Charter Communications (CHTR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher L. Winfrey, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.5M in 2025, up 12% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 82:1, on median employee pay of $79,159.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.5M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
82:1median $79,159
Prior say-on-pay support
71%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$6.47M2025 fiscal year
Median Employee Pay
$79,1592025 annual total
CEO Pay Ratio
81.7:1Compared to median employee

How Winfrey was paid

$6.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary28%Non-equity incentive66%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher L. WinfreyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$6,466,193
Richard J. DiGeronimoPresident, Product and Technology$5,574,630
Jessica M. FischerChief Financial Officer$4,456,257
Jamal H. HaughtonEVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$4,989,012
R. Adam RayEVP, Chief Commercial Officer$2,454,369

What changed and why

  • $6.5MCEO Christopher L. Winfrey received total compensation of $6,466,193 in 2025, compared to $5,752,660 in 2024.
  • $79,159The ratio of the CEO to median employee pay for 2025 was 81.7 to 1 based on median employee pay of $79,159.
  • 71%The advisory vote on executive compensation received approximately 71% support at the 2023 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.