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Optimum Communications Inc Financials

OPTU
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This page shows Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 10 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI OPTU FY2025

Cash-generative operations are being pinched by maintenance-level reinvestment and a debt-loaded balance sheet, not by weak gross economics alone.

FY2025 revealed a pronounced split between accounting loss and cash generation: net income was -$1.9B while operating cash flow remained $1.2B. Because capital spending still ran at $1.3B, free cash flow turned slightly negative, which means the business still converts customer activity into cash but currently needs nearly all of that cash to maintain the asset base and support a leveraged balance sheet.

Gross margin expanded to 69.3% even as revenue kept shrinking, so the earnings break happened below the gross-profit line rather than in the core service economics. The move to a -1.3% operating margin points to overhead or other operating charges overwhelming otherwise resilient gross profit.

Liquidity improved on the surface because cash climbed to $1.0B and the current ratio reached 0.8x, but that improvement coincided with a positive financing inflow rather than internally generated surplus. With long-term debt at $26.1B and equity still negative, the balance sheet works more as a fixed claim on future cash than as a reserve that can absorb weak years.

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Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity Cash Flow Returns 17 / 100
Financial Profile 17/100

Based on FY2025 annual data, averaged across the last 3 years for performance metrics (most-recent year weighted highest). How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Optimum Communications Inc's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Profitability
41

Optimum Communications Inc has an operating margin of -1.3%, meaning the company retains $-1 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 41/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is down from 18.8% the prior year.

Growth
27

Optimum Communications Inc's revenue declined 4.1% year-over-year, from $9.0B to $8.6B. This contraction results in a growth score of 27/100.

Leverage
0

Optimum Communications Inc has elevated debt relative to equity (D/E of -11.30), meaning the company relies heavily on borrowed funds. This high leverage results in a low score of 0/100, reflecting increased financial risk.

Liquidity
11

Optimum Communications Inc's current ratio of 0.80 is below the typical benchmark, resulting in a score of 11/100. This tight liquidity could limit financial flexibility if cash inflows slow.

Cash Flow
25

While Optimum Communications Inc generated $1.2B in operating cash flow, capex of $1.3B consumed most of it, leaving -$118.8M in free cash flow. This results in a low score of 25/100, reflecting heavy capital investment rather than weak cash generation.

Piotroski F-Score Neutral
4/9

Optimum Communications Inc passes 4 of 9 financial strength tests. 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Mixed
-0.66x

For every $1 of reported earnings, Optimum Communications Inc generates $-0.66 in operating cash flow ($1.2B OCF vs -$1.9B net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$8.6B
YoY-4.1%
5Y CAGR-2.8%

Optimum Communications Inc generated $8.6B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 4.1% from the prior year.

EBITDA
$1.6B
YoY-52.3%
5Y CAGR-17.7%

Optimum Communications Inc's EBITDA was $1.6B in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 52.3% from the prior year.

Net Income
-$1.9B
YoY-1716.0%

Optimum Communications Inc reported -$1.9B in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 1716.0% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$-4.00
YoY-1718.2%

Optimum Communications Inc earned $-4.00 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 1718.2% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
-$118.8M
YoY-179.5%

Optimum Communications Inc generated -$118.8M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 179.5% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$1.0B
YoY+294.6%
5Y CAGR+29.5%

Optimum Communications Inc held $1.0B in cash against $26.1B in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
$0.00

Optimum Communications Inc paid $0.00 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025.

Shares Outstanding
470M
YoY+1.6%
5Y CAGR-0.1%

Optimum Communications Inc had 470M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 1.6% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
69.3%
YoY+1.6pp
5Y CAGR+3.1pp

Optimum Communications Inc's gross margin was 69.3% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 1.6 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
-1.3%
YoY-20.1pp
5Y CAGR-22.7pp

Optimum Communications Inc's operating margin was -1.3% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 20.1 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
-21.8%
YoY-20.6pp
5Y CAGR-26.2pp

Optimum Communications Inc's net profit margin was -21.8% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 20.6 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
N/A

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
N/A
Share Buybacks
N/A
Capital Expenditures
$1.3B
YoY-6.0%
5Y CAGR+4.6%

Optimum Communications Inc invested $1.3B in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 6.0% from the prior year.

