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Sapiens Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

 

 

Summary Results for First Quarter 2025 (USD in millions, except per share data)

GAAP

Non-GAAP

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

% Change

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

% Change

Revenue

$136.1

$134.2

1.4 %

$136.1

$134.2

1.4 %

Gross Profit

$60.7

$57.6

5.4 %

$63.0

$60.9

3.5 %

Gross Margin

44.6 %

42.9 %

 170 bps

46.3 %

45.4 %

 90 bps

Operating Income

$21.2

$20.5

3.3 %

$24.6

$24.3

1.2 %

Operating Margin

15.6 %

15.3 %

 30 bps

18.0 %

18.1 %

 -10 bps

Net Income (*)

$17.9

$17.4

3.3 %

$20.7

$20.4

1.3 %

Diluted EPS

$0.32

$0.31

3.2 %

$0.37

$0.36

2.8 %

(*) Attributable to Sapiens’ shareholders

 

Roni Al-Dor, President and CEO of Sapiens, stated, “We delivered a strong start to 2025, advancing our strategic growth priorities, signing deals with new and existing customers, and signing two successful targeted acquisitions.  The addition of Candela and AdvantageGo significantly expands our global footprint and innovative solution breadth, reinforcing our position as a leader in both Life and P&C.” 

Mr. Al-Dor continued, “We continue to see steady increases in demand for our AI-driven insurance platforms, strong customer adoption of our SaaS model, and are proud of our team’s relentless efforts on generating results. Innovation is in our DNA, and with the healthy state of our current pipeline, we remain confident in our ability to drive long-term value creation for our customers and shareholders alike.”

“We are well-positioned to continue our positive momentum from the first quarter throughout the remainder of the year,” concluded Mr. Al-Dor. “We are raising our 2025 guidance for non-GAAP revenue to the range of $574 million to $578 million from the previous $553 million to $558 million.”

“Our non-GAAP operating profit is expected to be in the range of $94 million to $96 million, with an operating margin of 16.5% at the midpoint. This compares to the previous guidance of $98 million to $102 million.”

“Our 2025 operating profit guidance reflects favorable currency movements. However, this is expected to be offset by losses associated with AdvantageGo and integration costs related to both the Candela and AdvantageGo acquisitions. The total aggregate negative impact on 2025 operating profit is approximately $5 million at the midpoint.”

Quarterly Results Conference Call

Management will host a conference call and webcast on May 8, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (4:30 p.m. in Israel) to review and discuss Sapiens’ results. Please call the following numbers (at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time) to participate:

North America (toll-free): 1-888-642-5032
International: 972-3-918-0609
UK: 0-800-917-5108

The live webcast of the call can be viewed on Sapiens’ website at the following link.  A replay of the call will be available one business day following the completion of the event at the same link for 90 days.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP revenue, ARR, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributed to Sapiens shareholders, non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash-Flow.

Sapiens believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Sapiens’ financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. These measures are used in financial reports prepared for management and in quarterly financial reports presented to the Company’s board of directors. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude: amortization of capitalized software development and other intangible assets, capitalization of software development, stock-based compensation, compensation related to acquisition and acquisition-related costs, and tax adjustments related to non-GAAP adjustments.

Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation, or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations, as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures.

To compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. Sapiens urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included with the financial tables of this release.

The Company defines Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) as the annualized value of our revenue from customer subscriptions, term licenses, maintenance, application maintenance, and cloud solutions, which may not be the same as the timing and amount of revenue recognized. The ARR run rate is equal to the product of (i) the sum of these revenues in our most recently completed fiscal quarter, multiplied by (ii) four.

The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net profit, adjusted to stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, capitalization of software development costs, compensation expenses related to acquisition and acquisition-related costs, financial expense (income), provision for income taxes and other income (expenses). These amounts are often excluded by other companies as well, in order to help investors understand the operational performance of their business.

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measurement of its operating performance, because it assists in comparing the operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain non-cash and non-operating items. Adjusted EBITDA reflects an additional way of viewing aspects of the operations that the Company believes, when viewed with the GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business. The Company uses Adjusted Free Cash-Flow as a measurement of its operating performance, and reconciles cash-flow from operating activities to Adjusted Free Cash-Flow, while reducing the amounts for capitalization of software development costs and capital expenditures. The Company adds back cash payments made for former acquisitions in respect of future performance targets and retention criteria as determined upon acquisition date of the respective acquired company, which were included in the cash-flow from operating activities. We believe that Adjusted Free Cash-Flow is useful in evaluating our business, because Adjusted Free Cash-Flow reflects the cash surplus available to fund the expansion of our business.

