion ($4.01 billion). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB24.7 billion ($3.49 billion), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 24%.
Total other income, net was RMB3.3 billion ($472 million), compared to total other loss, net of RMB5.8 billion last year, mainly due to a fair value gain of RMB198 million from long-term investments this year, compared to a fair value loss of RMB3.9 billion last year; and a decrease of RMB2.2 billion in impairment of long-term investments.
Income tax expense was RMB3.6 billion ($514 million), increasing 42% year over year, primarily due to an increase in profit before tax.
Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB20.3 billion ($2.86 billion), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB55.08 ($7.76). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB19.4 billion ($2.73 billion), and net margin for Baidu Core was 19%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB28.7 billion ($4.05 billion). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB80.85 ($11.39). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB27.4 billion ($3.86 billion), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 26%.
Adjusted EBITDA was RMB35.8 billion ($5.05 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 27%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB31.9 billion ($4.49 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 31%.
Free cash flow was RMB25.4 billion ($3.58 billion), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB22.1 billion ($3.11 billion).
Conference Call Information
Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7.30 AM on February 28, 2024, U.S. Eastern Time (8.30 PM on February 28, 2024, Beijing Time).
Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.
For pre-registration, please click:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10036733-mjkcdg.html
In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on NASDAQ under “BIDU” and HKEX under “9888”. One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, Baidu’s and other parties’ strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Baidu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Baidu’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Baidu’s growth strategies; its future business development, including development of new products and services; its ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese Internet search and newsfeed market; competition for online marketing customers; changes in the Company’s revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of its revenues; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to intellectual property rights; the expected growth of the Chinese-language Internet search and newsfeed market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers, and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Baidu’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Baidu uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results, such as operating performance excluding non-cash charges or non-operating in nature. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Baidu’s historical performance and liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company’s results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company’s data.
Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, fair value change of long-term investments, and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, charitable donation from Baidu, adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu’s share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees’ books, accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share, adjusted for related income tax effects, are also excluded.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, share-based compensation expenses, and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies.
For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure.
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions except for per share (or ADS) information, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
September 30,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2023
2023
2023
2022
2023
2023
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$(2)
RMB
RMB
US$(2)
Revenues:
Online marketing services
19,571
21,346
20,804
2,930
74,711
81,203
11,437
Others
13,506
13,101
14,147
1,993
48,964
53,395
7,521
Total revenues
33,077
34,447
34,951
4,923
123,675
134,598
18,958
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues(1)
16,945
16,294
17,418
2,453
63,935
65,031
9,159
Selling, general and administrative(1)
5,881
5,778
5,854
825
20,514
23,519
3,314
Research and development(1)
5,658
6,101
6,287
886
23,315
24,192
3,407
Total costs and expenses
28,484
28,173
29,559
4,164
107,764
112,742
15,880
Operating income
4,593
6,274
5,392
759
15,911
21,856
3,078
Other income (loss):
Interest income
1,647
2,082
2,064
291
6,245
8,009
1,128
Interest expense
(738)
(853)
(774)
(109)
(2,913)
(3,248)
(457)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain, net
(338)
(26)
(449)
(63)
(1,484)
595
84
Share of losses from equity method investments
(523)
(398)
(2,970)
(418)
(1,910)
(3,799)
(535)
Others, net
1,733
1,100
(398)
(57)
(5,737)
1,785
252
Total other income (loss), net
1,781
1,905
(2,527)
(356)
(5,799)
3,342
472
Income before income taxes
6,374
8,179
2,865
403
10,112
25,198
3,550
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,254
1,282
(96)
(14)
2,578
3,649
514
Net income
5,120
6,897
2,961
417
7,534
21,549
3,036
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
167
216
362
51
(25)
1,234
175
Net income attributable to Baidu
4,953
6,681
2,599
366
7,559
20,315
2,861
Earnings per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):
-Basic
13.73
18.45
6.85
0.96
20.02
55.83
7.86
-Diluted
13.59
18.22
6.77
0.95
19.85
55.08
7.76
Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:
-Basic
1.72
2.31
0.86
0.12
2.50
6.98
0.98
-Diluted
1.70
2.28
0.85
0.12
2.48
6.89
0.97
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in millions):
-Basic
2,789
2,814
2,812
2,812
2,782
2,807
2,807
-Diluted
2,801
2,846
2,830
2,830
2,809
2,837
2,837
(1) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues
158
139
159
23
409
590
83
Selling, general and administrative
450
358
411
58
1,750
1,678
236
Research and development
1,233
778
1,068
150
4,629
4,077
575
Total share-based compensation expenses
1,841
1,275
1,638
231
6,788
6,345
894
(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB 7.0999 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of December 29, 2023 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, unaudited)
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
2022
2023
2023
RMB
RMB
US$
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
53,156
25,231
3,554
Restricted cash
11,330
11,503
1,620
Short-term investments, net
120,839
168,670
23,757
Accounts receivable, net
11,733
10,848
1,528
Amounts due from related parties
5,432
1,424
201
Other current assets, net
10,360
12,579
1,772
Total current assets
212,850
230,255
32,432
Non-current assets:
Fixed assets, net
23,973
27,960
3,938
Licensed copyrights, net
6,841
6,967
981
Produced content, net
13,002
13,377
1,884
Intangible assets, net
1,254
881
124
Goodwill
22,477
22,586
3,181
Long-term investments, net
55,297
47,957
6,755
Long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments
23,629
24,666
3,474
Amounts due from related parties
60
195
27
Deferred tax assets, net
2,129
2,100
296
Operating lease right-of-use assets
10,365
10,851
1,528
Other non-current assets
19,096
18,964
2,671
Total non-current assets
178,123
176,504
24,859
Total assets
390,973
406,759
57,291
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans
5,343
10,257
1,445
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
38,014
37,717
5,312
Customer deposits and deferred revenue
13,116
14,627
2,060
Deferred income
72
306
43
Long-term loans, current portion
–
2
–
Convertible senior notes, current portion
8,305
2,802
395
Notes payable, current portion
6,904
6,029
849
Amounts due to related parties
5,067
1,603
226
Operating lease liabilities
2,809
3,108
438
Total current liabilities
79,630
76,451
10,768
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income
159
200
28
Deferred revenue
331
481
68
Amounts due to related parties
99
77
11
Long-term loans
13,722
14,223
2,003
Notes payable
39,893
34,990
4,928
Convertible senior notes
9,568
8,144
1,147
Deferred tax liabilities
2,898
2,725
384
Operating lease liabilities
4,810
5,040
710
Other non-current liabilities
2,058
1,820
257
Total non-current liabilities
73,538
67,700
9,536
Total liabilities
153,168
144,151
20,304
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
8,393
9,465
1,333
Equity
Total Baidu shareholders’ equity
223,478
243,626
34,314
Noncontrolling interests
5,934
9,517
1,340
Total equity
229,412
253,143
35,654
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests,
and equity
390,973
406,759
57,291
Baidu, Inc.
