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OPTU logoOptimum Communications, Inc.(OPTU)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

OPTU•NYSE•Utilities
Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryTelecom ServicesSub-IndustryFixed Broadband and Cable Operators
AboutOptimum Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband, pay television, telephony services, proprietary content, and advertising services. Its brands include Optimum, Suddenlink, Optimum Mobile, Altice Business, News 12 Networks, Cheddar News, a4 Advertising, and i24 News. The company was founded by Patrick Drahi in 2001 and is headquartered in Long Island City, NY.Show more
  • Revenue$8.59B-4.1%
  • EBITDA$3.27B-1.5%
  • Net Income-$1.87B-1716.0%
  • Free Cash Flow-$119M-179.5%
  • EBITDA Margin38.08%+2.6%
  • Net Margin-21.76%-1793.0%
  • Interest Coverage0.88-9.0%

OPTU Key Insights

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 11 (bottom 11%)
  • ✗High leverage: 8.1x Debt/EBITDA
  • ✗Weak interest coverage of 0.9x
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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OPTU Price & Volume

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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OPTU Growth Metrics

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years2.81%
5 Years-2.79%
3 Years-3.79%
TTM-3.98%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-2871.66%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-2792.51%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.51%
5 Years6.46%
3 Years5.86%
Last Year5.42%

OPTU Recent Earnings

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 1/12 qtrs (10%)●Beat Revenue 3/12 qtrs (30%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 7, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.10+37.5%
$0.16
Rev
$2.1B-0.4%
$2.1B
Q1 2026
Feb 12, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.03-200.0%
$0.01
Rev
$2.2B+2.5%
$2.1B
Q4 2025
Nov 6, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.12-200.0%
$0.04
Rev
$2.1B-1.2%
$2.1B
Q3 2025
Aug 7, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.21-250.0%
$0.06
Rev
$2.1B-0.3%
$2.2B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 7, 2026
$0.10vs $0.16+37.5%
$2.1Bvs $2.1B-0.4%
Q1 2026Feb 12, 2026
$0.03vs $0.01-200.0%
$2.2Bvs $2.1B+2.5%
Q4 2025Nov 6, 2025
$0.12vs $0.04-200.0%
$2.1Bvs $2.1B-1.2%
Q3 2025Aug 7, 2025
$0.21vs $0.06-250.0%
$2.1Bvs $2.2B-0.3%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

OPTU Peer Comparison

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) competitors in Fixed Broadband and Cable Operators — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
LUMN logoLUMNLumen Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor8.45B8.20-4.69-5.39%-14.34%-79.42%
SHEN logoSHENShenandoah Telecommunications CompanyDirect Competitor784.18M14.18-19.979.08%-13.67%-3.7%0.66
OOMA logoOOMAOoma, Inc.Direct Competitor469.82M17.1074.356.52%3.17%10.01%0.74
ATUS logoATUSAltice USA, Inc.Direct Competitor539.38M1.89-8.59-4.06%-21.76%
CABO logoCABOCable One, Inc.Product Competitor232.5M40.99-0.65-4.95%-17.67%-18.33%2.23
WOW logoWOWWideOpenWest, Inc.Product Competitor445.66M5.20-7.22-8.13%-13.2%-42.52%4.98
CHTR logoCHTRCharter Communications, Inc.Product Competitor15.98B126.233.49-0.56%9.39%25.18%4.73
CMCSA logoCMCSAComcast CorporationProduct Competitor81.73B22.434.16-0.02%14.85%19.54%1.13

Compare OPTU vs Peers

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs LUMN

Most directly comparable listed peer for OPTU.

Scale Benchmark

vs CSCO

Larger-name benchmark to compare OPTU against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs LUMN, SHEN, OOMA, ATUS

