Optimum Communications (OPTU) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Deferred Taxes of -$111.4 million for Q1 2026, up 12.53% on a YoY basis from -$99.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 146.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$45.2 million in Q4 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications has reported Deferred Taxes for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$111.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 12.53% year-over-year to -$111.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$206.9 million (up 66.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$222.9 million, up 43.72% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$111.4 million, down from -$45.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $125.6 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$388.9 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$54.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$45.2 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes slumped 1729.37% — and 2025, when it jumped 2982.97%.
  • Optimum Communications' Deferred Taxes stood at $125.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 131.54% to -$39.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 881.63% to -$388.9 million in 2024, then surged by 88.39% to -$45.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 146.7% to -$111.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$111.4 million (Q1 2026), -$45.2 million (Q4 2025), and $82.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 682.00 Mn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 703.00 Mn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 313.30 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 -
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 Bn -111.44 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -111.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -45.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 82.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -133.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -127.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -388.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -96.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 86.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -39.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -73.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -56.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -57.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 125.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -31.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -41.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -16.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -56.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 69.60 Mn