Optimum Communications (OPTU) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$28.4 million in Q1 2026, down 225.47% YoY from $22.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 129.19% on a QoQ basis from $97.2 million in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$28.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Cash fell 225.47% year-over-year to -$28.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $833.1 million (up 15809.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $884.0 million, up 2042.31% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash fell to -$28.4 million in Q1 2026, from $97.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $796.1 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$112.5 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $54.0 million and a median of $17.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash slumped 134874.6% — and 2024, when it surged 4310.14%.
- Tracing OPTU's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at $54.9 million in 2022, then sank by 37.39% to $34.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 82.17% to $6.1 million in 2024, then soared by 1485.4% to $97.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 129.19% to -$28.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$28.4 million (Q1 2026), $97.2 million (Q4 2025), and $796.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.80 Bn | 204.04 Bn | 27.03 Bn | -6.43 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 197.90 Bn | 195.07 Bn | 17.74 Bn | -734.00 Mn |
| 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 | 1.86 Bn |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.20 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -42.48 Mn |
| 7 | Bce | 22.12 Bn | 22.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.59 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 982.00 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.39 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 390.80 Mn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 379.52 Mn | -979.75 Mn | 1.37 Bn | 251.42 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 251.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 97.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 796.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -31.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -112.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -85.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -63,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.13 Mn |