OPTU Income Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Revenue $2.2B+3.5% $2.1B-1.8% $2.1B-0.2% $2.2B-3.7% $2.2B+0.3% $2.2B-0.6% $2.2B-0.5% $2.3B
Cost of Revenue $664.9M+4.1% $639.0M-3.6% $662.7M-1.2% $670.5M-7.1% $721.9M+1.5% $711.3M-1.1% $719.5M-3.3% $743.9M
Gross Profit $1.5B+3.3% $1.5B-1.0% $1.5B+0.2% $1.5B-2.1% $1.5B-0.2% $1.5B-0.3% $1.5B+0.9% $1.5B
R&D Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SG&A Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Operating Income $397.6M+134.1% -$1.2B-474.4% $311.1M-9.4% $343.5M+0.8% $340.8M-23.4% $444.6M-11.4% $501.6M+27.6% $393.2M
Interest Expense N/A -$459.1M-3.3% -$444.7M-3.9% -$428.0M N/A -$448.2M-1.2% -$443.0M-1.3% -$437.1M
Income Tax -$31.9M-2183.5% -$1.4M+97.1% -$47.6M-198.5% -$16.0M+65.4% -$46.1M-366.2% -$9.9M-120.2% $49.0M+1576.2% $2.9M
Net Income -$71.2M+95.6% -$1.6B-1589.2% -$96.3M-27.2% -$75.7M-39.8% -$54.1M-25.9% -$43.0M-379.7% $15.4M+172.5% -$21.2M
EPS (Diluted) N/A $-3.47-1552.4% $-0.21-31.2% $-0.16 N/A $-0.09-400.0% $0.03+160.0% $-0.05

OPTU Balance Sheet

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Total Assets $30.7B-0.1% $30.7B-2.8% $31.6B-0.2% $31.7B-0.1% $31.7B-0.4% $31.8B-0.6% $32.0B+0.2% $31.9B
Current Assets $1.6B+8.1% $1.5B+105.9% $739.3M-3.9% $769.3M+5.2% $731.0M-15.5% $865.3M-14.2% $1.0B+10.9% $908.9M
Cash & Equivalents $1.0B+7.8% $938.8M+279.6% $247.3M-11.4% $279.1M+8.8% $256.5M+2.6% $250.0M-31.0% $362.1M+27.3% $284.4M
Inventory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Accounts Receivable $335.8M+2.5% $327.7M+9.4% $299.6M+0.1% $299.4M-9.9% $332.3M+5.2% $315.9M-1.3% $319.9M+1.7% $314.7M
Goodwill $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B0.0% $8.0B
Total Liabilities $33.0B+0.1% $33.0B+2.2% $32.2B+0.1% $32.2B+0.2% $32.2B-0.3% $32.3B-0.5% $32.4B+0.1% $32.4B
Current Liabilities $2.1B+3.7% $2.0B-11.7% $2.2B+4.0% $2.2B-4.4% $2.3B+6.1% $2.1B-2.9% $2.2B-2.4% $2.2B
Long-Term Debt $26.1B0.0% $26.1B+3.7% $25.2B+0.2% $25.2B+1.1% $24.9B+0.4% $24.8B-0.5% $24.9B+0.7% $24.7B
Total Equity -$2.3B-3.2% -$2.2B-259.3% -$624.1M-14.9% -$543.0M-15.7% -$469.2M-9.9% -$427.1M-7.0% -$399.1M+7.4% -$431.2M
Retained Earnings -$2.6B-2.8% -$2.5B-185.6% -$875.9M-12.3% -$779.7M-10.7% -$704.0M-8.3% -$649.9M-7.1% -$606.9M+2.5% -$622.3M

