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NYSE: OPTU NYSE Cable & Satellite Next results ~November 5, 2026

C Fundamentals grade

Optimum Communications, Inc. is a US-listed company in the cable & satellite industry. Its financial year ends in December.

Stock price today

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Model estimate per share

Not valued: the figures our models need are missing or failed our data-quality checks.

Price vs value

No model value: free cash flow after stock pay is not positive. How we value companies.

Optimum Communications, Inc. valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders1 buying, 2 selling18 purchases and 15 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds117 adding, 84 cuttingOf 35 active managers that changed their stake, 15 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Optimum Communications files

Where Optimum Communications stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $8.38bn, down 4.4% on a year earlier, about the same pace as a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to -2.5% from -0.2% a year earlier. Operating margin narrowed to -35.3% from 16.4%. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C. It passes 0 of our 4 financial-health checks.

Our models give no value for Optimum Communications at present, so past values are not shown.

Source: 10-Q filed August 6, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 5, 2026 (estimated)

Optimum Communications, Inc.'s trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 4.4% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -2.5%. Where it stands out: change in growth rate of -0.4pp ranks 1 of 5 cable & satellite companies we cover. Where it lags: operating margin of -35.3% ranks 5 of 5 cable & satellite companies we cover.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow fell 1446.6% while net income fell 1711.4%: a 265pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

Nothing in Optimum Communications, Inc.'s latest figures clears our strength thresholds.

Things to watch

  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 4.4% over the last 12 months.
  • Loss-making. Operating margin is -35.3%: costs exceed revenue.
  • Margins narrowing. Operating margin is down 51.8 points on a year ago.
  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -2.5% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • High debt. Long-term debt exceeds cash by $21.1bn, more than 1.5 times annual revenue.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 118% and a beta of 1.0 against the S&P 500.

Latest results: FY2026 Q2

Filed August 6, 2026
Earnings per share
-$0.67 against an average estimate of -$0.15: missed by 351.8%
Revenue
$2.02bn, down 5.8% on a year earlier
Share reaction
+4.6% in the first session after the results on September 21, 2026, against +1.5% for the S&P 500
Next report
November 5, 2026

Optimum Communications' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-8.9%
  • 1 week-8.3%
  • 1 month-27.4%
  • This year-59.7%
  • 1 year-70.2%
  • 5 years-96.2%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$8.4B
Operating margin
-35.3%
Net margin
-58.1%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$-10.50

Growth

Revenue growth
−4.4%
Change in growth rate
−0.4 pts
Share count change
+0.1%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
-$208M
FCF margin
-2.5%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.6%

Earnings

Last results
September 21, 2026
Next results (est.)
December 21, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Insider trade
  2. Leadership
  3. Announcement
  4. Announcement
  5. Results
  6. Product
  7. Product
  8. Insider trade
  9. Announcement
  10. Results
  11. Insider trade
  12. Results
  13. Agreement

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Optimum Communications, Inc. valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: free cash flow after stock pay is not positive.

Valuation models

We value Optimum Communications, Inc. as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.6%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.81 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Growth cash-flow model Revenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: the projected cash flows don't support a positive value
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. — Does not apply: no positive earnings in the latest twelve months
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. — Does not apply: book value or earnings not available
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: return on equity is not positive
Forward price-to-sales vs peers Next year's consensus sales per share times peers' typical forward price-to-sales; only when earnings are negative. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: fewer than 5 peers with a usable multiple
Revenue-to-maturity model Revenue grown to maturity with the cash margin moving to the industry's; for companies not yet profitable. — Does not apply: revenue and margins don't support a positive value
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (growth cash-flow model) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. — No model applies: the filings don’t yet support a value.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Optimum Communications, Inc. with Cable & Satellite in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$19.08$16.52$27.34$37.87$16.18$4.60$3.25$2.41$1.65$0.67
Market value$13.3bn$12.1bn$18.1bn$22.1bn$7.5bn$2.1bn$1.5bn$1.1bn$772m$309m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$4.3bn$22.6bn$23.7bn$26.4bn$26.4bn$26.3bn$24.8bn$24.8bn$25.2bn$25.3bn
Enterprise value$17.6bn$34.7bn$41.8bn$48.5bn$33.8bn$28.4bn$26.3bn$25.9bn$26.0bn$25.6bn
Multiples
Price / sales 1.4x1.3x1.9x2.2x0.7x0.2x0.2x0.1x0.1x0.0x
Price / earnings 8.9xn/m130.4x50.7x7.6x10.7x27.8x———
Price / free cash flow 12.4x8.9x15.1x11.6x4.6x4.6x12.2x7.4x——
EV / EBITDA 4.7x8.5x10.2x11.6x7.8x7.9x7.8x7.8x16.4x—