Selected Information
(In millions, unaudited)
Three months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
Three months ended
September 30, 2023 (RMB)
Three months ended
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
Three months ended
December 31, 2023 (US$)
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Total revenues
25,654
7,593
(170)
33,077
26,572
8,015
(140)
34,447
27,488
7,707
(244)
34,951
3,872
1,086
(35)
4,923
YOY
7 %
2 %
6 %
QOQ
3 %
(4 %)
1 %
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1)
11,712
5,405
(172)
16,945
10,610
5,840
(156)
16,294
12,050
5,533
(165)
17,418
1,698
779
(24)
2,453
Selling, general and administrative (1)
4,969
939
(27)
5,881
4,810
981
(13)
5,778
4,936
948
(30)
5,854
695
134
(4)
825
Research and development (1)
5,191
467
–
5,658
5,654
447
–
6,101
5,834
453
–
6,287
822
64
–
886
Total costs and expenses
21,872
6,811
(199)
28,484
21,074
7,268
(169)
28,173
22,820
6,934
(195)
29,559
3,215
977
(28)
4,164
YOY
Cost of revenues
3 %
2 %
3 %
Selling, general and administrative
(1 %)
1 %
(0 %)
Research and development
12 %
(3 %)
11 %
Costs and expenses
4 %
2 %
4 %
Operating income (loss)
3,782
782
29
4,593
5,498
747
29
6,274
4,668
773
(49)
5,392
657
109
(7)
759
YOY
23 %
(1 %)
17 %
QOQ
(15 %)
3 %
(14 %)
Operating margin
15 %
10 %
14 %
21 %
9 %
18 %
17 %
10 %
15 %
Add: total other income (loss), net
2,271
(490)
–
1,781
2,159
(254)
–
1,905
(2,267)
(260)
–
(2,527)
(319)
(37)
–
(356)
Less: income tax expense (benefit)
1,265
(11)
–
1,254
1,272
10
–
1,282
(134)
38
–
(96)
(19)
5
–
(14)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI
15
(1)
153
(3)
167
(51)
7
260
(3)
216
95
9
258
(3)
362
13
1
37
(3)
51
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu
4,773
304
(124)
4,953
6,436
476
(231)
6,681
2,440
466
(307)
2,599
344
66
(44)
366
YOY
(49 %)
53 %
(48 %)
QOQ
(62 %)
(2 %)
(61 %)
Net margin
19 %
4 %
15 %
24 %
6 %
19 %
9 %
6 %
7 %
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (non-GAAP)
5,491
977
6,497
6,672
895
7,596
6,197
927
7,075
873
130
996
YOY
13 %
(5 %)
9 %
QOQ
(7 %)
4 %
(7 %)
Operating margin (non-GAAP)
21 %
13 %
20 %
25 %
11 %
22 %
23 %
12 %
20 %
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-
GAAP)
4,915
856
5,371
6,956
622
7,267
7,500
681
7,755
1,056
96
1,092
YOY
53 %
(20 %)
44 %
QOQ
8 %
9 %
7 %
Net margin (non-GAAP)
19 %
11 %
16 %
26 %
8 %
21 %
27 %
9 %
22 %
Adjusted EBITDA
7,146
1,056
8,231
8,513
963
9,505
8,118
988
9,057
1,143
140
1,276
YOY
14 %
(6 %)
10 %
QOQ
(5 %)
3 %
(5 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin
28 %
14 %
25 %
32 %
12 %
28 %
30 %
13 %
26 %
(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues
122
36
158
107
32
139
125
34
159
18
5
23
Selling, general and administrative
355
95
450
290
68
358
340
71
411
48
10
58
Research and development
1,177
56
1,233
732
46
778
1,020
48
1,068
144
6
150
Total share-based compensation
1,654
187
1,841
1,129
146
1,275
1,485
153
1,638
210
21
231
(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments
(3) Relates to the net income/(loss) attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests
Baidu, Inc.
Selected Information
(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2023 (US$)
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Elim &
adj(2)
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Elim & adj(2)
Baidu, Inc.
Baidu Core
iQIYI
Elim & adj(2)
Baidu, Inc.
Total revenues
95,431
28,998
(754)
123,675
103,465
31,873
(740)
134,598
14,573
4,489
(104)
18,958
YOY
8 %
10 %
9 %
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1)
42,378
22,321
(764)
63,935
42,592
23,103
(664)
65,031
5,999
3,254
(94)
9,159
Selling, general and administrative (1)
17,103
3,466
(55)
20,514
19,623
4,014
(118)
23,519
2,765
565
(16)
3,314
Research and development (1)
21,416
1,899
–
23,315
22,425
1,767
–
24,192
3,158
249
–
3,407
Total costs and expenses
80,897
27,686
(819)
107,764
84,640
28,884
(782)
112,742
11,922
4,068
(110)
15,880
YOY
Cost of revenues
1 %
4 %
2 %
Selling, general and administrative
15 %
16 %
15 %
Research and development
5 %
(7 %)
4 %
Cost and expenses
5 %
4 %
5 %
Operating income
14,534
1,312
65
15,911
18,825
2,989
42
21,856
2,651
421
6
3,078
YOY
30 %
128 %
37 %
Operating margin
15 %
5 %
13 %
18 %
9 %
16 %
Add: total other (loss) income, net
(4,453)
(1,346)
–
(5,799)
4,298
(956)
–
3,342
607
(135)
–
472
Less: income tax expense
2,494
84
–
2,578
3,568
81
–
3,649
503
11
–
514
Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI
36
18
(79)
(3)
(25)
154
27
1,053
(3)
1,234
22
4
149
(3)
175
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu
7,551
(136)
144
7,559
19,401
1,925
(1,011)
20,315
2,733
271
(143)
2,861
YOY
157 %
(1515 %)
169 %
Net margin
8 %
(0 %)
6 %
19 %
6 %
15 %
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (non-GAAP)
20,948
2,173
23,186
24,748
3,643
28,433
3,486
513
4,005
YOY
18 %
68 %
23 %
Operating margin (non-GAAP)
22 %
7 %
19 %
24 %
11 %
21 %
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)
19,935
1,284
20,680
27,418
2,838
28,747
3,862
400
4,049
YOY
38 %
121 %
39 %
Net margin (non-GAAP)
21 %
4 %
17 %
26 %
9 %
21 %
Adjusted EBITDA
27,088
2,510
29,663
31,863
3,918
35,823
4,488
552
5,046
YOY
18 %
56 %
21 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin
28 %
9 %
24 %
31 %
12 %
27 %
(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues
261
148
409
457
133
590
64
19
83
Selling, general and administrative
1,326
424
1,750
1,363
315
1,678
192
44
236
Research and development
4,390
239
4,629
3,888
189
4,077
548
27
575
Total share-based compensation
5,977
811
6,788
5,708
637
6,345
804
90
894
(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments
(3) Relates to the net loss attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions,unaudited)
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
September 30, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (US$)
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Net cash provided by operating activities
6,999
854
7,853
8,694
831
9,525
9,985
633
10,618
1,407
89
1,496
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(5,902)
579
(5,323)
(11,345)
(55)
(11,400)
(11,805)
(1,431)
(13,236)
(1,662)
(202)
(1,864)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(5,124)
2,862
(2,262)
(5,253)
269
(4,984)
(7,586)
(22)
(7,608)
(1,069)
(3)
(1,072)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
(1,420)
(9)
(1,429)
153
5
158
(364)
(31)
(395)
(52)
(4)
(56)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash
(5,447)
4,286
(1,161)
(7,751)
1,050
(6,701)
(9,770)
(851)
(10,621)
(1,376)
(120)
(1,496)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period
62,821
3,576
66,397
49,814
5,082
54,896
42,063
6,132
48,195
5,924
864
6,788
At end of period
57,374
7,862
65,236
42,063
6,132
48,195
32,293
5,281
37,574
4,548
744
5,292
Net cash provided by operating activities
6,999
854
7,853
8,694
831
9,525
9,985
633
10,618
1,407
89
1,496
Less: Capital expenditures
(1,920)
(9)
(1,929)
(3,525)
(4)
(3,529)
(3,641)
(19)
(3,660)
(513)
(3)
(516)
Free cash flow
5,079
845
5,924
5,169
827
5,996
6,344
614
6,958
894
86
980
Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu, Inc. minus iQIYI’s consolidated cash flows.
