OPTU

MKT CAP:$713M

Optimum Communications, Inc.

Market Cap

$713M

Communication Services·Telecommunications Services·🇺🇸 United States·NYSE

Communication·Telecommunications·🇺🇸·NYSE

Stock Price

$1.68-$0.04 (-2.33%)

Apr 20, 2026

Company Details

Optimum 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...

CEO

Dennis Mathew

IPO Date

Jun 22, 2017

Website

www.optimumcomms.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$8.8B

-7.1% YoY

Net Income

-$1.7B

EPS (Diluted)

-$3.71

Free Cash Flow

$30M

Revenue / Share

$18.74

Gross Margin

68.7%

Operating Margin

0.9%

Net Margin

-19.8%

FCF Margin

0.3%

P/S

0.1x

P/E

—

Earnings Reports

Q1 2026

May 14, 2026

PENDING

FY 2025

Dec 31, 2025

$8.6BEPS -$4.00

Q4 2025

Dec 31, 2025

$2.2B-2.3%EPS -$0.15

Q3 2025

Nov 6, 2025

$2.1BEPS -$3.47

Q4 2024

Feb 13, 2025

$2.2B-2.9%EPS -$0.12

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q4 17	$2.4B	$1.6B	$226M
Q1 18	$2.3B	$1.5B	$313M
Q2 18	$2.4B	$1.6B	$335M
Q4 18	$2.5B	$1.7B	$529M
Q2 19	$2.5B	$1.6B	$483M
Q3 19	$2.4B	$1.6B	$472M
Q2 20	$2.5B	$1.6B	$509M
Q4 20	$2.5B	$1.7B	$609M
Q2 21	$2.5B	$1.7B	$627M
Q4 22	$2.4B	$1.6B	$301M
Q4 23	$2.3B	$1.6B	$302M
Q1 24	$2.3B	$1.5B	$393M
Q2 24	$2.2B	$1.5B	$502M
Q4 24	$2.2B	$1.5B	$341M
Q3 25	$2.1B	$1.5B	-$1.2B
Q4 25	$2.2B	$1.5B	$398M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q4 17	0.1x	0.4x
Q1 18	0.1x	0.4x
Q2 18	0.1x	0.4x
Q4 18	0.1x	0.3x
Q2 19	0.1x	9.8x
Q3 19	0.1x	2.6x
Q2 20	0.1x	1.5x
Q4 20	0.1x	1.2x
Q2 21	0.1x	1.0x
Q4 22	0.1x	1.6x
Q4 23	0.1x	3.3x
Q1 24	0.1x	—
Q2 24	0.1x	—
Q4 24	0.1x	—
Q3 25	0.1x	—
Q4 25	0.1x	—

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q4 17	$785M	$557M
Q1 18	$431M	$173M
Q2 18	$728M	$488M
Q4 18	$738M	$417M
Q2 19	$789M	$471M
Q3 19	$541M	$163M
Q2 20	$936M	$707M
Q4 20	$806M	$461M
Q2 21	$730M	$406M
Q4 22	$461M	-$82M
Q4 23	$496M	$201M
Q1 24	$400M	$64M
Q2 24	$307M	-$41M
Q4 24	$440M	$50M
Q3 25	$147M	-$179M
Q4 25	$482M	$199M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q4 17	$228M
Q1 18	$258M
Q2 18	$241M
Q4 18	$321M
Q2 19	$318M
Q3 19	$378M
Q2 20	$229M
Q4 20	$344M
Q2 21	$323M
Q4 22	$543M
Q4 23	$295M
Q1 24	$336M
Q2 24	$348M
Q4 24	$390M
Q3 25	$326M
Q4 25	$282M

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q4 17	+187.2%	+175.0%
Q1 18	+3.1%	-4.8%
Q2 18	+2.5%	-2.9%
Q4 18	+6.6%	-6.1%
Q2 19	+3.6%	-8.0%
Q3 19	+4.7%	-2.5%
Q2 20	+4.7%	-3.1%
Q4 20	+3.3%	+0.0%
Q2 21	+2.6%	-4.0%
Q4 22	-2.8%	+5.1%
Q4 23	-7.0%	+1.7%
Q1 24	-11.2%	-3.6%
Q2 24	-10.9%	-7.9%
Q4 24	-5.7%	-8.4%
Q3 25	-8.4%	+63.7%
Q4 25	-3.0%	-3.9%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q4 17	$16M	—
Q1 18	$22M	0.9%
Q2 18	$12M	0.5%
Q4 18	$14M	0.6%
Q2 19	$16M	0.7%
Q3 19	$18M	0.7%
Q2 20	$33M	1.3%
Q4 20	$0	0.0%
Q2 21	$0	0.0%
Q4 22	$46M	1.9%
Q4 23	$19M	0.8%
Q1 24	$14M	0.6%
Q2 24	$16M	0.7%
Q4 24	$17M	0.8%
Q3 25	$12M	0.6%
Q4 25	$20M	0.9%

OpEx Breakdown

Quarter	G&A	S&M	SG&A
Q4 17	—	—	$233M
Q4 18	—	—	$250M
Q4 20	$1M	$213M	—
Q4 22	—	$300M	—
Q4 23	—	$254M	—
Q4 24	—	$264M	—
Q4 25	—	$253M	—

Revenue Segments

Quarter	Advertising and News	Broadband	Business Services and Wholesale	Mobile	Pay TV	Products And Services, Other	Telephony
Q3 25	$106M	$873M	$362M	$42M	$645M	$18M	$62M

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q1 22	$196M	$0	$196M
Q2 22	$233M	$0	$233M
Q3 22	$251M	$0	$251M
Q4 22	$305M	$0	$305M
Q1 23	$220M	$0	$220M
Q2 23	$219M	$0	$219M
Q3 23	$268M	$0	$268M
Q4 23	$302M	$0	$302M
Q1 24	$284M	$0	$284M
Q2 24	$362M	$0	$362M
Q3 24	$250M	$0	$250M
Q4 24	$257M	$0	$257M
Q1 25	$279M	$0	$279M
Q2 25	$247M	$0	$247M
Q3 25	$939M	$0	$939M
Q4 25	$1.1B	$0	$1.1B

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q4 17	737M	+0.0%	0.0%
Q1 18	737M	0.0%	0.0%
Q2 18	737M	0.0%	0.0%
Q4 18	696M	-5.6%	-5.6%
Q2 19	669M	-3.9%	-9.3%
Q3 19	646M	-3.4%	-12.4%
Q2 20	589M	-8.8%	-20.0%
Q4 20	549M	-6.9%	-21.1%
Q2 21	464M	-15.5%	-30.7%
Q4 22	453M	-2.2%	-29.8%
Q4 23	455M	+0.3%	-22.8%
Q1 24	457M	+0.6%	-16.6%
Q2 24	460M	+0.6%	-0.8%
Q4 24	462M	+0.3%	+1.8%
Q3 25	469M	+1.5%	+3.1%
Q4 25	468M	-0.2%	+2.3%

Shares Outstanding