OPTU Income Statement

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
9.31B9.57B9.76B9.89B10.09B9.65B9.24B8.95B8.59B8.5B
Revenue Growth %
54.67%2.79%2.03%1.37%1.98%-4.39%-4.26%-3.06%-4.06%-3.98%
Cost of Revenue
3.04B3.17B3.3B3.34B3.38B4.98B4.67B2.9B4.33B3B
Gross Profit
6.27B▲ 0%
6.39B▲ 1.9%
6.46B▲ 1.0%
6.55B▲ 1.5%
6.71B▲ 2.4%
4.67B▼ 30.4%
4.56B▼ 2.3%
6.06B▲ 32.8%
4.26B▼ 29.7%
5.5B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
67.38%66.83%66.19%66.24%66.48%48.39%49.4%67.65%49.55%64.67%
Gross Profit Growth %
52.74%1.95%1.04%1.45%2.36%-30.41%-2.26%32.76%-29.74%-
Operating Expenses
5.43B4.71B4.64B4.44B4.18B2.74B2.65B4.38B2.68B5.59B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
3.77B4.06B4.09B4.2B4.31B3.75B3.61B3.32B3.27B1.6B
EBITDA Margin %
40.52%42.49%41.87%42.43%42.73%38.88%39.05%37.1%38.08%18.77%
EBITDA Growth %
74.36%7.77%0.55%2.73%2.69%-13.01%-3.83%-7.89%-1.53%-51.66%
Depreciation & Amortization
2.93B2.38B2.26B2.08B1.79B1.82B1.69B1.64B1.7B1.68B
D&A / Revenue %
31.49%24.9%23.19%21.06%17.71%18.84%18.3%18.34%19.75%19.82%
Operating Income (EBIT)
841.01M▲ 0%
1.68B▲ 100.0%
1.82B▲ 8.4%
2.12B▲ 16.0%
2.52B▲ 19.4%
1.93B▼ 23.4%
1.92B▼ 0.8%
1.68B▼ 12.3%
1.57B▼ 6.3%
-88.48M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
9.04%17.59%18.68%21.38%25.02%20.03%20.75%18.76%18.33%-1.04%
Operating Income Growth %
81.72%100.04%8.41%15.98%19.35%-23.44%-0.84%-12.34%-6.28%-
Interest Expense
1.6B1.56B1.54B1.35B1.27B1.33B1.64B1.76B1.79B4M
Interest Coverage
0.61x1.10x1.23x1.43x2.03x1.39x1.08x0.97x0.88x-
Interest / Revenue %
17.23%16.27%15.74%13.67%12.55%13.8%17.75%19.69%20.85%0.05%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
-1.37B▲ 0%
-18.06M▲ 98.7%
187.13M▲ 1136.1%
583.23M▲ 211.7%
1.31B▲ 123.9%
516.73M▼ 60.4%
118.56M▼ 77.1%
-82.35M▼ 169.5%
-1.93B▼ 2243.7%
-4.76B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
-14.69%-0.19%1.92%5.89%12.94%5.36%1.28%-0.92%-22.47%-56.03%
Income Tax
-2.86B-38.66M47.19M139.75M294.98M295.84M39.53M-4.07M-96.91M-126.05M
Effective Tax Rate %
209.3%214.02%25.22%23.96%22.59%57.25%33.34%4.94%5.02%2.65%
Net Income
1.49B▲ 0%
18.83M▼ 98.7%
138.94M▲ 637.7%
436.18M▲ 213.9%
990.31M▲ 127.0%
194.56M▼ 80.4%
53.2M▼ 72.7%
-102.92M▼ 293.5%
-1.87B▼ 1716.0%
-4.68B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
16.04%0.2%1.42%4.41%9.81%2.02%0.58%-1.15%-21.76%-55.01%
Net Income Growth %
279.46%-98.74%637.73%213.95%127.04%-80.35%-72.66%-293.46%-1716.03%-2871.66%
EPS (Diluted)
2.15▲ 0%
0.03▼ 98.8%
0.21▲ 714.0%
0.75▲ 257.1%
2.14▲ 185.3%
0.43▼ 79.9%
0.12▼ 72.1%
-0.22▼ 283.3%
-4.00▼ 1718.2%
-9.90▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
267.97%-98.8%713.95%257.14%185.33%-79.91%-72.09%-283.33%-1718.18%-2792.51%
EPS (Basic)
2.150.030.210.752.160.430.12-0.22-4.00-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
696.05M730.09M662.54M583.69M462.3M453.28M455.03M461.54M467.78M472.42M

OPTU Balance Sheet

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
34.81B33.61B34.11B33.38B33.22B33.66B31.92B31.7B30.7B27.87B
Asset Growth %
-4.56%-3.44%1.47%-2.14%-0.48%1.35%-5.17%-0.7%-3.15%-19.89%
PP&E (Net)
6.02B5.83B6.03B6.05B6.56B7.75B8.37B8.66B08.51B
PP&E / Total Assets %
17.3%17.34%17.69%18.12%19.76%23.03%26.23%27.33%0%30.53%
Total Current Assets
903.6M903.25M1.38B976.57M789.63M2.57B834.79M730.99M1.64B1.67B
Cash & Equivalents
329.85M298.78M701.9M278.42M195.71M305.48M302.06M256.53M1.12B1.05B
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
52.8M2.23M00000000
Other Current Assets
52.8M2.23M262K264K3.26M1.77B174.73M290K188.92M324.23M
Long-Term Investments
930K1.46B1.93B2.26B2.16B0112.91M8.47M05.82M
Goodwill
8.02B8.01B8.14B8.16B8.21B8.21B8.04B8.04B8.04B8.04B
Intangible Assets
18.09B17.21B16.5B15.85B15.42B14.88B14.48B14.17B12.3B9.54B
Other Assets
644.98M1.55B117.83M87.43M76.65M259.68M82.2M85.94M8.72B106.75M
Total Liabilities
29.31B29.93B31.83B34.58B34.09B34.17B32.36B32.16B33B33.04B
Total Debt
21.94B22.81B24.69B26.98B26.78B26.85B25.34B25.31B26.46B26.69B
Net Debt
21.61B22.51B23.99B26.7B26.59B26.54B25.04B25.06B25.34B25.64B
Long-Term Debt
21.41B22.63B24.25B25.38B25.52B24.4B24.61B24.8B26.06B26.39B
Short-Term Borrowings
583.82M152.7M148.66M1.18B808.11M1.95B235.77M107.7M38.08M55.13M
Capital Lease Obligations
21.98M25.19M291.08M417.06M455.96M504.83M493M400.48M395.63M1.32B
Total Current Liabilities
2.52B2.02B1.98B3.1B2.74B4.04B2.31B2.25B2.05B1.97B
Accounts Payable
795.13M857.5M799.62M795.58M1.02B1.21B936.95M971.5M816.86M798.68M
Accrued Expenses
147.73M139.81M496.99M394.18M369.88M391.68M456.65M598.2M01.63B
Deferred Revenue
111.2M140.05M124.78M109.8M94.94M80.56M85.02M74.17M0166.68M
Other Current Liabilities
861.96M699.11M378.95M552.84M329.94M257.72M398.57M398.51M1.13B419.79M
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K16.83B
Other Liabilities
5.36B534.47M569.12M741.48M436.01M274.62M221.25M320.44M316.4M315.95M
Total Equity
5.5B▲ 0%
3.68B▼ 33.1%
2.28B▼ 38.1%
-1.2B▼ 152.8%
-870.9M▲ 27.6%
-503.91M▲ 42.1%
-434.42M▲ 13.8%
-456.83M▼ 5.2%
-2.29B▼ 401.8%
-5.17B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
171.19%-33.14%-38.07%-152.79%27.61%42.14%13.79%-5.16%-401.77%-1772.04%
Shareholders Equity
5.5B3.67B2.27B-1.14B-819.79M-475.21M-422.18M-469.24M-2.31B-5.2B
Minority Interest
1.54M9.29M9.3M-62.11M-51.11M-28.7M-12.24M12.4M21.93M29.02M
Common Stock
7.37M7.09M6.43M4.83M4.55M4.56M4.56M4.64M4.71M4.77M
Additional Paid-in Capital
4.67B3.42B2.04B018M182.7M187.19M233.95M252.55M250.84M
Retained Earnings
840.64M251.83M390.77M-985.64M-848.84M-654.27M-601.08M-703.99M-2.57B-5.46B
Accumulated OCI
-10.02M-11.78M-3.25M3.65M6.5M-8.2M-12.85M-3.83M1.6M2.04M
Return on Assets (ROA)
4.19%0.06%0.41%1.29%2.97%0.58%0.16%-0.32%-5.99%-15.47%
Return on Equity (ROE)
39.64%0.41%4.66%81.07%-----181.16%
Debt / Equity
3.99x6.20x10.83x-------5.16x
Debt / Assets
63.03%67.87%72.39%80.83%80.64%79.75%79.38%79.85%86.17%95.75%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.73x5.54x5.87x6.36x6.17x7.08x6.94x7.54x7.74x16.06x
Book Value per Share
7.915.043.44-2.06-1.88-1.11-0.95-0.99-4.9-10.94