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions,unaudited)
Twelve months ended
Twelve months ended
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (US$)
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
26,241
(71)
26,170
33,263
3,352
36,615
4,685
472
5,157
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(4,210)
266
(3,944)
(48,657)
(1,740)
(50,397)
(6,853)
(245)
(7,098)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(10,859)
4,469
(6,390)
(9,876)
(4,286)
(14,162)
(1,391)
(604)
(1,995)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
1,606
123
1,729
189
93
282
27
13
40
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash
12,778
4,787
17,565
(25,081)
(2,581)
(27,662)
(3,532)
(364)
(3,896)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period
44,596
3,075
47,671
57,374
7,862
65,236
8,080
1,108
9,188
At end of period
57,374
7,862
65,236
32,293
5,281
37,574
4,548
744
5,292
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
26,241
(71)
26,170
33,263
3,352
36,615
4,685
472
5,157
Less: Capital expenditures
(8,112)
(174)
(8,286)
(11,154)
(36)
(11,190)
(1,571)
(5)
(1,576)
Free cash flow
18,129
(245)
17,884
22,109
3,316
25,425
3,114
467
3,581
Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu, Inc. minus iQIYI’s consolidated cash flows.
Baidu, Inc.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures
(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
September 30, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (US$)
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Operating income
3,782
782
4,593
5,498
747
6,274
4,668
773
5,392
657
109
759
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
1,654
187
1,841
1,129
146
1,275
1,485
153
1,638
210
21
231
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
55
8
63
45
2
47
44
1
45
6
–
6
Operating income (non-GAAP)
5,491
977
6,497
6,672
895
7,596
6,197
927
7,075
873
130
996
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets
1,655
79
1,734
1,841
68
1,909
1,921
61
1,982
270
10
280
Adjusted EBITDA
7,146
1,056
8,231
8,513
963
9,505
8,118
988
9,057
1,143
140
1,276
Net income attributable to Baidu
4,773
304
4,953
6,436
476
6,681
2,440
466
2,599
344
66
366
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
1,654
187
1,748
1,128
146
1,194
1,484
153
1,553
209
22
219
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
50
8
55
43
2
44
42
1
42
6
–
6
Add: Disposal (gain) loss
(484)
62
(453)
(753)
–
(753)
(37)
(1)
(38)
(5)
–
(5)
Add: Impairment of long-term investments
318
271
453
46
–
46
132
62
160
19
8
23
Add: Fair value (gain) loss of long-term investments
(1,662)
8
(1,658)
(384)
(2)
(385)
403
–
403
57
–
57
Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)
377
18
386
572
–
572
3,172
–
3,172
447
–
447
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(3)
(111)
(2)
(113)
(132)
–
(132)
(136)
–
(136)
(21)
–
(21)
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)
4,915
856
5,371
6,956
622
7,267
7,500
681
7,755
1,056
96
1,092
Diluted earnings per ADS
13.59
18.22
6.77
0.95
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests
0.46
0.53
0.53
0.07
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS
1.20
1.65
14.56
2.06
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)
15.25
20.40
21.86
3.08
(1) This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.
(2) This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee’s books, accretion of their redeemable
noncontrolling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share.
(3) This represents tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.
Baidu, Inc.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures
(In millions except for ADS and per ADS information, unaudited)
Twelve months ended
Twelve months ended
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (RMB)
December 31, 2023 (US$)
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Operating income
14,534
1,312
15,911
18,825
2,989
21,856
2,651
421
3,078
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
5,977
811
6,788
5,708
637
6,345
804
90
894
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
223
50
273
215
17
232
31
2
33
Add: Contingent loss(2)
214
–
214
–
–
–
–
–
–
Operating income (non-GAAP)
20,948
2,173
23,186
24,748
3,643
28,433
3,486
513
4,005
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets
6,140
337
6,477
7,115
275
7,390
1,002
39
1,041
Adjusted EBITDA
27,088
2,510
29,663
31,863
3,918
35,823
4,488
552
5,046
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu
7,551
(136)
7,559
19,401
1,925
20,315
2,733
271
2,861
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
5,964
811
6,371
5,704
637
5,993
803
90
844
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
200
50
229
195
17
204
27
2
29
Add: Disposal (gain)
(515)
(368)
(700)
(1,926)
(90)
(1,967)
(271)
(13)
(277)
Add: Impairment of long-term investments
2,180
841
2,601
479
336
631
67
47
89
Add: Fair value loss (gain) of long-term investments
3,977
(18)
3,968
(54)
4
(52)
(8)
1
(7)
Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(3)
1,473
105
1,548
–
3,918
9
3,922
–
552
2
551
Add: Charitable donation from Baidu(4)
136
–
136
–
–
–
–
–
–
Add: Contingent loss(2)
214
–
214
–
–
–
–
–
–
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(5)
(1,245)
(1)
(1,246)
(299)
–
(299)
(41)
–
(41)
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)
19,935
1,284
20,680
27,418
2,838
28,747
3,862
400
4,049
Diluted earnings per ADS
19.85
55.08
7.76
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests
1.68
2.02
0.28
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS
37.40
23.75
3.35
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)
58.93
80.85
11.39
(1) This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.
(2) This represents contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding involving former advertising agency.
(3) This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee’s books,
accretion of their redeemable noncontrolling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value
per share.
(4) This represents non-recurring charitable donation to discrete events.
(5) This represents tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.
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“This new strategic direction for our upstream business will allow us to transform a core part of our business and deliver enhanced value to our customers,” said Dave Ernsberger, President, S&P Global Energy. “Backed by an innovative new AI-powered platform, Titan, that will fundamentally change how our upstream data is connected and delivered, we are taking a significant leap forward in how we serve global energy markets as the most trusted provider of data and insights. These new investments could not come at a more important time as the world navigates a challenging energy environment, powered by the data and insights we provide.”
Along with launching Titan, divesting these software assets will allow S&P Global Energy to focus on providing world class data and insights and pursue a channel-agnostic approach toward the distribution of its content. As part of this transaction, S&P Global Energy will continue to distribute its leading proprietary data through the divested geoscience and petroleum engineering workflow tools. The parties have also entered an agreement to expand their partnership through further data distribution and collaboration on building new AI models to transform upstream business use cases.