About Sapiens

Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) is a global leader in intelligent insurance SaaS-based software solutions. With Sapiens’ robust platform, customer-driven partnerships, and rich ecosystem, insurers are empowered to future-proof their organizations with operational excellence in a rapidly changing marketplace. Our SaaS-based Solutions help insurers harness the power of AI and advanced automation to support core solutions for property and casualty, workers’ compensation, and life insurance, including reinsurance, financial & compliance, data & analytics, digital, and decision management. Sapiens boasts a longtime global presence, serving over 600 customers in more than 30 countries with its innovative offerings. Recognized by industry experts and selected for the Microsoft Top 100 Partner program, Sapiens is committed to partnering with our customers for their entire transformation journey and is continuously innovating to ensure their success. For more information visit sapiens or follow us on LinkedIn 

 

Investor and Media Contact
Yaffa Cohen-Ifrah
Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Investor Relations, Sapiens
Mobile: +1 917-533-4782
Email: Yaffa.cohen-ifrah@sapiens.com

Investor Contact
Kimberly Rogers
Managing Director, Hayden IR
Phone: +1 541-904-5075
Email: kim@HaydenIR.com

 

Forward Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release that are incorporated herein by reference are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, as well as information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “plan” and similar expressions. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the degree of our success in our plans to leverage our global footprint to grow our sales; the degree of our success in integrating the companies that we have acquired through the implementation of our M&A growth strategy; the lengthy development cycles for our solutions, which may frustrate our ability to realize revenues and/or profits from our potential new solutions; our lengthy and complex sales cycles, which do not always result in the realization of revenues; the degree of our success in retaining our existing customers or competing effectively for greater market share; difficulties in successfully planning and managing changes in the size of our operations; the frequency of the long-term, large, complex projects that we perform that involve complex estimates of project costs and profit margins, which sometimes change mid-stream; the challenges and potential liability that heightened privacy laws and regulations pose to our business; occasional disputes with clients, which may adversely impact our results of operations and our reputation; various intellectual property issues related to our business; potential unanticipated product vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches of our or our customers’ systems; risks related to the insurance industry in which our clients operate; risks associated with our global sales and operations, such as changes in regulatory requirements, wide-spread viruses and epidemics like the recent novel coronavirus pandemic, which adversely affected our results of operations, or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and risks related to our principal location in Israel and our status as a Cayman Islands company. While we believe such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, should one or more of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or these risks or uncertainties materialize, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please read the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, in order to review conditions that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

 

SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES   

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME 

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)

  Three months ended

 March 31,

2025

2024

 (unaudited)

 (unaudited)

 Revenue

136,105

134,249

 Cost of revenue

75,445

76,689

 Gross profit

60,660

57,560

 Operating expenses:

 Research and development, net

16,276

16,521

 Selling, marketing, general and
administrative

23,188

20,517

 Total operating expenses

39,464

37,038

 Operating income

21,196

20,522

 Financial and other income, net

(1,330)

(1,092)

 Taxes on income

4,492

4,113

 Net income

18,034

17,501

 Attributable to non-controlling interest

141

 Attributable to redeemable non-controlling
interest

98

 Net income attributable to Sapiens’
shareholders

17,936

17,360

 Basic earnings per share

0.32

0.31

 Diluted earnings per share

0.32

0.31

Weighted average number of shares outstanding
used to compute basic earnings per share (in
thousands)

55,888

55,744

Weighted average number of shares outstanding
used to compute diluted earnings per share (in
thousands)

56,020

55,981

 

SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES 

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)

Three months ended

March 31,

2025

2024

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

GAAP revenue

136,105

134,249

Non-GAAP revenue

136,105

134,249

GAAP gross profit

60,660

57,560

Amortization of capitalized software

1,511

1,545

Amortization of other intangible assets

824

1,779

Non-GAAP gross profit

62,995

60,884

GAAP operating income

21,196

20,522

Gross profit adjustments

2,335

3,324

Capitalization of software development

(1,942)

(1,717)

Amortization of other intangible assets

1,560

1,233

Stock-based compensation

847

772

Acquisition-related costs (*)

561

129

Non-GAAP operating income

24,557

24,263

GAAP net income attributable to Sapiens’ 
shareholders

17,936

17,360

Operating income adjustments

3,361

3,741

Taxes on income

(618)

(680)

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Sapiens’
shareholders

20,679

20,421


(*) Acquisition-related costs pertain to charges on behalf of M&A agreements related to future performance targets and
retention criteria, as well as completed or prospective third-party services, such as tax, accounting and legal rendered.

