optimum communications - OPTU

OPTU

Close Chg Chg %
1.90 -0.08 -4.22%

Closed Market

1.82

-0.08 (4.22%)

Volume: 1.81M

Last Updated:

Dec 15, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: optimum communications - OPTU

OPTU Key Data

Open

$1.90

Day Range

1.81 - 1.91

52 Week Range

1.68 - 3.20

Market Cap

$887.98M

Shares Outstanding

469.83M

Public Float

247.72M

Beta

1.53

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$3.95

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$2.04

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jun 7, 2018

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.96M

 

OPTU Performance

1 Week
 
2.72%
 
1 Month
 
6.18%
 
3 Months
 
-20.92%
 
1 Year
 
-29.48%
 
5 Years
 
-94.64%
 

OPTU Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 16
Full Ratings ➔

About optimum communications - OPTU

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, Cheddar News, a4 Advertising, and i24 News. The company was founded by Patrick Drahi in 2001 and is headquartered in Long Island City, NY.

OPTU At a Glance

Optimum Communications, Inc.
1 Court Square West
Long Island City, New York 11101
Phone 1-516-803-2300 Revenue 8.95B
Industry Major Telecommunications Net Income -102,918,000.00
Sector Communications Employees 10,900
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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OPTU Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.124
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 0.70
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.734
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.928
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.967

OPTU Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 821,506.147
Income Per Employee -9,442.018
Receivables Turnover 26.924
Total Asset Turnover 0.274

OPTU Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.324
Quick Ratio 0.324
Cash Ratio 0.114

OPTU Profitability

Gross Margin 49.312
Operating Margin 19.027
Pretax Margin -0.92
Net Margin -1.149
Return on Assets -0.315
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital -0.414
Return on Invested Capital -0.418

OPTU Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 101.885
Total Debt to Total Assets 77.495
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 100.959
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Optimum Communications - OPTU

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
10.09B 9.65B 9.24B 8.95B
Sales Growth
+1.98% -4.39% -4.26% -3.06%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
5.17B 4.98B 4.67B 4.54B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.83B 1.82B 1.69B 1.69B
Depreciation
1.19B 1.26B 1.30B 1.37B
Amortization of Intangibles
641.84M 555.31M 391.38M 315.84M
COGS Growth
-4.69% -3.67% -6.13% -2.90%
Gross Income
4.92B 4.67B 4.56B 4.42B
Gross Income Growth
+10.08% -5.15% -2.26% -3.23%
Gross Profit Margin
+48.77% +48.39% +49.40% +49.31%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.38B 2.74B 2.65B 2.71B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
2.38B 2.74B 2.65B 2.71B
SGA Growth
+5.20% +14.95% -3.26% +2.48%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(20.86M) 93.05M 163.92M 17.30M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.56B 1.84B 1.75B 1.69B
Non Operating Income/Expense
9.99M 11.95M 13.32M (5.67M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 160.00K 3.42M 8.38M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
1.27B 1.34B 1.65B 1.76B
Interest Expense Growth
-6.34% +5.39% +23.40% +7.02%
Gross Interest Expense
1.27B 1.34B 1.65B 1.76B
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.31B 516.73M 118.56M (82.35M)
Pretax Income Growth
+123.91% -60.43% -77.05% -169.45%
Pretax Margin
+12.94% +5.36% +1.28% -0.92%
Income Tax
294.98M 295.84M 39.53M (4.07M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
254.28M 259.33M 266.34M 391.98M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- (3.00K) 128.00K 105.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
40.88M 36.56M (226.93M) (396.12M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(180.00K) (174.00K) 10.00K 64.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.01B 220.89M 79.04M (78.28M)
Minority Interest Expense
20.62M 26.33M 25.84M 24.64M
Net Income
990.31M 194.56M 53.20M (102.92M)
Net Income Growth
+127.04% -80.35% -72.66% -293.46%
Net Margin Growth
+9.81% +2.02% +0.58% -1.15%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
990.31M 194.56M 53.20M (102.92M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
990.31M 194.56M 53.20M (102.92M)
EPS (Basic)
2.1608 0.4293 0.117 -0.2238
EPS (Basic) Growth
+187.84% -80.13% -72.75% -291.28%
Basic Shares Outstanding
458.31M 453.24M 454.72M 459.89M
EPS (Diluted)
2.1422 0.4292 0.1169 -0.2238
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+186.66% -79.96% -72.76% -291.45%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
462.30M 453.28M 455.03M 459.89M
EBITDA
4.37B 3.75B 3.61B 3.39B
EBITDA Growth
+0.80% -14.22% -3.83% -6.00%
EBITDA Margin
+43.33% +38.88% +39.05% +37.87%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 2.058
Number of Ratings 16 Current Quarters Estimate 0.002
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate -3.497
Last Quarter’s Earnings -3.47 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.22 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.264
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 10 5 12 13
Mean Estimate 0.00 -0.07 -3.50 -0.26
High Estimates 0.06 -0.01 -0.50 0.09
Low Estimate -0.09 -0.10 -3.99 -0.69
Coefficient of Variance 2,178.56 -51.51 -27.93 -82.06

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 4
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 2
HOLD 8 8 6
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 4 4 4
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

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