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

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$304.7 million for Q1 2026, up 16.19% on a YoY basis from -$262.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$283.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Optimum Communications has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$304.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 16.19% year-over-year to -$304.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (up 16.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.3 billion, up 11.11% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$304.7 million, down from -$283.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$265.1 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$583.1 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$393.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$363.5 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 85.85% — and 2023, when it surged 45.86%.
  • Optimum Communications' Cash from Investing Activities 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 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -659.20 Mn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -2.85 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn -13.57 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -7.48 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -426.22 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -459.79 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -1.05 Bn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -295.00 Mn
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 Bn -304.67 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 -295.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -295.29 Mn