Optimum Communications OPTU
NYSE OPTU
$0.85 -0.03 (-2.87%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$304.7 million in Q1 2026, up 16.19% YoY from -$262.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.62% on a QoQ basis from -$283.1 million in Q4 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$304.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 16.19% year-over-year to -$304.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.2 billion (up 16.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.3 billion, up 11.11% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$304.7 million in Q1 2026, from -$283.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$265.1 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$583.1 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$393.1 million and a median of -$363.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 85.85% — and 2023, when it surged 45.86%.
  • Tracing OPTU's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$545.4 million in 2022, then surged by 45.86% to -$295.3 million in 2023, then sank by 38.69% to -$409.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 30.87% to -$283.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 7.62% to -$304.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$304.7 million (Q1 2026), -$283.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$265.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn -4.93 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn -3.05 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn -5.75 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn -342.65 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -37.36 Mn
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - -814.74 Mn
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn -597.86 Mn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -426.22 Mn
10 Optimum Communications 379.52 Mn -979.75 Mn 1.37 Bn -318.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -318.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -318.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -304.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -304.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -283.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -283.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -265.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -265.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -382.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -382.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -363.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -363.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -409.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -409.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -360.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -360.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -350.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -350.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -335.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -335.78 Mn