Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' Cost of Revenue was $587.65 million in Q2 2026, down 11.3% from $662.69 million a year earlier and down 6.9% from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Optimum Communications' Cost of Revenue was $2.52 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 8.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.64 billion, down 9.0% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $2.9 billion in FY2024 (-4.4%), $3.03 billion in FY2023 (-5.5%), $3.21 billion in FY2022 (-5.2%) and $3.38 billion in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q1 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has declined for 18 straight quarters, with an average decline of 7.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 7.7%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 11.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, OPTU's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $631.13 million (Q1 2026), $664.95 million (Q4 2025) and $639.01 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 7.23 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 8.03 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 502.80 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 23.57 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 410.05 Mn | -3.85 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 587.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 587.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 631.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 664.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 639.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 670.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 721.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 711.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 719.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 743.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 745.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 750.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 762.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 771.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 775.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 782.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 819.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 828.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 836.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 843.91 Mn |
API Access
Optimum Communications Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();