“Unconventional markets demand speed, scale and efficiency,” said Olivier Le Peuch, Chief Executive Officer, SLB. “This software portfolio is widely used by U.S. land operators in their daily workflows. By integrating these capabilities with our industrial-scale digital platforms and AI technologies we can serve customers across the full spectrum of subsurface and planning needs.”
SLB’s upstream energy sector tools and services are designed to deliver insights and manage data to meet diverse client needs across exploration, production, logistics, and midstream infrastructure including pipelines, storage terminals, and ports. The customers include national and international energy companies, and independents, along with midstream-downstream operating companies.
The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the second half of 2026 or early 2027. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as financial advisor to S&P Global. Ropes & Gray LLP is acting as legal advisor to S&P Global. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is acting as legal advisor to SLB.
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About S&P Global Energy
At S&P Global Energy (formerly S&P Global Commodity Insights), our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long-term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are: Platts for pricing and news; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration.
S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world-leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape. Learn more at www.spglobal.com/energy.
About SLB
SLB is a global technology company that has driven energy innovation for 100 years. With a global presence in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition.
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Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements include, among other things:
worldwide economic, financial, political, and regulatory conditions (including slower GDP growth or recession, restrictions on trade (e.g., tariffs), instability in the banking sector and inflation), and factors that contribute to uncertainty and volatility (e.g., supply chain risk), geopolitical uncertainty (including military conflict), natural and man-made disasters, civil unrest, public health crises (e.g., pandemics), and conditions that result from legislative, regulatory, trade and policy changes, including from the U.S. administration;the volatility and health of debt, equity, commodities, energy and automotive markets, including credit quality and spreads, the composition and mix of credit maturity profiles, the level of liquidity and future debt issuances, equity flows from active to passive, fluctuations in average asset prices in global equities, demand for investment products that track indices and assessments and trading volumes of certain exchange traded derivatives;the demand and market for credit ratings in and across the sectors and geographies where the Company operates;the Company’s ability to maintain adequate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect the security of confidential information and data, or protect against a system or network disruption that results in regulatory penalties and remedial costs or improper disclosure of confidential information or data;the outcome of litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries;concerns in the marketplace affecting the Company’s credibility or otherwise affecting market perceptions of the integrity or utility of independent credit ratings, benchmarks, indices and other services;the level of merger and acquisition activity in the United States and abroad;the level of the Company’s future cash flows and capital investments;the effect of competitive products (including those incorporating artificial intelligence (“AI”)) and pricing, including the level of success of new product developments and global expansion;the impact of customer cost-cutting pressures;a decline in the demand for our products and services by our customers and other market participants;our ability to develop new products or technologies, to integrate our products with new technologies (e.g., AI), or to compete with new products or technologies offered by new or existing competitors;the introduction of competing products (including those developed by AI) or technologies by other companies;our ability to protect our intellectual property from unauthorized use and infringement, including by others using AI technologies, and to operate our business without violating third-party intellectual property rights, including through our own use of AI in our products and services;our ability to attract, incentivize and retain key employees, especially in a competitive business environment;our ability to successfully navigate key organizational changes;the continuously evolving regulatory environment in Europe, the United States and elsewhere around the globe affecting each of our businesses and the products they offer, and our compliance therewith;the Company’s exposure to potential criminal sanctions or civil penalties for noncompliance with foreign and U.S. laws and regulations that are applicable in the jurisdictions in which it operates, including sanctions laws relating to countries such as Iran, Russia and Venezuela, anti-corruption laws such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, and local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials, as well as import and export restrictions;the Company’s ability to make acquisitions and dispositions and successfully integrate the businesses we acquire;consolidation of the Company’s customers, suppliers or competitors;the ability of the Company, and its third-party service providers, to maintain adequate physical and technological infrastructure;the Company’s ability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problem, such as an earthquake, hurricane, flood, civil unrest, protests, military conflict, terrorist attack, outbreak of pandemic or contagious diseases, security breach, cyber attack, data breach, power loss, telecommunications failure or other natural or man-made event;the impact on the Company’s revenue and net income caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;the impact of changes in applicable tax or accounting requirements on the Company;the separation of Mobility not being consummated within the anticipated time period or at all;the ability of the separation of Mobility to qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes;any disruption to the Company’s business in connection with the proposed separation of Mobility;any loss of synergies from separating the businesses of Mobility and the Company that adversely impact the results of operations of both businesses, or the companies resulting from the separation of Mobility not realizing all of the expected benefits of the separation; andfollowing the separation of Mobility, the combined value of the common stock of the two publicly-traded companies not being equal to or greater than the value of the Company’s common stock had the separation not occurred.
The factors noted above are not exhaustive. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in a dynamic business environment in which new risks emerge frequently. Accordingly, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it is made, except as required by applicable law. Further information about the Company’s businesses, including information about factors that could materially affect its results of operations and financial condition, is contained in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including Item 1A, Risk Factors in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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STAMFORD, Conn., April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Charter Communications, Inc. (along with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Charter”), which operates the Spectrum brand, today reported financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
First quarter Spectrum Mobile™ lines increased by 368,000 and by 1.8 million over the last twelve months. As of March 31, 2026, Charter served 12.1 million mobile lines.During the first quarter, Spectrum Internet® customers declined by 120,000. As of March 31, 2026, Charter served 29.6 million Internet customers.As of March 31, 2026, customer relationships totaled 31.7 million and connectivity customers totaled 30.5 million.First quarter revenue of $13.6 billion declined 1.0% year-over-year, primarily driven by lower residential video revenue. Residential connectivity revenue grew 0.9% year-over-year.Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.2 billion in the first quarter. First quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 of $5.6 billion declined 2.2% year-over-year and declined 1.8% excluding transition expenses.First quarter capital expenditures totaled $2.9 billion and included $812 million of line extensions.First quarter net cash flows from operating activities totaled $4.3 billion versus $4.2 billion in the prior year.First quarter free cash flow1 of $1.4 billion decreased from $1.6 billion in the prior year, primarily due to higher capital expenditures, partly offset by higher operating cash flow.During the first quarter, Charter purchased 4.3 million shares of Charter Class A common stock for $963 million.
“We remain confident about our ability to win in the marketplace and grow over the longer term. That confidence is founded on our advanced network, our core operating strategy of delivering great products at great prices and our focus on increasing customer satisfaction,” said Chris Winfrey, President and CEO of Charter. “As we continue to improve our products, pricing, packaging, and service, and complete our rural and network initiatives, we are poised for improving customer and free cash flow growth.”
1.
Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures defined in the “Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Information” section and are reconciled to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, in the addendum of this news release.