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

52 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Optimum Communications's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 66.9%, moving by 1.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.

  • Durability 5 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 18.2%; its worst year was -35.3%.

  • Cash conversion 12 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 10 years, at a median 10.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 10.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (57 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 5, 2026, before the open. Analysts expect revenue of $2.0bn for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current −$8.25 −106% $8.1bn −6%
Next −$1.12 +86% $7.8bn −5%

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 −$0.15 −$0.67 −351.8%
Mar 2026 −$0.14 −$6.10 −4259.3%
Dec 2025 −$0.01 −$0.15 −2637.2%
Sept 2025 −$0.05 −$3.47 −6811.0%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Analyst recommendations

12 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy18%
Hold650%
Sell542%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 2026163212
  2. Sep 2026173213
  3. Aug 2026163212
  4. Jul 2026163212

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Optimum Communications, Inc., by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
35.7%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
12.76
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−6%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
75%
of shares
Held by insiders
11.3%
of shares
Employees
9,500
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

What moved the share price

Last 12 months −70.2%

$2.23 on October 31, 2025 to $0.67

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $8.8bn $8.4bn −4.4%
P/S multiple 0.1x 0.0x −68.8%
Share count 464m 464m −0.1%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years −77.1%

$2.90 on November 3, 2023 to $0.67

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $9.4bn $8.4bn −10.7%
P/S multiple 0.1x 0.0x −73.8%
Share count 454m 464m −2.1%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
OPTU−57%−72%−29%−26%−32%−60%
Industry peers (median)−1%−35%−3%−12%−17%−33%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
OPTU17%42%50%33%33%36%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
OPTU−61%−78%−65%−52%−47%−69%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since June 22, 2017: 98% from December 29, 2020 to October 22, 2026. Getting back needed a 6217% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$0.60 – $2.15
From 52-week high
−69.1%
vs 50-day average
−28.5%
vs 200-day average
−43.4%
Volatility (1 year)
118%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.99

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±6.1%
After a week
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±9.9%
After a month
3 up, 9 down
typical move ±18.4%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
September 21, 2026 +4.6% +1.5% −6.5% −23.0%
August 6, 2026 −1.9% +0.5% +6.6% +33.9%
May 7, 2026 −18.1% +0.5% −36.3% −23.2%
February 12, 2026 +3.1% −1.5% −5.6% −14.2%
November 6, 2025 −2.8% −1.0% −15.8% −15.8%
August 7, 2025 −10.0% +0.7% −3.3% −5.9%
May 8, 2025 −1.1% +0.6% +6.8% −18.9%
February 13, 2025 +4.1% +1.1% +1.8% −6.6%
November 4, 2024 −4.2% +1.0% +1.9% −5.7%
August 1, 2024 −14.4% −3.3% −22.0% −12.0%
May 2, 2024 −2.5% +2.2% +3.4% +30.5%
February 14, 2024 +6.9% +1.6% −8.3% +30.9%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Optimum Communications, Inc. in five measures

