Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cash & Equivalents (2015 - 2026)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 424.2% from $247.29 million a year earlier and up 23.6% from the prior quarter.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cash & Equivalents (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Optimum Communications' Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.01 billion, up 294.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Optimum Communications' Cash & Equivalents was $256.53 million in FY2024 (-15.1%), $302.06 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), $305.48 million in FY2022 (+56.1%) and $195.71 million in FY2021 (-29.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 151.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 424.2%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 31.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior quarters was $1.05 billion (Q1 2026), $1.01 billion (Q4 2025) and $938.76 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.00 Bn | 155.40 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.83 Bn | 158.58 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 2.83 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 166.58 Bn | 114.53 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 17.57 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 140.00 Bn | 128.63 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 1.70 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.75 Bn | 41.00 Bn | - | 7.66 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.34 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.34 Bn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.60 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 439.99 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.19 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 2.29 Bn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.58 Bn | 16.90 Bn | - | 344.84 Mn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 423.42 Mn | -3.83 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 938.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 247.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 279.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 256.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 250.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 362.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 284.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 302.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 268.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 219.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 220.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 305.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 250.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 232.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 195.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 195.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 232.45 Mn |
Optimum Communications Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();