Key Operating Results
Approximate as of
March 31, 2026 (c)
March 31, 2025 (c)
Y/Y Change
Footprint
Estimated Passings (d)
58,661
57,167
2.6 %
Customer Relationships (e)
Residential
29,452
29,914
(1.5) %
Small Business
2,231
2,246
(0.7) %
Total Customer Relationships
31,683
32,160
(1.5) %
Residential
(157)
(50)
(107)
Small Business
(6)
(4)
(2)
Total Customer Relationships Quarterly Net Additions
(163)
(54)
(109)
Total Customer Relationship Penetration of Estimated Passings (f)
54.0 %
56.3 %
(2.3) ppts
Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer (g)
$ 118.44
$ 120.07
(1.4) %
Monthly Small Business Revenue per Small Business Customer (h)
$ 162.71
$ 161.31
0.9 %
Residential Customer Relationships Penetration (i)
One Product Penetration
47.7 %
48.9 %
(1.2) ppts
Two Product Penetration
34.8 %
33.4 %
1.4 ppts
Three or More Product Penetration
17.5 %
17.7 %
(0.2) ppts
Connectivity (j)
Residential
28,446
28,758
(1.1) %
Small Business
2,074
2,080
(0.3) %
Total Connectivity Customers
30,520
30,838
(1.0) %
Residential
(117)
(5)
(112)
Small Business
(3)
(2)
(1)
Total Connectivity Quarterly Net Additions
(120)
(7)
(113)
Internet
Residential
27,524
27,979
(1.6) %
Small Business
2,036
2,045
(0.5) %
Total Internet Customers
29,560
30,024
(1.5) %
Residential
(117)
(55)
(62)
Small Business
(3)
(4)
1
Total Internet Quarterly Net Additions
(120)
(59)
(61)
Mobile Lines (k)
Residential
11,714
10,031
16.8 %
Small Business
420
334
25.7 %
Total Mobile Lines
12,134
10,365
17.1 %
Residential
344
488
(144)
Small Business
24
19
5
Total Mobile Lines Quarterly Net Additions
368
507
(139)
Video (l)
Residential
12,021
12,160
(1.1) %
Small Business
524
551
(5.0) %
Total Video Customers
12,545
12,711
(1.3) %
Residential
(51)
(167)
116
Small Business
(9)
(14)
5
Total Video Quarterly Net Additions
(60)
(181)
121
Voice
Residential
4,665
5,372
(13.2) %
Small Business
1,207
1,234
(2.2) %
Total Voice Customers
5,872
6,606
(11.1) %
Mid-Market & Large Business (m)
Mid-Market & Large Business Primary Service Units (“PSUs”)
360
344
4.5 %
Mid-Market & Large Business Quarterly Net Additions
3
4
(1)
In thousands, except per customer and penetration data. See footnotes to unaudited summary of operating statistics on page 7 of the addendum of this news release. The footnotes contain important disclosures regarding the definitions used for these operating statistics. All percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.
First quarter total Internet customers decreased by 120,000, compared to a decline of 59,000 during the first quarter of 2025. Spectrum Internet delivers the fastest Internet speeds1 in the nation. Spectrum is evolving its connectivity network to offer symmetrical and multi-gigabit Internet speeds across its entire footprint and has launched symmetrical Internet service in several markets. Spectrum expects to complete its network evolution initiative in 2027. Spectrum Advanced WiFi provides customers an optimized home network while providing greater control of connected devices with enhanced security and privacy. In February, Spectrum launched its Invincible WiFi™ product, a tri-band advanced WiFi 7 router that integrates 5G cellular and battery backup to keep customers seamlessly and fully connected during a power outage or network disruption. In the first quarter, Spectrum launched its $1,000 savings guarantee; customers signing up to Spectrum Internet and switching two or more mobile lines from Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile are now guaranteed $1,000 of savings in their first year, or Spectrum will cover the difference.
During the first quarter of 2026, Charter added 368,000 total mobile lines, compared to growth of 507,000 during the first quarter of 2025. Spectrum Mobile offers the fastest overall speeds,2 with plans that include 5G access, do not require contracts and include taxes and fees in the price. Spectrum Mobile is central to Charter’s converged network strategy to provide customers a differentiated connectivity experience with highly competitive, simple data plans and pricing.
Total video customers decreased by 60,000 in the first quarter of 2026, compared to a decline of 181,000 in the first quarter of 2025, with the improvement driven by simplified pricing and packaging and benefits from the inclusion of programmers’ streaming applications in Spectrum’s expanded basic video packages. As of March 31, 2026, Charter had 12.5 million total video customers.
Spectrum TV Select video customers now receive up to approximately $120 per month (soon to be approximately $126 per month) of programmers’ streaming application retail value at no extra cost, including the ad-supported versions of Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited, HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, AMC+, ViX, Tennis Channel and Fox One, with Discovery+ launching soon. In October 2025, Spectrum unveiled the Spectrum App Store, an innovative digital marketplace where Spectrum TV customers can activate, manage and upgrade the streaming apps included with their video plans. The Spectrum App Store also allows Spectrum customers without a traditional TV package to purchase and manage streaming apps à la carte.
During the first quarter of 2026, total wireline voice customers declined by 174,000, compared to a decline of 278,000 in the first quarter of 2025. As of March 31, 2026, Charter had 5.9 million total wireline voice customers.
Charter continues to work with federal, state and local governments to bring Spectrum Internet to unserved and underserved communities. During the first quarter of 2026, Charter activated 89,000 subsidized rural passings. Within Charter’s subsidized rural footprint, total customer relationships increased by 41,000 in the first quarter of 2026.
1.
Fastest Speeds claim based on Broadband Download Speed among the top 5 national providers in Opensignal USA: Fixed Broadband Experience Report – May 2025. Based on Opensignal independent analysis of mean download speed.
2.
Fastest Wireless Speeds based on combined mean download speed results for 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi across converged users on the top 5 national providers in November 2025 report.
First Quarter Financial Results
(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
% Change
Revenues:
Internet
$ 5,852
$ 5,930
(1.3) %
Mobile service
1,052
914
15.1 %
Connectivity
6,904
6,844
0.9 %
Video
3,252
3,580
(9.2) %
Voice
338
356
(5.0) %
Residential revenue
10,494
10,780
(2.7) %
Small business
1,090
1,088
0.2 %
Mid-market & large business
749
734
2.1 %
Commercial revenue
1,839
1,822
1.0 %
Advertising sales
358
340
5.3 %
Other
906
793
14.2 %
Total Revenues
$ 13,597
$ 13,735
(1.0) %
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders
$ 1,163
$ 1,217
(4.4) %
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders margin
8.6 %
8.9 %
Adjusted EBITDA1
$ 5,637
$ 5,763
(2.2) %
Adjusted EBITDA margin
41.5 %
42.0 %
Capital expenditures
$ 2,855
$ 2,399
19.0 %
Net cash flows from operating activities
$ 4,304
$ 4,236
1.6 %
Free cash flow1
$ 1,372
$ 1,564
(12.3) %
All percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.
1.
Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures defined in the “Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Information” section and are reconciled to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, in the addendum of this news release.
Revenues
First quarter revenue decreased by 1.0% year-over-year to $13.6 billion, driven by lower residential video revenue partly due to costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue and lower residential Internet revenue, partly offset by an increase in residential mobile service revenue and higher mobile device revenue. Excluding advertising sales revenue and costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue, first quarter total revenue grew by 0.1% year-over-year.
Residential revenue totaled $10.5 billion in the first quarter, a decrease of 2.7% year-over-year, driven by a year-over-year decline in residential customers of 1.5% and a decrease in monthly residential revenue per residential customer of 1.4%.
