Optimum Communications, Inc. OPTU R2KR3K
Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 80.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $8.59B (-4.1% YoY); net profit $-1.87B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -5.8%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.0%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.04% |
| 1 Year: | -5.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -71.32% |
| 6 Months: | -56.32% |
| 3 Months: | -13.21% |
| 1 Month: | -36.58% |
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- RSI (14)32.60 · Neutral
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 80.8%.
CONS
- Trading 75.7% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OPTU Optimum Communications, Inc. R2KR3K | 0.66 | -0.06 | $179.89M | 0.00% | -0.39% | 80.76% | 4.04% | - |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 320.21 | 16.06 | $1.88T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 642.62 | 24.21 | $1.42T | 0.31% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 65.85 | 20.71 | $274.20B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 112.52 | 23.20 | $194.29B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 6 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 44.66 | 11.63 | $185.55B | 5.86% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 7 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 146.54 | 15.34 | $157.19B | 2.45% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 20.93 | 6.91 | $143.42B | 4.37% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 584.22 | 31.84 | $120.13B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | 823.50M | 2.26B | - | 2.30B | 2.32B | 2.32B | 2.36B | 2.33B | 2.36B | 2.42B | 2.45B | 2.40B | 2.45B | 2.44B | 2.47B | 2.45B | 2.47B | 2.43B | 2.54B | 2.48B | 2.52B | 2.57B | 2.42B | 2.46B | 2.39B | 2.29B | 2.32B | 2.32B | 2.25B | 2.24B | 2.23B | 2.15B | 2.15B | 2.11B | 2.07B | 2.02B |
| Operating Income | 54.26M | 45.40M | 142.78M | 217.22M | 250.11M | 253.27M | 120.58M | 217.06M | 313.04M | 335.06M | 505.56M | 528.72M | 442.48M | 482.54M | 471.51M | 427.27M | 448.57M | 508.71M | 549.29M | 608.72M | 608.46M | 626.76M | 690.61M | 512.47M | 521.74M | 467.26M | 425.13M | 481.98M | 492.56M | 393.15M | 501.58M | 444.59M | 343.46M | 311.12M | -1.16B | -2.36B | 166.05M |
| Net Income | -140.75M | -281.76M | -172.81M | -236.71M | -76.42M | -480.30M | -192.57M | 2.24B | -128.95M | -97.86M | 32.55M | 213.09M | -25.00M | 86.37M | 77.24M | 329.00K | -858.00K | 111.26M | -4.70M | 330.47M | 274.14M | 197.66M | 266.85M | 196.55M | 106.17M | 84.95M | 25.86M | 78.30M | 66.84M | -21.19M | 15.36M | -42.97M | -75.68M | -96.25M | -1.63B | -2.88B | -291.76M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.26 | - | - | -0.13 | 0.04 | - | - | 0.13 | 0.12 | - | 0.00 | 0.19 | -0.01 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.15 | -0.05 | 0.03 | -0.09 | -0.16 | -0.21 | -3.47 | -6.10 | -0.67 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.02B | 9.31B | 9.57B | 9.76B | 9.89B | 10.09B | 9.65B | 9.24B | 8.95B | 8.59B |
| Operating Income | 462.81M | 841.01M | 1.68B | 1.82B | 2.12B | 2.52B | 1.80B | 1.70B | 1.68B | -112.56M |
| Net Income | -832.03M | 1.49B | 18.83M | 138.94M | 436.18M | 990.31M | 194.56M | 53.20M | -102.92M | -1.87B |
| Diluted EPS | -1.28 | 2.15 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.75 | 2.14 | 0.43 | 0.12 | -0.22 | -4.00 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.29M | 33.43M | - | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 36.47B | 34.81B | 33.61B | 34.11B | 33.38B | 33.22B | 33.66B | 31.92B | 31.70B | 30.70B |
| Total Equity | 2.11B | - | 2.03B | 5.50B | 3.67B | 2.27B | -1.14B | -819.79M | -475.21M | -422.18M | -469.24M | -2.31B |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | - | 486.79M | 329.85M | 298.78M | 701.90M | 278.42M | 195.71M | 305.48M | 302.06M | 256.53M | 1.01B |
| Long Term Debt | - | 1.48B | - | - | 22.65B | 24.25B | 25.48B | 25.63B | 24.51B | 24.72B | 24.87B | 26.15B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 34.38B | 29.08B | 29.80B | 31.72B | 34.55B | 34.09B | 34.17B | 32.36B | 32.16B | 33.00B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 3.70B | 2.52B | 2.02B | 1.98B | 3.10B | 2.74B | 4.04B | 2.31B | 2.25B | 2.05B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.18B | 2.02B | 2.51B | 2.55B | 2.98B | 2.85B | 2.37B | 1.83B | 1.58B | 1.23B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -9.60B | -1.09B | -1.15B | -1.53B | -1.22B | -1.57B | -1.92B | -1.71B | -1.46B | -1.29B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 131.42M | -1.10B | -1.39B | -624.41M | -2.18B | -1.36B | -335.91M | -122.59M | -171.98M | 949.36M |
| Capital Expenditure | -625.54M | -951.35M | -1.15B | -1.36B | -1.07B | -1.23B | -1.91B | -1.70B | -1.43B | -1.35B |
| Free Cash Flow | 558.91M | 1.07B | 1.35B | 1.20B | 1.91B | 1.62B | 452.62M | 121.59M | 149.39M | -118.84M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 500.00M | 1.69B | 4.82B | 804.93M | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Dividends Paid | 365.56M | 919.32M | 1.50B | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 7.7% | 9.0% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 25.0% | 18.7% | 18.4% | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| Net Margin % | -13.8% | 16.0% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 2.0% | 0.6% | -1.1% | -21.8% |
| ROE % | -41.0% | 27.1% | 0.5% | 6.1% | -38.2% | -120.8% | -40.9% | -12.6% | 21.9% | 80.8% |
| ROCE % | 1.4% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% | -0.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.17% | 19.54M | $18.17M |
| 2 | Milfam LLC | 5.84% | 15.92M | $14.80M |
| 3 | Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | 5.17% | 14.10M | $13.11M |
| 4 | Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 5.15% | 14.04M | $13.05M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.45% | 12.13M | $11.27M |
| 6 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 3.26% | 8.89M | $8.27M |
| 7 | BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. | 3.08% | 8.40M | $7.80M |
| 8 | Senator Investment Group, LP | 2.94% | 8.00M | $7.44M |
| 9 | Millennium Management Llc | 2.83% | 7.72M | $7.18M |
| 10 | State Street Corporation | 2.68% | 7.31M | $6.79M |
Analyst View
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OPTU — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU)?
As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) trades at $0.66 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $0.60 to $2.71.
What is the market capitalisation of OPTU?
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) has a market capitalisation of $179.89M on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of OPTU?
OPTU trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -0.06. The industry average P/E is 16.45. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -0.08.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of OPTU?
OPTU has a return on equity (ROE) of 80.76%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -0.39%.
Is OPTU a good stock to buy?
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