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Optimum Communications, Inc. OPTU R2K

Communication Services · Telecom Services · United States
https://www.optimum.com

Optimum Communications, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband communications and video services under the Optimum brand in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It provides broadband, video, telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's video services include delivery of broadcast stations and cable networks; over the top services; video-on-demand, high-definition channels, digital video recorder, and pay-per-view services; and video programming services. It also provides voice over Internet protocol telephone services; local, regional, and long-distance calling services; and mobile services, such as data, talk, and text. In addition, the company offers Ethernet, data transport, IP-based virtual private networks, Internet access, and telephony services; hosted telephony services, managed Wi-Fi, managed desktop and server backup, and collaboration services comprising audio and web conferencing; fiber-to-the-tower services to wireless carriers; data services, including wide area networking and dedicated data access, and advanced services comprising wireless mesh networks; and enterprise class telephone services that include traditional multi-line phone service. Further, it provides hosted private branch exchange, technical support, network solutions, security and network access and equipment for SMB customers, and international calling and toll-free numbers services. Additionally, the company offers audience-based and multiscreen advertising solutions; news programming services; and data analytics, as well as operates news channels under the News 12 Networks names. Optimum Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Altice USA, Inc. and change its name to Optimum Communications, Inc. in November 2025. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York.

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$0.66
-71.52% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$313.61M
Current Price
$0.66
High / Low (52W)
$2.95 / $0.60
Beta
1.57

Valuation

Stock P/E
-
Industry PE
23.46
Forward P/E
-
PEG Ratio
1.06
Book Value
$-10.92
Price to Book
-0.06
P/S
0.04
EV/EBITDA
8.00
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-0.48%
ROE
-
ROA
3.28%
Profit Margin
-55.01%
Op Margin
16.94%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-6.10
EPS (TTM)
$-9.94

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
0.69
Current Ratio
0.85
Debt
$26.69B
Total Assets
$30.70B
Current Assets
$1.64B
Working Capital
$-406.23M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
5.22%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
102.28%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$25.98B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$8.50B
EBITDA
$3.25B
Free Cash Flow
$89.41M
Operating Cash Flow
$1.21B
Shares Outstanding
293.45M
Gross Margin
69.45%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-3.79%
Profit 5Y
-353.54%
Revenue (YoY)
-4.00%
Earnings (YoY)
-

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -3.8% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Earnings shrank at -353.5% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 77.7% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 OPTU Optimum Communications, Inc. R2K 0.66 - $313.61M - -0.48% - -3.79% -353.54%
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI 380.34 28.99 $4.61T 0.23% 32.40% 38.88% 12.51% 30.14%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI 632.51 22.99 $1.61T 0.33% 26.87% 32.93% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI 86.02 27.75 $362.21B - 30.26% 48.49% 12.64% 34.71%
5 APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI 613.09 53.17 $205.96B - 70.20% - 24.84% 609.87%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX 187.53 19.93 $202.95B 2.18% 9.27% 18.02% 3.53% 61.90%
7 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX 47.81 11.66 $199.63B 5.92% 8.59% 17.20% 0.33% -6.86%
8 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX 101.83 16.29 $176.83B 1.47% 8.46% 11.01% 4.51% 58.00%
9 T AT&T Inc. SPX 24.80 8.16 $172.32B 4.48% 9.23% 18.37% 1.34% 119.18%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -823.50M2.26B-2.30B2.32B2.32B2.36B2.33B2.36B2.42B2.45B2.40B2.45B2.44B2.47B2.45B2.47B2.43B2.54B2.48B2.52B2.57B2.42B2.46B2.39B2.29B2.32B2.32B2.25B2.24B2.23B-2.15B2.15B2.11B2.18B2.07B
Cost of Revenue ---------------------------------670.53M662.69M639.01M664.95M631.13M
Gross Profit ---------------------------------1.48B1.48B1.47B1.52B1.43B
Operating Expenses ---------------------------------1.12B1.11B1.07B1.09B1.07B
Operating Income 54.26M45.40M142.78M217.22M250.11M253.27M120.58M217.06M313.04M335.06M505.56M528.72M442.48M482.54M471.51M427.27M448.57M508.71M549.29M608.72M608.46M626.76M690.61M512.47M521.74M467.26M425.13M481.98M492.56M393.15M501.58M444.59M-365.08M377.95M403.34M428.21M367.54M
EBITDA ---------------------------------759.27M718.72M-748.92M829.41M-2.06B
Interest Expense ---------------------------------428.02M444.66M459.12M459.66M457.82M
Pretax Income ----------------------------------87.23M-135.63M-1.62B-83.73M-2.92B
Tax Provision ----------------------------------15.96M-47.65M-1.40M-31.90M-45.11M
Net Income -140.75M-281.76M-172.81M-236.71M-76.42M-480.30M-192.57M2.24B-128.95M-97.86M32.55M213.09M-25.00M86.37M77.24M329.00K-858.00K111.26M-4.70M330.47M274.14M197.66M266.85M196.55M106.17M84.95M25.86M78.30M66.84M-21.19M15.36M-42.97M--75.68M-96.25M-1.63B-71.20M-2.88B
Diluted EPS -------0.26---0.130.04--0.130.12-0.000.19-0.010.600.580.430.580.430.230.190.060.170.15-0.050.03-0.09--0.16-0.21-3.47-0.15-6.10