First quarter 2026 monthly residential revenue per residential customer totaled $118.44, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the prior year period. The decline was driven by a higher mix of lower priced video packages within Charter’s video customer base, $218 million of costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue versus $47 million in the prior year period and a decline in video customers during the last year, partly offset by promotional rate step-ups, rate adjustments and the growth of Spectrum Mobile. Excluding costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue, monthly residential revenue per residential customer increased 0.3% compared to the prior year period.
Internet revenue declined 1.3% year-over-year to $5.9 billion, driven by a decline in Internet customers year-over year, partly offset by a favorable change in bundled revenue allocation year-over-year, promotional rate step-ups and rate adjustments.
First quarter mobile service revenue totaled $1.1 billion, an increase of 15.1% year-over-year, driven by mobile line growth and rate adjustments, partly offset by less favorable bundled revenue allocation year-over-year.
Video revenue totaled $3.3 billion in the first quarter, a decrease of 9.2% compared to the prior year period, driven by a higher mix of lower priced video packages within Charter’s video customer base, $218 million of costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue versus $47 million in the prior year period, more unfavorable bundled revenue allocation year-over-year and a decline in video customers during the last year, partly offset by promotional rate step-ups and video rate adjustments that pass through programmer rate increases.
Voice revenue decreased by 5.0% year-over-year to $338 million, driven by a decline in wireline voice customers, partly offset by voice rate adjustments.
Commercial revenue increased by 1.0% year-over-year to $1.8 billion, driven by mid-market and large business revenue growth of 2.1% year-over-year and an increase in small business revenue of 0.2%. Mid-market and large business revenue excluding wholesale increased by 2.8% year-over-year, mostly reflecting PSU growth. The year-over-year increase in first quarter 2026 small business revenue was driven by a 0.9% increase year-over-year in monthly small business revenue per small business customer, mostly offset by a decline in small business customer relationships year-over-year.
First quarter advertising sales revenue of $358 million increased by 5.3% compared to the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by higher political revenue. Excluding political revenue in both periods, advertising sales revenue decreased by 3.4% year-over-year driven by lower linear advertising revenue, partly offset by higher streaming advertising revenue.
Other revenue totaled $906 million in the first quarter, an increase of 14.2% compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by higher mobile device sales.
Operating Costs and Expenses
First quarter total operating costs and expenses declined 0.2% year-over-year to $8.0 billion driven by lower programming costs, mostly offset by higher other costs of revenue.
First quarter programming costs decreased by $214 million, or 9.3% as compared to the first quarter of 2025, reflecting $218 million of costs allocated to programmer streaming applications and netted within video revenue versus $47 million in the prior year period, a higher mix of lower cost packages within Charter’s video customer base and fewer video customers, partly offset by contractual programming rate increases and renewals.
Other costs of revenue increased by $181 million, or 11.4% year-over-year, primarily driven by higher mobile service direct costs, higher mobile device sales and higher advertising sales costs given higher political revenue.
Field and technology operations expenses decreased by $24 million, or 1.8% year-over-year, primarily driven by lower labor expense.
Customer operations expenses decreased by $6 million, or 0.8% year-over-year, primarily due to a decrease in bad debt expense.
Marketing and residential sales expenses decreased by $30 million or 3.2% year-over-year, due to lower marketing and labor expenses.
Transition expenses represent incremental costs incurred to prepare for the integration of the previously announced Cox transaction.
Other expenses increased by $57 million, or 5.3% as compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to one-time benefits of $75 million in the prior year period.
Net Income Attributable to Charter Shareholders
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, with lower Adjusted EBITDA and higher depreciation and amortization, partly offset by a decrease in other operating expenses due to a non-strategic asset impairment charge in the first quarter of 2025.
Net income per basic common share attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $9.27 in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $8.59 during the same period last year. The increase was primarily the result of a 11.4% decrease in basic weighted average common shares outstanding versus the prior year period, partly offset by the factors described above.
Adjusted EBITDA
First quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $5.6 billion declined by 2.2% year-over-year, reflecting a decline in revenue of 1.0%, partly offset by a decrease in operating costs and expenses of 0.2%. Excluding transition expenses, Adjusted EBITDA declined 1.8% year-over-year.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures totaled $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $456 million compared to the first quarter of 2025 given timing of spend, with higher upgrade/rebuild (primarily network evolution) and CPE, partly offset by lower line extension spend.
Charter continues to expect full year 2026 capital expenditures, excluding impacts from the previously announced Cox transaction, to total approximately $11.4 billion. The actual amount of capital expenditures in 2026 will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the pace of Charter’s network evolution and expansion initiatives, supply chain timing and growth rates in Charter’s residential and commercial businesses.
Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
During the first quarter of 2026, net cash flows from operating activities totaled $4.3 billion, an increase from $4.2 billion in the prior year. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to a less unfavorable change in working capital, partly offset by lower Adjusted EBITDA and higher cash paid for interest.
Free cash flow in the first quarter of 2026 totaled $1.4 billion, a decrease of $192 million compared to the first quarter of 2025. The year-over-year decrease in free cash flow was driven by higher capital expenditures, partly offset by a less unfavorable change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures and higher net cash flows from operating activities.
Liquidity & Financing
As of March 31, 2026, total principal amount of debt was $94.3 billion and Charter’s credit facilities provided approximately $4.6 billion of additional liquidity in excess of Charter’s $517 million cash position.
In January 2026, CCO Holdings, LLC (“CCO Holdings”) and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior notes due February 2033 at par and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior notes due February 2036 at par. In February 2026, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. redeemed $750 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 5.500% senior notes due 2026 and $2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 5.125% senior notes due 2027.
Share Repurchases
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Charter purchased 4.3 million shares of Charter Class A common stock for $963 million.
Webcast
Charter will host a webcast on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) related to the contents of this release.
The webcast can be accessed live via the Company’s investor relations website at ir.charter.com. Participants should go to the webcast link no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time to register. The webcast will be archived at ir.charter.com two hours after completion of the webcast.
Additional Information Available on Website
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2026, which will be posted on the “Results & SEC Filings” section of the Company’s investor relations website at ir.charter.com, when it is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). A slide presentation to accompany the conference call and a trending schedule containing historical customer and financial data will also be available in the “Results & SEC Filings” section.
Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Information
The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by Charter, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, in the Addendum to this release.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Charter shareholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, other income (expenses), net and other operating (income) expenses, net, such as special charges, merger and acquisition costs and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company’s businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by the Company’s capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
Management and Charter’s board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess Charter’s performance and its ability to service its debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under the Company’s credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the SEC). For the purpose of calculating compliance with leverage covenants, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, excluding certain expenses paid by its operating subsidiaries to other Charter entities. The Company’s debt covenants refer to these expenses as management fees, which were $366 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company with services available to nearly 59 million homes and small to large businesses across 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Founded in 1993, Charter has evolved from providing cable TV to streaming, and from high-speed Internet to a converged broadband, WiFi and mobile experience. Over the Spectrum Fiber Broadband Network and supported by our 100% U.S.-based employees, the Company offers Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
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This communication includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under “Risk Factors” from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this communication may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “future,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning,” “designed,” “create,” “predict,” “project,” “initiatives,” “seek,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “upside,” “increases,” “grow,” “focused on” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this communication are set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K, and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flow from operations by offering Internet, mobile, video, voice, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our service areas and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures;the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) operators, wireless and satellite broadband and telephone providers, digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers, fiber to the home providers and providers of video content over broadband Internet connections;general business conditions, unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector and economic uncertainty or downturn;our ability to develop and deploy new products and technologies including consumer services and service platforms;any events that disrupt our networks, information systems or properties and impair our operating activities or our reputation;the effects of governmental regulation on our business including subsidies to consumers, subsidies and incentives for competitors, costs, disruptions and possible limitations on operating flexibility related to, and our ability to comply with, regulatory conditions applicable to us;our ability to procure necessary services and equipment from our vendors in a timely manner and at reasonable costs including in connection with our network evolution and rural construction initiatives;our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming costs (including retransmission consents and distribution requirements);the ability to hire and retain key personnel;the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit markets;our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions;our ability to satisfy the conditions to consummate the Liberty Broadband Combination and/or the Cox Transactions and/or to consummate the Liberty Broadband Combination and/or the Cox Transactions in a timely manner or at all;the risks related to us being restricted in the operation of our business while the Liberty Broadband Merger Agreement and the Cox Communications Transaction Agreement are in effect;other risks related to the Liberty Broadband Combination as described in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the Liberty Broadband Combination, filed by Charter on January 22, 2025, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Where You Can Find More Information” included therein; andother risks related to the Cox Transactions as described in the definitive proxy statement with respect to the Cox Transactions, filed by Charter on July 2, 2025, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Where You Can Find More Information” included therein.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP MEASURES
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Last Twelve Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
2026
2025
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders
$ 1,163
$ 1,217
$ 4,933
$ 5,194
Plus: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
200
192
787
788
Interest expense, net
1,256
1,241
5,057
5,154
Income tax expense
465
445
1,712
1,648
Depreciation and amortization
2,211
2,181
8,741
8,664
Stock compensation expense
203
222
654
659
Other, net
139
265
698
728
Adjusted EBITDA (a)
$ 5,637
$ 5,763
$ 22,582
$ 22,835
Net cash flows from operating activities
$ 4,304
$ 4,236
$ 16,145
$ 15,454
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(2,855)
(2,399)
(12,115)
(10,877)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
(77)
(273)
782
886
Free cash flow (a)
$ 1,372
$ 1,564
$ 4,812
$ 5,463
The above schedule is presented in order to reconcile Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, non-GAAP measures, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in accordance with Section 401(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
UNAUDITED ALTERNATIVE PRESENTATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
% Change
REVENUES:
Internet
$ 5,852
$ 5,930
(1.3) %
Mobile service
1,052
914
15.1 %
Connectivity
6,904
6,844
0.9 %
Video
3,252
3,580
(9.2) %
Voice
338
356
(5.0) %
Residential revenue
10,494
10,780
(2.7) %
Small business
1,090
1,088
0.2 %
Mid-market & large business
749
734
2.1 %
Commercial revenue
1,839
1,822
1.0 %
Advertising sales
358
340
5.3 %
Other
906
793
14.2 %
Total Revenues
13,597
13,735
(1.0) %
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Programming
2,088
2,302
(9.3) %
Other costs of revenue
1,765
1,584
11.4 %
Field and technology operations
1,258
1,282
(1.8) %
Customer operations
766
772
(0.8) %
Marketing and residential sales
919
949
(3.2) %
Transition expenses
24
—
n/a
Other expense (b)
1,140
1,083
5.3 %
Total operating costs and expenses (b)
7,960
7,972
(0.2) %
Adjusted EBITDA (a)
$ 5,637
$ 5,763
(2.2) %
All percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding. See footnotes on page 7.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
REVENUES
$ 13,597
$ 13,735
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)
8,163
8,194
Depreciation and amortization
2,211
2,181
Other operating expenses, net
15
123
10,389
10,498
Income from operations
3,208
3,237
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net
(1,256)
(1,241)
Other expenses, net
(124)
(142)
(1,380)
(1,383)
Income before income taxes
1,828
1,854
Income tax expense
(465)
(445)
Consolidated net income
1,363
1,409
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(200)
(192)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders
$ 1,163
$ 1,217
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic
$ 9.27
$ 8.59
Diluted
$ 9.17
$ 8.42
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
125,488,486
141,591,396
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
126,849,271
144,574,684
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions)
March 31,
December 31
2026
2025
ASSETS
(unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 517
$ 477
Accounts receivable, net
3,510
3,680
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
933
987
Total current assets
4,960
5,144
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net
47,198
46,444
Customer relationships, net
324
440
Franchises
67,471
67,471
Goodwill
29,710
29,710
Total investment in cable properties, net
144,703
144,065
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
4,981
5,004
Total assets
$ 154,644
$ 154,213
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities
$ 12,375
$ 12,556
Current portion of long-term debt
—
750
Total current liabilities
12,375
13,306
LONG-TERM DEBT
94,414
94,006
EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY
1,596
1,447
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
20,049
19,841
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
5,140
5,094
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Controlling interest
16,385
16,054
Noncontrolling interests
4,685
4,465
Total shareholders’ equity
21,070
20,519
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 154,644
$ 154,213
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income
$ 1,363
$ 1,409
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
2,211
2,181
Stock compensation expense
203
222
Noncash interest, net
6
8
Deferred income taxes
214
(27)
Other, net
126
233
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable
5
(48)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
7
(235)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
169
493
Net cash flows from operating activities
4,304
4,236
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(2,855)
(2,399)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
(77)
(273)
Other, net
(42)
(132)
Net cash flows from investing activities
(2,974)
(2,804)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt
7,216
1,393
Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility
148
121
Repayments of long-term debt
(7,499)
(1,609)
Payments for debt issuance costs
(30)
—
Purchase of treasury stock
(1,026)
(802)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
2
17
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
—