Fundamentals grade C
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Optimum Communications, Inc.
$8B $8.5B $9B $9.5B FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q3: $9.3B Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $9.2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $9.2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $9.1B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $9B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $9B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $8.9B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $8.8B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $8.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $8.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $8.5B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $8.4B $8.4B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q3 $9.3B
FY23 Q4 $9.2B
FY24 Q1 $9.2B
FY24 Q2 $9.1B
FY24 Q3 $9B
FY24 Q4 $9B
FY25 Q1 $8.9B
FY25 Q2 $8.8B
FY25 Q3 $8.6B
FY25 Q4 $8.6B
FY26 Q1 $8.5B
FY26 Q2 $8.4B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Optimum Communications, Inc.
-6% -4% -2% 0% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q3: -5.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -4.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -3.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -2.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -3.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -3.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -3.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -3.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -4.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -4.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -4.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -4.4% -4.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q3 -5.1%
FY23 Q4 -4.3%
FY24 Q1 -3.4%
FY24 Q2 -2.9%
FY24 Q3 -3.0%
FY24 Q4 -3.1%
FY25 Q1 -3.7%
FY25 Q2 -3.8%
FY25 Q3 -4.2%
FY25 Q4 -4.1%
FY26 Q1 -4.0%
FY26 Q2 -4.4%
Operating margin (TTM) Optimum Communications, Inc.
-40% -20% 0% 20% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q3: 18.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 18.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 18.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 18.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 18.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 18.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 18.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 16.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -2.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -1.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -33.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: -35.3% -35.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q3 18.3%
FY23 Q4 18.4%
FY24 Q1 18.2%
FY24 Q2 18.5%
FY24 Q3 18.2%
FY24 Q4 18.8%
FY25 Q1 18.4%
FY25 Q2 16.4%
FY25 Q3 -2.0%
FY25 Q4 -1.3%
FY26 Q1 -33.1%
FY26 Q2 -35.3%
FCF margin (TTM) Optimum Communications, Inc.
-4% -2% 0% 2% 4% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q3: -1.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 1.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 3.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 3.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 3.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 1.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -0.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -0.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -3.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -1.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -1.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: -2.5% -2.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q3 -1.7%
FY23 Q4 1.3%
FY24 Q1 3.8%
FY24 Q2 3.8%
FY24 Q3 3.3%
FY24 Q4 1.7%
FY25 Q1 -0.9%
FY25 Q2 -0.2%
FY25 Q3 -3.1%
FY25 Q4 -1.4%
FY26 Q1 -1.0%
FY26 Q2 -2.5%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 6.0 9.3 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.1 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.4
Gross profit — 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9
EBITDA 2.2 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.3 1.6 −1.3
Operating income 0.5 0.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 −0.1 −3.0
Net income −0.8 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 −0.1 −1.9 −4.9
Diluted EPS −$1.28 $2.15 $0.03 $0.21 $0.75 $2.14 $0.43 $0.12 −$0.22 −$4.00 −$10.50
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +54.7% +2.8% +2.0% +1.4% +2.0% −4.4% −4.3% −3.1% −4.1% −4.4%
EBITDA — +74.4% +7.8% +0.5% +2.7% +2.7% −17.1% −6.4% −0.7% −52.3% −140.9%
Operating income — +81.7% +100.0% +8.4% +16.0% +19.4% −28.6% −5.6% −1.3% −106.7% −305.6%
Net income — — −98.7% — — +127.0% −80.4% −72.7% — — —
Diluted EPS — — −98.6% — — +185.3% −79.9% −72.1% — — —
Margins
Gross margin — 67.4% 66.8% 66.2% 66.2% 66.5% 66.8% 67.2% 67.7% 69.3% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 35.9% 40.5% 42.5% 41.9% 42.4% 42.7% 37.1% 36.2% 37.1% 18.4% −15.3%
Operating margin 7.7% 9.0% 17.6% 18.7% 21.4% 25.0% 18.7% 18.4% 18.8% −1.3% −35.3%
Net margin −13.8% 16.0% 0.2% 1.4% 4.4% 9.8% 2.0% 0.6% −1.1% −21.8% −58.1%
Free-cash-flow margin 9.3% 11.5% 14.2% 12.3% 19.3% 16.1% 4.7% 1.3% 1.7% −1.4% −2.5%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 1.2 2.0 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.0
Capital spending 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2
Free cash flow 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 −0.1 −0.2
Stock-based pay 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Free cash flow after stock pay 0.5 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 −0.2 −0.3
Balance sheet
Cash 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3
Total debt 3.4 4.6 22.9 24.4 26.7 26.5 26.6 25.1 25.1 26.2 26.6
Net debt (negative = net cash) 3.0 4.3 22.6 23.7 26.4 26.4 26.3 24.8 24.8 25.2 25.3
Diluted shares 650m 696m 730m 663m 584m 462m 453m 455m 460m 468m 464m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 0.4 0.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 — — — — — —
Buybacks 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.7 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 — — —
Total returned 0.4 0.9 2.0 1.7 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 — — —