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 6.02B9.31B9.57B9.76B9.89B-9.65B9.24B8.95B8.59B
Cost of Revenue ------3.21B3.03B2.90B2.64B
Gross Profit ------6.44B6.21B6.06B5.95B
Operating Expenses ------4.51B4.29B4.35B4.38B
Operating Income 462.81M841.01M1.68B1.82B2.12B-1.93B1.92B1.70B1.57B
EBITDA ------3.62B3.40B3.32B1.56B
Interest Expense ------1.33B1.64B1.76B1.79B
Pretax Income ------516.73M118.56M-82.35M-1.93B
Tax Provision ------295.84M39.53M-4.07M-96.91M
Net Income -832.03M1.49B18.83M138.94M436.18M-194.56M53.20M-102.92M-1.87B
Diluted EPS -1.282.150.030.210.75-0.430.12-0.22-4.00
R&D Expense ------22.29M33.43M--

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-3.79%
1 Year:-4.00%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-353.54%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-71.52%
6 Months:-68.37%
3 Months:-54.31%
1 Month:-57.27%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2015Apr 2016Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --36.47B34.81B33.61B34.11B33.38B-33.66B31.92B31.70B30.70B
Current Assets --------2.57B834.79M730.99M1.64B
Cash & Equivalents --486.79M329.85M298.78M701.90M278.42M-305.48M302.06M256.53M1.01B
Inventory ------------
Receivables --------365.99M357.60M332.27M335.82M
Total Liabilities --34.38B29.08B29.80B31.72B34.55B-34.17B32.36B32.16B33.00B
Current Liabilities --3.70B2.52B2.02B1.98B3.10B-4.04B2.31B2.25B2.05B
Long Term Debt -1.48B--22.65B24.25B25.48B-24.40B24.61B24.87B26.15B
Total Debt --------26.85B25.34B25.31B26.46B
Total Equity 2.11B-2.03B5.50B3.67B2.27B-1.14B--475.21M-422.18M-469.24M-2.31B
Shares Outstanding --------456.18M761.86M464.17M471.40M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 1.18B2.02B2.51B2.55B2.98B-2.37B1.83B1.48B1.23B
Investing Cash Flow -9.60B-1.09B-1.15B-1.53B-1.22B--1.92B-1.71B-1.46B-1.29B
Financing Cash Flow 131.42M-1.10B-1.39B-624.41M-2.18B--335.91M-122.59M-81.55M943.62M
Capital Expenditure -625.54M-951.35M-1.15B-1.36B-1.07B--1.91B-1.71B-1.43B-1.35B
Free Cash Flow 558.91M1.07B1.35B1.20B1.91B-452.62M120.66M47.40M-117.57M
Net Change in Cash ------109.48M-2.72M-55.29M883.95M
Share Buybacks 00500.00M1.69B4.82B804.93M00--
Dividends Paid 365.56M919.32M1.50B00-----

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ------66.8%67.2%67.7%69.3%
Operating Margin % 7.7%9.0%17.6%18.7%21.4%-20.0%20.7%19.0%18.3%
Net Margin % -13.8%16.0%0.2%1.4%4.4%-2.0%0.6%-1.1%-21.8%
ROE % -41.0%27.1%0.5%6.1%-38.2%--40.9%-12.6%21.9%80.8%
ROCE % 1.4%2.6%5.3%5.7%7.0%-6.5%6.5%5.8%5.5%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
5.22%
Institutions
102.28%
Public Float
107.91%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 5.16% 24.58M $16.18M
2 Blackrock Inc. 4.30% 20.50M $13.50M
3 Deutsche Bank AG 3.18% 15.16M $9.98M
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 2.45% 11.66M $7.68M
5 Hudson Bay Capital Management Lp 2.21% 10.54M $6.94M
6 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.19% 10.42M $6.86M
7 Millennium Management Llc 2.00% 9.52M $6.27M
8 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 1.98% 9.43M $6.20M
9 Milfam LLC 1.84% 8.77M $5.77M
10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1.82% 8.67M $5.71M

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