optimum communications - OPTU

OPTU

Close Chg Chg %
1.33 0.04 3.01%

Closed Market

1.37

+0.04 (3.01%)

Volume: 1.09M

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: optimum communications - OPTU

OPTU Key Data

Open

$1.30

Day Range

1.28 - 1.38

52 Week Range

1.20 - 2.98

Market Cap

$644.49M

Shares Outstanding

470.43M

Public Float

255.47M

Beta

1.51

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$3.99

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$2.04

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jun 7, 2018

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.64M

 

OPTU Performance

1 Week
 
-2.14%
 
1 Month
 
-8.05%
 
3 Months
 
-20.35%
 
1 Year
 
-41.20%
 
5 Years
 
-95.73%
 

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. 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 8.59B
Industry Major Telecommunications Net Income -1,869,024,000.00
Sector Communications Employees 9,500
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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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 0.09
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 0.63
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.891
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.046
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 1.012

OPTU Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 904,259.684
Income Per Employee -196,739.368
Receivables Turnover 25.544
Total Asset Turnover 0.266

OPTU Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.802
Quick Ratio 0.802
Cash Ratio 0.546

OPTU Profitability

Gross Margin 49.547
Operating Margin 18.329
Pretax Margin -22.466
Net Margin -21.757
Return on Assets -5.779
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital -7.729
Return on Invested Capital -7.669

OPTU Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 109.57
Total Debt to Total Assets 82.898
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 109.154
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Optimum Communications - OPTU

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
9.65B 9.24B 8.95B 8.59B
Sales Growth
-4.39% -4.26% -3.06% -4.06%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
4.98B 4.67B 4.54B 4.33B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.82B 1.69B 1.69B 1.74B
Depreciation
1.26B 1.30B 1.37B 1.47B
Amortization of Intangibles
555.31M 391.38M 315.84M 270.82M
COGS Growth
-3.67% -6.13% -2.90% -4.51%
Gross Income
4.67B 4.56B 4.42B 4.26B
Gross Income Growth
-5.15% -2.26% -3.23% -3.61%
Gross Profit Margin
+48.39% +49.40% +49.31% +49.55%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.74B 2.65B 2.71B 2.68B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
2.74B 2.65B 2.71B 2.68B
SGA Growth
+14.95% -3.26% +2.48% -1.11%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
93.05M 163.92M 17.30M 1.71B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.84B 1.75B 1.69B (135.44M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
11.95M 13.32M (5.67M) (3.05M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - 3.42M 8.38M
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
1.34B 1.65B 1.76B 1.79B
Interest Expense Growth
+5.39% +23.40% +7.02% +1.60%
Gross Interest Expense
1.34B 1.65B 1.76B 1.79B
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
516.73M 118.56M (82.35M) (1.93B)
Pretax Income Growth
-60.43% -77.05% -169.45% -2,243.66%
Pretax Margin
+5.36% +1.28% -0.92% -22.47%
Income Tax
295.84M 39.53M (4.07M) (96.91M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
259.33M 266.34M 391.98M 126.18M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 128.00K 105.00K (204.00K)
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
36.56M (226.93M) (396.12M) (222.93M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(174.00K) 10.00K 64.00K 44.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
220.89M 79.04M (78.28M) (1.83B)
Minority Interest Expense
26.33M 25.84M 24.64M 35.98M
Net Income
194.56M 53.20M (102.92M) (1.87B)
Net Income Growth
-80.35% -72.66% -293.46% -1,716.03%
Net Margin Growth
+2.02% +0.58% -1.15% -21.76%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
194.56M 53.20M (102.92M) (1.87B)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
194.56M 53.20M (102.92M) (1.87B)
EPS (Basic)
0.4293 0.117 -0.2238 -3.9955
EPS (Basic) Growth
-80.13% -72.75% -291.28% -1,685.30%
Basic Shares Outstanding
453.24M 454.72M 459.89M 467.78M
EPS (Diluted)
0.4292 0.1169 -0.2238 -3.9955
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-79.96% -72.76% -291.45% -1,685.30%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
453.28M 455.03M 459.89M 467.78M
EBITDA
3.75B 3.61B 3.39B 3.32B
EBITDA Growth
-14.22% -3.83% -6.00% -2.19%
EBITDA Margin
+38.88% +39.05% +37.87% +38.60%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 1.741
Number of Ratings 16 Current Quarters Estimate -0.114
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -0.414
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.096 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -4.00 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.551
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 11 11 13 13
Mean Estimate -0.11 -0.10 -0.41 -0.55
High Estimates 0.10 0.12 0.02 0.16
Low Estimate -0.24 -0.26 -0.80 -1.56
Coefficient of Variance -80.88 -104.78 -62.42 -76.58

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 2
HOLD 10 10 7
UNDERWEIGHT 1 0 1
SELL 4 4 4
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Optimum Communications - OPTU

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 20, 2026 Michael E. Olsen General Counsel and CCRO 1,496,277 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1.6 per share 2,394,043.20

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