Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CHTR scored 59.5, AD scored 67.9 — AD leads.
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CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
59.5
$103.38 · $13.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.4
AD leads
AD
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
67.9
$33.39 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthAD+58.3%
Strongest balance sheetAD0.94
Highest qualityCHTR62 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCHTR-83%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CHTR
stronger →← stronger
AD
62
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
57
37
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
69
93
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
79
CHTR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CHTR
AD
$4.4bB
FCF
-$338mF
-0.6%D+
Rev
+58.3%A
4.42D
D/E
0.94B
2.9xA
P/E
—
0.62A-
PEG
14.30D
—
P/S
13.5xD
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CHTR
AD
83% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
decline
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+507%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+473%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+427%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
The companies
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · $103.38 · beta 0.69
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $13.4b. Down 62% from 52-week high of $268.77 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.62 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $175.11 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
D/E 4.42 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 62% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
ADArray Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · $33.39 · beta 0.30
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $2.9b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $60.82 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +58% — in hypergrowth territory. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $43.33 (implying +30% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$338m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 45% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. P/S 13.5x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CHTR and AD diverge
On the headline score the gap is 8.4 points in favor of AD. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthCHTR 36.7 · AD 69.2AD +32.5
ValueCHTR 92.7 · AD 79.1CHTR +13.6
QualityCHTR 62.0 · AD 57.1CHTR +4.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is AD or CHTR the better stock?
AD scores higher: AD 67.9, CHTR 59.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do AD and CHTR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where AD leads by 33 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are AD and CHTR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.