CHTR: the cashflow

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For the year ending 2025-12-31, CHTR had $92M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $4,418M in free cash flow.

Unit: Million (M) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS)

Cash Flow	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31
Consolidated net income	5,766	5,853	5,261	5,849
Depreciation and amortization	8,711	8,673	8,696	8,903
Stock compensation expense	673	651	692	470
Noncash interest, net	29	34	20	-17
Deferred income taxes	1,013	-87	-80	87
Other, net	-538	-354	-291	-29
Accounts receivable	416	129	44	342
Prepaid expenses and other assets	517	609	572	202
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	280	-310	169	148
Net cash flows from operating activities	16,077	14,430	14,433	14,925
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	11,659	11,269	11,115	9,376
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	-586	-1,096	-172	-553
Purchases of wireless spectrum licenses	-	-	-	0
Other, net	547	481	184	291
Net cash flows from investing activities	-11,620	-10,654	-11,127	-9,114
Borrowings of long-term debt	15,485	25,893	22,062	25,643
Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility	375	1,074	-	-
Repayments of long-term debt	14,797	29,660	21,938	19,311
Payments for debt issuance costs	19	56	32	71
Issuance of equity	-	-	-	0
Purchase of treasury stock	5,132	1,213	3,215	10,277
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	20	32	22	5
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	373	189	427	1,602
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	132	157	158	111
Other, net	208	297	444	-43
Net cash flows from financing activities	-4,365	-3,979	-3,242	-5,767
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	92	-203	64	44
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	506	709	645	601
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	598	506	709	645

Unit: Million (M) dollars