OPTU Cash Flow Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Operating Cash Flow $481.6M+226.6% $147.4M-64.2% $412.0M+119.7% $187.5M-57.4% $439.9M+0.9% $436.0M+42.1% $306.8M-23.2% $399.7M
Capital Expenditures $282.1M-13.3% $325.5M-15.1% $383.5M+7.7% $356.1M-8.7% $390.0M+8.6% $359.2M+3.3% $347.7M+3.5% $336.1M
Free Cash Flow $199.4M+212.0% -$178.1M-726.0% $28.4M+116.9% -$168.6M-438.1% $49.9M-35.1% $76.9M+287.8% -$40.9M-164.4% $63.6M
Investing Cash Flow -$283.1M-6.8% -$265.1M+30.6% -$382.0M-5.1% -$363.5M+11.2% -$409.5M-13.7% -$360.1M-2.8% -$350.1M-4.3% -$335.8M
Financing Cash Flow -$100.9M-111.0% $914.3M+1557.2% -$62.7M-131.6% $198.7M+933.8% -$23.8M+87.4% -$188.5M-255.5% $121.2M+249.8% -$80.9M
Dividends Paid N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Share Buybacks N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPTU Financial Ratios

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Gross Margin 69.5%-0.1pp 69.7%+0.5pp 69.1%+0.3pp 68.8%+1.1pp 67.7%-0.4pp 68.1%+0.2pp 67.9%+0.9pp 67.0%
Operating Margin 18.2%+73.5pp -55.3%-69.7pp 14.5%-1.5pp 16.0%+0.7pp 15.3%-4.7pp 20.0%-2.4pp 22.4%+4.9pp 17.5%
Net Margin -3.3%+73.9pp -77.1%-72.7pp -4.5%-1.0pp -3.5%-1.1pp -2.4%-0.5pp -1.9%-2.6pp 0.7%+1.6pp -0.9%
Return on Equity N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Return on Assets -0.2%+5.1pp -5.3%-5.0pp -0.3%-0.1pp -0.2%-0.1pp -0.2%-0.0pp -0.1%-0.2pp 0.1%+0.1pp -0.1%
Current Ratio 0.80+0.0 0.77+0.4 0.33-0.0 0.36+0.0 0.32-0.1 0.41-0.1 0.46+0.1 0.41
Debt-to-Equity -11.30+0.4 -11.66+28.7 -40.40+5.9 -46.32+6.7 -53.01+5.0 -58.01+4.4 -62.38-5.0 -57.33
FCF Margin 9.1%+17.6pp -8.5%-9.8pp 1.3%+9.2pp -7.8%-10.1pp 2.2%-1.2pp 3.5%+5.3pp -1.8%-4.7pp 2.8%

Note: Shareholder equity is negative (-$2.3B), which causes debt-to-equity and return on equity ratios to appear negative or not meaningful. This can occur from accumulated losses or large share buyback programs.

Note: The current ratio is below 1.0 (0.80), indicating current liabilities exceed current assets, which may suggest potential short-term liquidity concerns.

Frequently Asked Questions

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) reported $8.6B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -4.1% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) revenue declined by 4.1% year-over-year, from $9.0B to $8.6B in fiscal year 2025.

No, Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) reported a net income of -$1.9B in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -21.8%.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) reported diluted earnings per share of $-4.00 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -1718.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had EBITDA of $1.6B in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2025, Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had $1.0B in cash and equivalents against $26.1B in long-term debt.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had a gross margin of 69.3% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had an operating margin of -1.3% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had a net profit margin of -21.8% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) generated -$118.8M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -179.5% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) generated $1.2B in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had $30.7B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) invested $1.3B in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had 470M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had a current ratio of 0.80 as of fiscal year 2025, which is below 1.0, which may suggest potential liquidity concerns.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had a debt-to-equity ratio of -11.30 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) had a return on assets of -6.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) has negative shareholder equity of -$2.3B as of fiscal year 2025, which causes the debt-to-equity ratio to appear negative or not meaningful. This can occur when accumulated losses exceed invested capital, or after large share buyback programs. Other solvency metrics like the current ratio or interest coverage may be more informative.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) has an earnings quality ratio of -0.66x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU) scores 17 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating weak overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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