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

0 of 4 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $28.1bn
Short-term assets $1.9bnLonger-term assets $26.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $33.1bn
Short-term liabilities $6.1bnLonger-term liabilities $27.0bnShareholders' equity $-5.5bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.9bn of assets due within a year against $6.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.9bn short-term assets against $27.0bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $1.3bn of cash against $26.6bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.0bn of operating cash flow against $26.6bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Optimum Communications, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Diluted share count
+0.1%
year over year
Days sales outstanding
14 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in cable & satellite
Last 12 months unless stated OPTU LBTYK CABO CHTR CMCSA Median
Revenue, last 12 months $8.4bn $4.9bn $1.4bn $54.4bn $123.0bn $8.4bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −4.4% 5.4% −6.5% −1.5% −0.2% −1.5%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −3.7% 5.8% −5.3% −0.1% 0.6% −0.1%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −5.8% −7.7% −8.4% −1.7% −6.1% −6.1%
Gross margin 69.9% 67.2% — — — 68.5%
Operating margin −35.3% −1.8% −17.5% 23.3% 14.7% −1.8%
Operating margin, 3-year average −0.1% −2.1% 0.3% 23.5% 17.1% 0.3%
Net margin −58.1% −62.1% −72.8% 9.1% 9.2% −58.1%
Cash from operations / revenue 12.3% 26.0% 37.5% 30.3% 25.8% 26.0%
Free-cash-flow margin −2.5% −5.2% 17.5% 8.0% 13.9% 8.0%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 0.4% 10.3% 19.3% 7.3% 12.5% 10.3%
Stock pay / revenue 0.6% 3.4% 2.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
Change in share count 0.1% −4.5% 6.0% −11.0% −4.4% −4.4%

Median of all 5 companies we cover in cable & satellite. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

5 cable & satellite companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth -4.4% -1.5% 4 of 5
Change in growth rate Growth -0.4pp -0.8pp 1 of 5
Operating margin Profitability -35.3% -1.8% 5 of 5
Net margin Profitability -58.1% -58.1% 3 of 5
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation -2.5% 8.0% 4 of 5
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.6% 1.2% 1 of 5
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 79.8% 59.7% 5 of 5
Change in share count Balance sheet 0.1% -4.4% 4 of 5

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Products and services
Line of business Revenue YoY
Total Residential Revenue $6.6B ▼ 5.6%
Broadband $3.5B ▼ 2.8%
Pay TV $2.6B ▼ 10.6%
Business Services and Wholesale $1.5B ▲ 1.2%
News and Advertising $472M ▼ 3.0%
Telephony $254M ▼ 8.7%
Franchise $202M ▼ 4.8%
Mobile $165M ▲ 40.6%
Products and Services Other $78.3M ▲ 31.9%

These categories overlap or exclude eliminations, so shares aren't shown.

