Communication Services
Optimum Communications, Inc.(OPTU)
Live Price
Offline$1.15
-8.00% today
1Y Change
-35.41%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $750.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -4.1%
- EPS Growth
- -1718.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $750.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $1.15 and down 35.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -4.1%, EPS growth of -1718.2%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -4.1%, EPS -1718.2%, free cash flow -179.5% with operating margin -1.3% and ROIC -0.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines OPTU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-4.1% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.3% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -4.1% and EPS is at -1718.2%, with operating margin around -1.3%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -13.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -8.5% | -18.8% | +46.8% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | -1400.0% | -0.6% | -8.9% | -16.1% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | -200.0% | +1.0% | -12.6% | -11.1% |
Benchmark Edge
OPTU vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
OPTU
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
OPTU Max Drawdown
-79.49%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
โ
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for OPTU and SPY.
Company Overview
Optimum Communications, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
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.
- Leadership
- Dennis Mathew
- IPO Date
- Jun 22, 2017
- Employees
- 10.9k
- Street Address
- 1 Court Square West
- Mailing
- Long Island City, NY, 11101
- Region
- Long Island City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 516 803 2300
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.0
- Price/Sales
- 0.1
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- -4.1%
- EPS
- -1718.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -179.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 69.3%
- Operating Margin
- -1.3%
- Net Margin
- -21.8%
- ROE
- 130.6%
- ROIC
- -0.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 0.80
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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