CHTR down ~80% over 5 years… yet CEO comp still structured for multi-million payouts

[https://finviz.com/stock?t=CHTR&ty=c&ta=0&p=d](https://finviz.com/stock?t=CHTR&ty=c&ta=0&p=d)

I was digging into Charter Communications (CHTR) and something caught my attention.

The stock performance has been… rough:

* 1Y: −67.8%
* 3Y: −67.6%
* 5Y: −82.3%

At the same time, CEO Chris Winfrey’s compensation structure remains very generous:

* New contract (Dec 2025):
* Base salary: $2.5M minimum
* Target bonus: 300% of base
* 2024 total pay: \~$5.75M
* 2023 total pay: \~$89M (driven by large equity awards)

Now yes ... a big part of this is stock-based, so in theory it's aligned with shareholders. And to be fair, a lot of that equity has lost value with the stock decline.

But here’s what I’m struggling with:

Even in a prolonged downtrend where shareholders have been heavily impacted, the compensation structure still *produces* multi-million payouts and large grants.

Is this actually good alignment with shareholders (because equity value fell)?