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Common Stock (Notes)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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 months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Shares$Shares$
Share buybacks 4,288,095 $963 2,005,395 $731 
Income tax withholding328,912 63 202,074 71 
Exercise cost64,812 — 69,166 — 
4,681,819 $1,026 2,276,635 $802 

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

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Number of shares purchased870,753 825,420 
Amount of shares purchased$190 $300 

As of March 31, 2026, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $179 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.