Optimum Communications (OPTU) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Change in Cash of -$28.4 million for Q1 2026, down 225.47% on a YoY basis from $22.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 129.19% quarter-over-quarter from $97.2 million in Q4 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications has reported Change in Cash for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$28.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 225.47% year-over-year to -$28.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $833.1 million (up 15271.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $884.0 million, up 2060.58% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at -$28.4 million, down from $97.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $796.1 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$112.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $53.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $17.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash plunged 79571.03% — and 2024, when it surged 4233.48%.
  • Optimum Communications' Change in Cash stood at $54.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 41.1% to $32.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 78.4% to $7.0 million in 2024, then surged by 1296.94% 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 689.83 Mn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -2.07 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn -10.87 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -4.21 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 390.80 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 -54.22 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -365.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - 14.00 Mn
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 Bn -28.37 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 6.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -112.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 77.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -16.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 51.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -85.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 54.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 17.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 37.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 107,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 -36.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 11.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 889,000.00