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Common Stock (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Common Stock [Abstract]  
Common Stock Common Stock
The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Shares$Shares$Shares$Shares$
Share buybacks 3,996,545 $838 3,832,505 $1,443 8,284,640 $1,801 5,837,900 $2,174 
Income tax withholding61,213 14 19,342 8 390,125 77 221,416 79 
Exercise cost1,585,169 — 92,580 — 1,649,981 — 161,746 — 
5,642,927 $852 3,944,427 $1,451 10,324,746 $1,878 6,221,062 $2,253 

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

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Number of shares purchased1,936,837 808,841 2,807,590 1,634,261 
Amount of shares purchased$405 $300 $595 $600 

As of June 30, 2026, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $365 million of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.
In 2025, Charter’s board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2025. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity.