Optimum Communications (OPTU) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' Capital Expenditures came in at $320.03 million for Q2 2026, down 16.6% from $383.52 million a year earlier but up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Optimum Communications reported Capital Expenditures of $1.24 billion, down 17.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.35 billion, down 6.0% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Capital Expenditures was $1.43 billion in FY2024 (-15.9%), $1.7 billion in FY2023 (-10.9%), $1.91 billion in FY2022 (+55.4%) and $1.23 billion in FY2021 (+14.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $282.13 million (Q4 2025) to $582.9 million (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 84.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 45.6%).
- Business Quant data shows OPTU's Capital Expenditures at $307.7 million (Q1 2026), $282.13 million (Q4 2025) and $325.52 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.08 Bn | 155.48 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.17 Bn | 159.92 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.81 Bn | 115.76 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.40 Bn | 40.65 Bn | - | 2.90 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.35 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -167.60 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.08 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 92.30 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.11 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 597.62 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.79 Bn | 17.12 Bn | - | -780.76 Mn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 454.62 Mn | -3.80 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 320.03 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 320.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 307.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 282.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 325.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 383.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 356.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 390.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 359.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 347.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 336.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 295.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 353.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 473.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 582.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 543.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 493.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 485.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 392.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 386.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 309.17 Mn |
Optimum Communications Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "OPTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();