(20)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
(2)
(3)
Other, net
(115)
(169)
Net cash flows from financing activities
(1,306)
(1,072)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
24
360
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period
598
506
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period
$ 622
$ 866
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST
$ 1,067
$ 995
As of March 31, 2026, December 31, 2025, March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash includes $105 million, $121 million, $70 million and $47 million of restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED SUMMARY OF OPERATING STATISTICS
(in thousands, except per customer and penetration data)
Approximate as of
March 31,
2026 (c)
December 31,
2025 (c)
March 31,
2025 (c)
Footprint
Estimated Passings (d)
58,661
58,399
57,167
Customer Relationships (e)
Residential
29,452
29,609
29,914
Small Business
2,231
2,237
2,246
Total Customer Relationships
31,683
31,846
32,160
Residential
(157)
(125)
(50)
Small Business
(6)
(2)
(4)
Total Customer Relationships Quarterly Net Additions
(163)
(127)
(54)
Total Customer Relationship Penetration of Estimated Passings (f)
54.0 %
54.5 %
56.3 %
Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer (g)
$ 118.44
$ 117.19
$ 120.07
Monthly Small Business Revenue per Small Business Customer (h)
$ 162.71
$ 159.85
$ 161.31
Residential Customer Relationships Penetration (i)
One Product Penetration
47.7 %
48.0 %
48.9 %
Two Product Penetration
34.8 %
34.5 %
33.4 %
Three or More Product Penetration
17.5 %
17.5 %
17.7 %
Connectivity (j)
Residential
28,446
28,563
28,758
Small Business
2,074
2,077
2,080
Total Connectivity Customers
30,520
30,640
30,838
Residential
(117)
(95)
(5)
Small Business
(3)
—
(2)
Total Connectivity Quarterly Net Additions
(120)
(95)
(7)
Internet
Residential
27,524
27,641
27,979
Small Business
2,036
2,039
2,045
Total Internet Customers
29,560
29,680
30,024
Residential
(117)
(119)
(55)
Small Business
(3)
—
(4)
Total Internet Quarterly Net Additions
(120)
(119)
(59)
Mobile Lines (k)
Residential
11,714
11,370
10,031
Small Business
420
396
334
Total Mobile Lines
12,134
11,766
10,365
Residential
344
406
488
Small Business
24
22
19
Total Mobile Lines Quarterly Net Additions
368
428
507
Video (l)
Residential
12,021
12,072
12,160
Small Business
524
533
551
Total Video Customers
12,545
12,605
12,711
Residential
(51)
49
(167)
Small Business
(9)
(5)
(14)
Total Video Quarterly Net Additions
(60)
44
(181)
Voice
Residential
4,665
4,832
5,372
Small Business
1,207
1,214
1,234
Total Voice Customers
5,872
6,046
6,606
Mid-Market & Large Business (m)
Mid-Market & Large Business Primary Service Units (“PSUs”)
360
357
344
Mid-Market & Large Business Quarterly Net Additions
3
3
4
See footnotes on page 7.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
Customer premise equipment (n)
$ 668
$ 473
Scalable infrastructure (o)
310
293
Upgrade/rebuild (p)
675
395
Support capital (q)
390
360
Capital expenditures, excluding line extensions
2,043
1,521
Subsidized rural construction line extensions
426
467
Other line extensions
386
411
Total line extensions (r)
812
878
Total capital expenditures
$ 2,855
$ 2,399
Capital expenditures included in total related to:
Commercial services
$ 286
$ 273
Subsidized rural construction initiative (s)
$ 427
$ 468
Mobile
$ 60
$ 53
See footnotes on page 7.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FOOTNOTES
(a)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Charter shareholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, other (income) expenses, net and other operating (income) expenses, net such as special charges, merger and acquisition costs and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
(b)
Other expense excludes stock compensation expense. Total operating costs and expenses excludes stock compensation expense, depreciation and amortization and other operating (income) expenses, net.
(c)
We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account in accordance with our collection policies. On that basis, at March 31, 2026, December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, customers included approximately 87,600, 82,300 and 92,200 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due, approximately 7,800, 9,700 and 10,700 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due and approximately 13,600, 13,600 and 17,000 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due.
(d)
Passings represent our estimate of the number of units, such as single family homes, apartment and condominium units and small business and mid-market & large business sites passed by our cable distribution network in the areas where we offer the service indicated. These estimates are based upon the information available at this time and are updated for all periods presented when new information becomes available.
(e)
Customer relationships include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing Internet, mobile, video and voice services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. Customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) and that are billed under bulk contracts are counted based on the number of billed units within each bulk MDU. Total customer relationships exclude mid-market & large business customer relationships.
(f)
Penetration represents residential and small business customers as a percentage of estimated passings.
(g)
Monthly residential revenue per residential customer is calculated as total residential quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter.
(h)
Monthly small business revenue per small business customer is calculated as total small business quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average small business customer relationships during the respective quarter.
(i)
One product, two product and three or more product penetration represents the number of residential customers that subscribe to one product, two products or three or more products, respectively, as a percentage of residential customer relationships.
(j)
Connectivity customers represent all customers receiving our Internet and/or mobile connectivity services.
(k)
Mobile lines include phones and tablets which require one of our standard rate plans (e.g., “Unlimited” or “By the Gig”). Mobile lines exclude wearables and other devices that do not require standard phone rate plans.
(l)
Video customers only include customers that purchase Spectrum traditional or streaming linear video packages and exclude customers that only purchase streaming applications.
(m)
Mid-market & large business PSUs represents the aggregate number of fiber service offerings counting each separate service offering at each customer location as an individual PSU.
(n)
Customer premise equipment includes equipment and devices located at the customer’s premise used to deliver our Internet, video and voice services (e.g., modems, routers and set-top boxes), as well as installation costs.
(o)
Scalable infrastructure includes costs, not related to customer premise equipment or our network, to secure growth of new customers or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).
(p)
Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including our network evolution initiative.
(q)
Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets (e.g., back-office systems, non-network equipment, land and buildings, vehicles, tools and test equipment).
(r)
Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).
(s)
The subsidized rural construction initiative subcategory includes projects for which we are receiving subsidies from federal, state and local governments, excluding customer premise equipment and installation.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Marking its first anniversary, KVB Futures celebrates a year of growth and milestones by hosting its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative under the #BetterTogether vision at Yayasan Pondok Kasih Mandiri, Jakarta. Held in conjunction with Easter, the initiative reflects the company’s commitment to creating meaningful connections with the community through activities such as Easter egg colouring, a communal meal, and a donation handover to the foundation’s children.
The event was attended by President Director Tonny Fong, alongside the Compliance Director and KVB staff, highlighting KVB Futures’ commitment at the leadership level to actively contribute to social impact initiatives and community development.
“At KVB Futures, we believe that meaningful impact begins with care. This initiative reflects our responsibility to support and give back to the community, and we hope to continue creating a positive and lasting difference through our actions.”
Tonny Fong, President Director of KVB Futures.
In celebration of this first anniversary milestone, KVB Futures also introduces its Loyalty Program as a form of appreciation for its loyal clients. The program is designed to reward clients for their continuous trading activities, where each transaction contributes to earning exclusive rewards. Through this initiative, clients are encouraged to grow together with KVB Futures while enjoying additional benefits beyond the trading experience. Rewards offered under the program range from international travel, motorcycles, gold, iPhones, to vouchers reflecting the company’s commitment to delivering tangible value to its clients.
Beyond business growth, this initiative marks the beginning of KVB Futures’ long-term commitment to community engagement and sustainable impact. The company aims to continue developing meaningful programs that not only strengthen relationships with the community but also reinforce its position as a trusted, responsible, and people-first brokerage in Indonesia.
About KVB Futures
PT KVB Futures is a fully regulated brokerage under BAPPEBTI, operating in accordance with applicable regulations of OJK and Bank Indonesia (BI), and is ISO-certified to ensure high standards of security and operational excellence.
KVB Futures offers multi-asset trading services, including foreign exchange, gold, silver, oil, global stock indices, and US stock CFDs. With its KVB app at the core, KVB Futures combines innovative technology and a client-first approach to deliver a seamless, reliable, and competitive trading experience in Indonesia.
KVB Futures Contact
+62 851-1701-0756 | brand@kvb.co.id
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