Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. T scored 56.0, CHTR scored 59.5 — CHTR leads.
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T
AT&T Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
56
$22.18 · $152.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
3.5
CHTR leads
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
59.5
$103.38 · $13.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCHTR2.9x
Fastest growthT+2.6%
Strongest balance sheetT1.29
Highest qualityT70 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCHTR-83%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
T
stronger →← stronger
CHTR
70
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
43
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
37
58
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
93
T is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
T
CHTR
$18.0bA-
FCF
$4.4bB
+2.6%C
Rev
-0.6%D+
1.29C+
D/E
4.42D
7.3xA-
P/E
2.9xA
1.51C+
PEG
0.62A-
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
T
CHTR
42% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
83% below
~-10%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
decline
+74%
1-yr DCF upside
+507%
+71%
5-yr DCF upside
+473%
+68%
10-yr DCF upside
+427%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
T
Why this score
Buying back stock
CHTR
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
TAT&T Inc.
Telecom Services · $22.18 · beta 0.44
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $152.0b. Down 25% from 52-week high of $29.44 — deep drawdown territory. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $28.77 (implying +30% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 17% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $152.0b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where T and CHTR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 3.5 points in favor of CHTR. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueT 57.7 · CHTR 92.7CHTR +35.0
QualityT 70.2 · CHTR 62.0T +8.2
GrowthT 43.3 · CHTR 36.7T +6.6
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 CHTR or T the better stock?
CHTR scores higher: CHTR 59.5, T 56.0 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 CHTR and T differ most?
The widest gap is value, where CHTR leads by 35 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 CHTR and T 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.