Charter Communications, Inc. vs Roku, Inc., two Cable stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHTR and ROKU diverge most: on revenue growth, CHTR reads -1.5% and ROKU reads +18.6%; on debt / equity, CHTR reads 4.29 and ROKU reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHTR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHTR | ROKU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $103.32 | $152.88 |
| Market cap | $12.5B | $23.2B |
| Sector | Cable | Cable |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 2.7 | 64.8 |
| P/B | 0.57 | 8.22 |
| P/S | 0.23 | 4.46 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.0 | 61.7 |
| Revenue growth | -1.5% | +18.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.7% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 10.8% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Return on equity | 22.5% | 12.6% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| FCF yield | 34.8% | 3.1% |
| Debt / equity | 4.29 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 2.87 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.32 | 7.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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