From Optimum Communications, Inc.'s 10-K filed February 13, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$311M
Institutions reporting
193
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 25.8%
Positions opened / closed
50 / 36

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 117 institutions bought and 84 sold ; the biggest buyer was Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP (+11.6M shares) and the biggest seller Deutsche Bank Ag\ (−14.7M). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $28.3M 19.5M 9.1% ▼ 4.7%
Milfam LLC $23.1M 15.9M 7.4% ▲ 81.5%
Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP $20.4M 14.1M 6.6% ▲ 466.4%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $17.6M 12.1M 5.7% ▲ 4.0%
Jpmorgan Chase & Co $13.5M 8.9M 4.4% ▼ 14.7%
Bw Gestao De Investimentos Ltda. $12.2M 8.4M 3.9% ▲ 414.5%
Senator Investment Group LP $11.6M 8.0M 3.7% ▲ 60.0%
Millennium Management LLC $11.2M 7.7M 3.6% ▼ 18.9%
State Street Corp $10.6M 7.3M 3.4% ▲ 14.8%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $10M 6.9M 3.2% ▲ 11.8%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $7.9M 5.5M 2.6% ▼ 17.8%
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. $7.8M 5.4M 2.5% New

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Optimum Communications, Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $6.1M 18 trades by 1 insider, last 12 months Insider sales History → $6M 15 trades by 2 insiders · 2% under pre-set plans
Net ▲ $27,637 net buying
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Subin Neil S 10% owner October 23, 2026 Buy 63,624 $0.61 $38,938
Subin Neil S 10% owner October 22, 2026 Buy 2,164,383 $0.52 $1.1M
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 25, 2026 Buy 400 $0.85 $340
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 25, 2026 Buy 400 $0.85 $340
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 24, 2026 Buy 171,711 $0.83 $143,379
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 24, 2026 Buy 171,711 $0.84 $144,237
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 21, 2026 Buy 535,191 $0.85 $452,611
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 21, 2026 Buy 535,191 $0.85 $454,912
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 20, 2026 Buy 50,536 $0.85 $42,819
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 20, 2026 Buy 50,536 $0.85 $42,956
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 19, 2026 Buy 1,291,471 $0.84 $1.1M
Subin Neil S 10% owner August 19, 2026 Buy 1,291,471 $0.84 $1.1M

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around December 21, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • September 21, 2026
  • August 6, 2026
  • May 7, 2026
  • February 12, 2026
  • November 6, 2025
  • August 7, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Optimum Communications, Inc. was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Optimum Communications, Inc. in brief

What does Optimum Communications, Inc. do?
Optimum Communications, Inc. is a US-listed company in the cable & satellite industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Optimum Communications, Inc.'s stock ticker?
Optimum Communications, Inc. trades under the ticker OPTU on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Optimum Communications, Inc.'s revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Optimum Communications, Inc. reported revenue of $8.4B, 4.4% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Optimum Communications, Inc.'s free cash flow?
Optimum Communications, Inc.'s free-cash-flow margin is -2.5% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 4 of the 5 cable & satellite companies we cover.
Who are Optimum Communications, Inc.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Milfam LLC and Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is Optimum Communications, Inc.'s market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Optimum Communications, Inc.'s market capitalisation was about $309M and net debt of $25.3B. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Who are Optimum Communications, Inc.'s competitors?
In our Cable & Satellite peer group, the companies closest to Optimum Communications, Inc. are Liberty Global Ltd., Cable One, Inc., Charter Communications and Comcast. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Optimum Communications, Inc.'s.
Are insiders buying or selling Optimum Communications, Inc. stock?
Over the last 12 months, Optimum Communications, Inc.'s directors and officers reported 18 open-market purchases and 15 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Optimum Communications, Inc.'s next earnings date?
Around November 5, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Optimum Communications, Inc. announces its own schedule.