OPTU Cash Flow Statement

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
2.02B2.51B2.98B2.98B2.85B2.37B1.83B1.58B1.23B1.21B
Operating CF Growth %
70.39%24.28%18.81%0%-4.23%-17.07%-22.84%-13.36%-22.37%-31.61%
Operating CF / Revenue %
21.69%26.22%30.53%30.12%28.28%24.53%19.77%17.67%14.3%14.24%
Net Income
1.49B20.59M443.48M443.48M1.01B220.89M53.2M-78.28M-1.87B-4.68B
Depreciation & Amortization
2.93B2.38B2.08B2.08B1.79B1.77B1.69B1.64B1.72B1.7B
Deferred Taxes
-2.88B-67.6M75.51M75.51M40.7M36.38M-226.91M-396.05M0-161.75M
Other Non-Cash Items
716.33M249.5M371.87M345.86M263.48M447.87M300.82M169.49M1.44B4.54B
Working Capital Changes
-300.69M-136.32M-93.14M-93.14M-346.49M-271.9M-39.04M177.85M-128.6M-244.18M
Capital Expenditures
-953.06M-1.15B-1.07B-1.07B-1.23B-1.91B-1.7B-1.43B-1.35B-1.3B
CapEx / Revenue %
10.24%12.06%11%10.85%12.21%19.84%18.46%16%15.68%15.28%
CapEx / D&A
0.33x0.48x0.52x0.52x0.69x1.08x1.01x0.87x0.78x0.77x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
2.12x2.17x2.77x2.77x2.32x1.24x1.07x1.10x0.91x0.93x
Cash from Investing
-1.09B-1.15B-1.22B-1.22B-1.57B-1.92B-1.71B-1.46B-1.29B-1.23B
Acquisitions
-46.7M-14.29M-149.97M-149.97M-340.44M-2.06M0-38.53M-7.62M0
Purchase of Investments
-102.18M1.15B-354K0000000
Sale of Investments
953.06M9.33M354K0000000
Other Investing
-943.31M-1.14B3.5M3.5M-1.44M-5.17M-1.71M16.03M61.11M64.6M
Cash from Financing
-1.1B-1.39B-2.18B-2.18B-1.36B-335.91M-122.59M-171.98M949.36M856.66M
Dividends Paid
-919.32M-1.5B00000000
Dividend Payout Ratio %
61.57%7964.4%--------
Debt Issuance (Net)
-1000K1000K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K2M
Stock Issued
349.07M000000000
Share Repurchases
0-500M-1.69B-4.82B-804.93M00000
Other Financing
-7.8M-53.33M-1.58B853.57M-11.54M-8.4M-24.19M-36.15M-221.79M-215.72M
Net Change in Cash
-172.99M▲ 0%
-31.06M▲ 82.0%
-423.47M▼ 1263.3%
-423.47M▲ 0.0%
-82.71M▲ 80.5%
109.78M▲ 232.7%
-3.41M▼ 103.1%
-45.51M▼ 1233.5%
884.62M▲ 2043.6%
-257.57M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
-56.52M-26K-2.17M-2.17M-662K291K-697K-424K594K-1.09B
Cash at Beginning
503.09M330.1M702.16M702.16M278.69M195.97M305.75M302.34M256.82M1.12B
Cash at End
330.1M299.04M278.69M278.69M195.97M305.75M302.34M256.82M1.14B0
Free Cash Flow
1.07B▲ 0%
1.35B▲ 27.1%
1.91B▲ 40.8%
1.91B▲ 0.0%
1.62B▼ 14.9%
452.62M▼ 72.1%
121.59M▼ 73.1%
149.39M▲ 22.9%
-118.84M▼ 179.5%
-88.26M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
112.66%27.13%40.77%0%-14.89%-72.1%-73.14%22.87%-179.55%-6.57%
FCF Margin %
11.45%14.15%19.53%19.27%16.08%4.69%1.32%1.67%-1.38%-1.04%
FCF / Net Income %
71.34%7190.27%1372.01%437.02%163.82%232.63%228.56%-145.15%6.36%1.89%

OPTU Key Ratios

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
39.64%0.41%4.66%81.07%-----181.16%
EBITDA Margin
40.52%42.49%41.87%42.43%42.73%38.88%39.05%37.1%38.08%18.77%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.73x5.54x5.87x6.36x6.17x7.08x6.94x7.54x7.74x16.06x
Interest Coverage
0.61x1.10x1.23x1.43x2.03x1.39x1.08x0.97x0.88x-
CapEx / Revenue
10.24%12.06%11%10.85%12.21%19.84%18.46%16%15.68%15.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
61.57%7964.4%-------0%
Debt / Equity
3.99x6.20x10.83x-------5.16x
EPS Growth
267.97%-98.8%713.95%257.14%185.33%-79.91%-72.09%-283.33%-1718.18%-2792.51%
Related:OPTU Dividend History·OPTU Revenue History·OPTU Price History·OPTU P/E History·OPTU Financial Ratios·OPTU Institutional Holders

OPTU Frequently Asked Questions

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported $8.50B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 39% increase from $6.13B in 2012.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) saw revenue decline by 4.1% over the past year.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported a net loss of $4.68B for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) had negative free cash flow of $88.3M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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