 

Adjusted EBITDA Calculation

U.S. dollars in thousands

Three months ended

 March 31,

2025

2024

GAAP operating profit

21,196

20,522

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Amortization of capitalized software

1,511

1,545

Amortization of other intangible assets

2,384

3,012

Capitalization of software development

(1,942)

(1,717)

Stock-based compensation

847

772

Compensation related to acquisition and acquisition-related costs

561

129

Non-GAAP operating profit

24,557

24,263

Depreciation

972

1,097

Adjusted EBITDA

25,529

25,360

 

Summary of NON-GAAP Financial Information 

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)

Q1 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2024

Q2 2024

Q1 2024

Revenues

136,105

134,305

137,025

136,800

134,249

Gross profit

62,995

62,692

62,809

62,481

60,884

Operating income

24,557

24,468

25,101

24,836

24,263

Adjusted EBITDA

25,529

25,359

26,389

25,931

25,360

Net income to Sapiens’ shareholders

20,679

20,710

21,091

21,041

20,421

Diluted earnings per share

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.36

 

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)

U.S. dollars in thousands 

Three months ended

March 31,

2025

2024

Annual Recurring Revenue

187,386

167,646

 

Non-GAAP Revenues by Geographic Breakdown

U.S. dollars in thousands

Q1 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2024

Q2 2024

Q1 2024

North America

56,871

56,753

55,755

57,918

55,158

Europe

67,480

65,624

69,281

66,072

68,727

Rest of the World

11,754

11,928

11,989

12,810

10,364

Total

136,105

134,305

137,025

136,800

134,249

 

Non-GAAP Revenue breakdown

U.S. dollars in thousands

Q1 2025

%

Q1 2024

%

Software products and re-occurring post-production services (*)

108,057

79.4 %

94,242

70.2 %

Pre-production implementation services (**)

28,048

20.6 %

40,007

29.8 %

Total Revenues

136,105

100 %

134,249

100 %

 

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

Software products and re-occurring post-production services (*)

55,492

50,340

Pre-production implementation services (**)

3,503

10,544

Total Gross profit

62,995

60,884

 

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

Software products and re-occurring post-production services (*)

55.1 %

53.4 %

Pre-production implementation services (**)

12.5 %

26.4 %

Gross margin

46.3 %

45.4 %

(*) Software products and re-occurring post-production services include mainly subscription,
term license, maintenance, application maintenance, cloud solutions and post-production services.
This revenue stream is a mix of recurring and re-occurring in nature.

(**) Pre-production implementation services include mainly implementation services before go-live,
which are one-time in nature. 

 

Adjusted Free Cash-Flow

U.S. dollars in thousands

Q1 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2024

Q2 2024

Q1 2024

Cash-flow from operating activities

25,353

42,109

13,083

8,545

18,488

Increase in capitalized software development costs

(1,942)

(1,759)

(1,834)

(1,823)

(1,717)

Capital expenditures

(366)

(419)

(1,125)

(666)

(466)

Free cash-flow

23,045

39,931

10,124

6,056

16,305

Cash payments attributed to acquisition-related costs(*) (**)

1,238

124

134

751

Adjusted free cash-flow

23,045

41,169

10,248

6,190

17,056

(*) Included in cash-flow from operating activities

(**) Acquisition-related payments pertain to charges on behalf of M&A agreements related to future performance targets and
retention criteria, as well as completed or prospective third-party services, such as tax, accounting and legal rendered.

 

SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

U.S. dollars in thousands

March 31,

December 31,

2025

2024

 (unaudited)

 (unaudited)

 ASSETS

 CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

143,364

163,690

Short-term bank deposit

62,500

52,500

Trade receivables, net and unbilled receivables

105,818

99,603

Other receivables and prepaid expenses

15,707

19,350

Total current assets

327,389

335,143

 LONG-TERM ASSETS

Property and equipment, net

10,401

10,656

Severance pay fund

3,185

3,208

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

329,819

302,472

Operating lease right-of-use assets

20,581

20,746

Other long-term assets

22,605

19,486

Total long-term assets

386,591

356,568

 TOTAL ASSETS

713,980

691,711

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade payables

8,485

8,414

Current maturities of Series B Debentures

19,797

19,796

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

117,219

77,390

Current maturities of operating lease liabilities

7,337

6,440

Deferred revenue

42,102

37,543

Total current liabilities

194,940

149,583

 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Series B Debentures, net of current maturities

19,792

Deferred tax liabilities

9,792

6,899

Other long-term liabilities

10,847

10,331

Long-term operating lease liabilities

16,064

17,719

Accrued severance pay

8,000

7,758

Total long-term liabilities

44,703

62,499

REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

13,746

EQUITY

460,591

479,629

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

713,980

691,711

 

SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

U.S. dollars in thousands

For the three months ended March 31,

2025

2024

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

18,034

17,501

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation of property and equipment

972

1,097

Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software

3,895

4,557

Accretion of discount on series B debentures

5

9

Capital loss (gain) from sale of property and equipment

1

(1)

Stock-based compensation related to options issued to employees

847

772

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amount acquired:

Increase in trade receivables, net and unbilled receivables

(5,058)

(14,703)

Decrease in deferred tax liabilities, net

(514)

(776)

Decrease in other operating assets

5,239

3,737

Increase (decrease) in trade payables

(378)

3,547

Increase (decrease) in other operating liabilities

(1,878)

721

Increase in deferred revenues

3,975

1,968

Increase in accrued severance pay, net

213

59

Net cash provided by operating activities

25,353

18,488

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property and equipment

(368)

(470)

Investment in deposits

(10,110)

(3,291)

Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(16,311)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

2

4

Capitalized software development costs

(1,942)

(1,717)

Net cash used in investing activities

(28,729)

(5,474)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of series B debenture

(19,796)

(19,796)

Acquisition of minority interests

(3,098)

Net cash used in financing activities

(19,796)

(22,894)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

2,846

(147)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(20,326)

(10,027)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

163,690

126,716

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

143,364

116,689

 

Debentures Covenants

As of March 31, 2025, Sapiens was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the indenture for the Series B Debentures, based on having achieved the following in its consolidated financial results:

Covenant 1 

Target shareholders’ equity (excluding non-controlling interest): above $120 million.Actual shareholders’ equity (excluding non-controlling interest) equal to $460.6 million.

Covenant 2

Target ratio of net financial indebtedness to net capitalization (in each case, as defined under the indenture for the Company’s Series B Debentures) below 65%.Actual ratio of net financial indebtedness to net capitalization equal to (67.66)%.

Covenant 3

Target ratio of net financial indebtedness to EBITDA (accumulated calculation for the four last quarters) is below 5.5.Actual ratio of net financial indebtedness to EBITDA (accumulated calculation for the four last quarters) is equal to (1.80).

 

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S&P Global Announces New Strategic Direction for Upstream Energy Business

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Divests its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to global technology firm SLB in order to sharpen focus on proprietary data and insightsLaunches Titan, a new customer facing AI-powered platform for upstream data and insightsPartners with SLB to distribute S&P Global Energy data and develop new tools

NEW YORK, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, S&P Global announced strategic innovations and changes to its upstream energy business, beginning with a definitive agreement to sell S&P Global Energy’s geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation across more than 100 countries. This portfolio of subsurface and engineering software, widely used by U.S. onshore and unconventional operators, includes Kingdom Software, Petra, Harmony Enterprise, Analytics Explorer, SubPUMP, PowerTools, FieldDIRECT, Piper, WellTest, and The Element Platform, together with associated business services.

In addition, S&P Global Energy will launch an AI-powered upstream data platform known as Titan, designed to transform how customers discover, analyze, and act on high-quality data and insights. Built on comprehensive global coverage spanning 113 countries, Titan will serve an estimated 110,000 users across 4,000 client organizations, scaling from individual analysts to global enterprises.

Currently in beta testing with select customers, Titan is scheduled for full commercial launch later this year. The platform consolidates content and analytics into a single, high-performance workspace that accelerates critical decision-making. Titan differentiates through an AI-Powered experience that enables anticipatory discovery, surfacing relevant patterns before users need to search, and helping teams translate upstream market signals into faster commercial and strategic actions.

“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.

Media Contacts:

Josh Goldstein    
S&P Global Energy  
+1 954-254-4900  
josh.goldstein@spglobal.com  

Orla O’Brien  
S&P Global  
+1 857-407-8559  
orla.obrien@spglobal.com   

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.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events, trends, contingencies or results, appear at various places in this press release and use words like “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “strategy,” “target” and similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like “could,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “will” and “would.” For example, management may use forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: the outcome of contingencies; future actions by regulators; changes in the Company’s business strategies and methods of generating revenue; the development and performance of the Company’s services and products; the expected impact of acquisitions and dispositions; the Company’s effective tax rates; the Company’s cost structure, dividend policy, cash flows or liquidity; and the anticipated separation of S&P Global Mobility (“Mobility”) into a standalone public company.

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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KVB Futures Marks Its First Anniversary with Heartfelt CSR Initiative, Sharing Joy This Easter Season

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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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