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Optimum Communications, Inc.
OPTU Communication Services Telecom Services
Optimum Communications, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.6 billion, down 4.06% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 5.75%, EPS fell 219.1%, free cash flow fell 359.1% and total debt rose 5.00%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | 17.80 | 14.50 | 16.21 | 15.96 | 14.33 | 3.68 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.59 |
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| High | — | 35.29 | 25.15 | 31.78 | 38.30 | 38.19 | 17.23 | 5.57 | 3.29 | 3.20 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 15,300 | 9,414 | 12,185 | 10,700 | 8,900 | 9,000 | 11,000 | 10,600 | 10,900 | 9,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.39 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.90 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 6,017 | 9,307 | 9,567 | 9,761 | 9,895 | 10,091 | 9,648 | 9,237 | 8,954 | 8,590 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 68.24 | 67.38 | 66.83 | 66.19 | 66.24 | 66.48 | 66.77 | 67.20 | 67.65 | 69.30 | |||||
| EBT | (1,091) | (1,368) | (18) | 187 | 583 | 1,306 | 517 | 119 | (82) | (1,930) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (18.13) | (14.69) | (0.19) | 1.92 | 5.89 | 12.94 | 5.36 | 1.28 | (0.92) | (22.47) | |||||
| Net income | (831) | 1,495 | 21 | 140 | 443 | 1,011 | 221 | 79 | (78) | (1,833) | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,728 | 2,962 | 2,467 | 2,369 | 2,174 | 1,878 | 1,851 | 1,679 | 1,662 | 1,723 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 9.26 | 13.37 | 13.10 | 14.78 | 17.03 | 22.02 | 21.29 | 20.31 | 19.47 | 18.36 | ||||
| Earnings | (1.28) | 2.18 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.75 | 2.16 | 0.43 | 0.12 | (0.22) | (4.00) | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.82 | 2.90 | 3.44 | 3.87 | 5.13 | 6.23 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 3.44 | 2.63 | |||||
| Capex | (0.95) | (1.36) | (1.58) | (2.05) | (1.85) | (2.69) | (4.22) | (3.75) | (3.11) | (2.75) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.87 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 1.82 | 3.28 | 3.54 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 0.34 | (0.12) | |||||
| Book value | 3.13 | 7.91 | 5.04 | 3.45 | (2.07) | (1.90) | (1.11) | (0.96) | (0.99) | (4.90) | |||||
| Shares, m | 650 | 696 | 730 | 660 | 581 | 458 | 453 | 455 | 460 | 468 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 10.87 | 413.00 | 130.19 | 47.94 | 7.49 | 10.93 | 26.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 0.00 | 1.60 | 1.26 | 1.85 | 2.22 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.09 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 2.71 | 3.28 | 7.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.00 | 3.92 | 3.61 | 4.28 | 4.90 | 3.35 | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.89 | 3.01 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 38.49 | 33.95 | 25.56 | 34.98 | 25.48 | 20.87 | 59.95 | 225.16 | 168.53 | (437.65) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,184 | 2,018 | 2,508 | 2,554 | 2,980 | 2,854 | 2,367 | 1,826 | 1,582 | 1,228 | ||||
| Capex | (620) | (943) | (1,154) | (1,355) | (1,074) | (1,232) | (1,914) | (1,706) | (1,428) | (1,286) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 565 | 1,075 | 1,355 | 1,199 | 1,906 | 1,622 | 453 | 121 | 154 | (58) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (2,000) | (1,617) | (1,118) | (597) | (2,122) | (1,945) | (1,471) | (1,473) | (1,524) | (406) | ||||
| Total debt | 24,010 | 21,898 | 22,813 | 24,420 | 26,722 | 26,547 | 26,588 | 25,075 | 25,057 | 26,206 | |||||
| Net debt | 22,765 | 21,568 | 22,514 | 23,718 | 26,444 | 26,351 | 24,780 | 24,773 | 24,801 | 25,087 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 2,030 | 5,505 | 3,680 | 2,279 | (1,203) | (871) | (504) | (434) | (457) | (2,292) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (2.30) | 4.19 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 1.29 | 2.97 | 0.58 | 0.16 | (0.32) | (5.99) | ||||
| ROIC | 1.17 | 1.94 | 4.01 | 4.38 | 5.24 | 6.19 | 4.64 | 4.37 | 4.31 | (0.31) | |||||
| ROE | (22.09) | 39.64 | 0.41 | 4.66 | 81.07 | (95.50) | (28.30) | (11.34) | 23.10 | 135.98 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Optimum Communications, Inc. vs peers in Telecom Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLIBK GCI Liberty, Inc. - Series C GCI Group | $822.1M | — (loss-making) | — | 0.00% | −57.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.51% | 11.11% | Compare |
| GLIBA Liberty Capital Corporation | $818.6M | — (loss-making) | 6.5× | 0.00% | −57.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.51% | 11.11% | Compare |
| SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Co | $566.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +5.53% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +30.29% (above 0%: growing) | 65.01% | (1.09%) | Compare |
| CCOI Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | $427.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −4.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +288.37% (above 0%: growing) | 46.93% | 50.49% | Compare |
| ATNI ATN International, Inc. | $398.3M | 2.5× | 41.5× | +1.77% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +71.51% (above 0%: growing) | 56.94% | 129.93% | Compare |
| OPTU Optimum Communications, Inc. | $365.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −5.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −359.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | 70.96% | 8.21% | |
| GOGO Gogo Inc. | $304.9M | 2,130× | 11.7× | −1.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −34.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | 42.01% | 13.31% | Compare |
| CXDO Crexendo Inc. | $188.5M | 39.1× | 43.0× | +48.90% (above 0%: growing) | −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +115.43% (above 0%: growing) | 65.69% | 4.28% | Compare |
| RDCM Radcom Ltd. | $171.4M | 23.4× | — (loss-making) | −33.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +3,354.69% (above 0%: growing) | 75.08% | (31.95%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $413.0M | 31.2× | 26.6× | 0.00% | −57.45% | +50.90% | 52.23% | 11.11% |
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) key facts
- Concern: Optimum Communications, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.6 billion, down 4.06% from fiscal 2024.
- Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) is a Telecom Services company in the Communication Services sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, OPTU traded at $0.90, a market capitalization of $365.5 million.
- Return on equity was 136.0% and debt-to-equity -4.82.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.15 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.
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