Optimum Communications (OPTU) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$111.4 million in Q1 2026, up 12.53% YoY from -$99.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 146.7% on a QoQ basis from -$45.2 million in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$111.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 12.53% year-over-year to -$111.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$206.9 million (up 66.08% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$222.9 million, up 43.72% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes slipped to -$111.4 million in Q1 2026, from -$45.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $125.6 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$388.9 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$54.2 million and a median of -$45.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes slumped 1729.37% — and 2025, when it jumped 2982.97%.
- Tracing OPTU's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.88 Bn | 204.13 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 730.00 Mn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 199.85 Bn | 197.02 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 192.34 Bn | 190.63 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 4 | At&T | 176.71 Bn | 159.14 Bn | 25.25 Bn | - |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.72 Bn | 31.15 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.19 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 7 | Bce | 22.27 Bn | 22.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.76 Bn | 18.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 106.99 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.46 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 378.80 Mn | -980.46 Mn | 1.37 Bn | -89.45 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -89.45 Mn |
| 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 |