Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU)

NYSE: OPTU · USD

$0.66

+0.05 (+8.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	259M
Revenue (ttm)	8.4B
Net income (ttm)	-4.9B
EPS (ttm)	-$10.5
Shares out	392.6M
Volume	2,446,577
Beta	1.17

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 8.4B
Net income (ttm): -4.9B
EPS (ttm): -$10.5
Market cap: 259M

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CHTR	Charter Communications, Inc.	17.2B	2.7x	0.3x	8.5%	+1.7%	-57.3%	Compra fuerte

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/En/a

P25 8.4P50 12.6P75 23.4

Trailing P/En/a

P25 8.8P50 16.1P75 29.9

ROEn/a

P25 -39.5P50 -1P75 11.5

ROIC5.6

P25 -8P50 2.1P75 9.7

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001702780
Company name	Optimum Communications, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	02156K103
Earnings date	2026-11-09
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	9,500
Employees change	-1,400
Employees growth	-12.84%
Enterprise value	$25.7B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	2015
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Telecom Services
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US02156K1034
Last earnings date	2026-08-06
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$259M
Market cap category	Micro-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-09
Options	Yes
Price	$0.66
Price currency	USD
Sector	Communication Services
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	OPTU
U.S. state	New York
Website	https://www.optimum.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	-1,594.44%
EV/EBIT	19.19x
EV/EBITDA	8.51x
EV/Sales	3.07x
FCF / EV yield	-0.81%
FCF yield	-82.39%
Forward EV/Sales	3.26x
Forward P/S	0.03x
Industry forward P/E	9.38x
Industry P/E	17.25x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	0.26x
P/OCF ratio	0.25x
P/S ratio	0.03x
Price/EBITDA ratio	0.08x
Sector forward P/E	18.4x
Sector P/E	19.11x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	16.01%
EBITDA margin	36.08%
Gross margin	69.9%
Operating margin	16.01%
Pretax margin	-59.07%
Profit margin	-58.15%
Profit per employee	$-513,659
Revenue per employee	$882,111
ROA	2.81%
ROA (5Y)	3.69%
ROCE	6.09%
ROIC	5.6%
ROIC (5Y)	4.91%
SBC / revenue	0.63%
Tax / revenue	-1.4%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	0
Gross profit growth	-2.31%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-3.26%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-2.34%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-2.5%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	-30.36%
OCF growth (Q)	-44.63%
OCF growth (QoQ)	33.97%
OCF growth 10Y	1.95%
OCF growth 3Y	-19.18%
OCF growth 5Y	-18.91%
Operating income growth	-12.33%
Operating income growth (Q)	-50.11%
Operating income growth 3Y	-10%
Operating income growth 5Y	-11.31%
Revenue growth	-4.36%
Revenue growth (Q)	-5.75%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-2.02%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.97%
Revenue growth 3Y	-3.69%
Revenue growth 5Y	-3.4%
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-1.2B
Depreciation and amortization	$1.7B
EBIT	$1.3B
EBITDA	$3B
EPS	$-10.52
FCF per share	$-0.53
Financing cash flow	$1.3B
Free cash flow	$-208M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-261.1M
Gross profit	$5.9B
Income taxes	$-117.1M
Investing cash flow	$-1.2B
Net borrowing	$1.3B
Net cash flow	$1.1B
Net income	$-4.9B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$974.3M
Operating income	$1.3B
Revenue	$8.4B
Stock-based compensation	$53.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.01
Book value per share	$-14.14
Debt / EBITDA	8.55
Goodwill	$8B
Interest coverage	0.73
Long-term assets	$26.1B
Long-term liabilities	$27B
Net cash (debt)	$-25.5B
Net cash / market cap	-10,097.35%
Net debt / EBITDA	8.43
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$8.5B
Shareholders' equity	$-5B
Tangible book value	$-23.1B
Tangible book value per share	$-58.77
Total assets	$28.1B
Total cash	$1.3B
Total debt	$26.8B
Total liabilities	$33.1B
WACC	5.5%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.28
Current assets	$1.9B
Current liabilities	$6.1B
Current ratio	0.32
Net working capital	$-1.3B
Quick ratio	0.26
Working capital	$-4.1B
Working capital turnover	-2.98

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.09%
Dividend per share	$0.00
Dividend yield	0%
Last dividend	$2.04
Shareholder yield	-0.09%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$1.07
1D price change	8.59%
1M price change	-35.07%
1M total return	-35.07%
1W price change	-21.15%
1W total return	-21.15%
1Y price change	-69.92%
1Y return CAGR	-69.94%
1Y total return	-69.92%
20-day SMA	$0.85
200-day SMA	$1.19
3M price change	-13.71%
3M total return	-13.71%
3Y price change	-75.8%
3Y return CAGR	-37.68%
3Y total return	-75.8%
50-day SMA	$0.94
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$2.25
52-week high date	2025-10-31
52-week low	$0.48
52-week low date	2026-10-22
5Y price change	-96.11%
5Y return CAGR	-47.75%
5Y total return	-96.11%
6M price change	-57.42%
6M total return	-57.42%
All-time high	$38.30
All-time high date	2020-12-30
All-time low	$0.48
All-time low date	2026-10-22
Average true range (ATR)	$0.11
Average volume	3.4M
Beta (1Y)	-1.35
Beta (2Y)	0.19
Beta (5Y)	1.17
Change from 52-week high	-70.68%
Change from 52-week low	37.84%
Change from all-time high	-98.29%
Change from all-time low	37.02%
Change from open	6.4%
Day's gap	2.06%
Dollar volume	$1.6M
High price	$0.68
Low price	$0.61
Monthly RSI	34.94
Open price	$0.62
Position in 52-week range	76.29%
Premarket change	1.98%
Premarket close	$0.61
Premarket price	$0.62
Previous close	$0.61
Price vs 150-day SMA	-38.77%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-23.12%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-45.08%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-30.22%
Relative volume	0.72
RSI	37.01
Sharpe ratio	-0.54
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.17
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.41
Sortino ratio	-0.89
Sortino ratio (3Y)	-0.2
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.57
Volume	2.4M
Weekly RSI	37.59
YTD price change	-60.25%
YTD total return	-60.25%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	277.6M
Float percentage	70.73%
Shares change (QoQ)	-5.66%
Shares change (YoY)	0.09%
Shares held by insiders	29.24%
Shares held by institutions	62.25%
Shares outstanding	392.6M
Short % of float	9.56%
Short % of shares	6.76%
Short ratio	12.8 days

Deeper analysis on OPTU

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU)

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