Optimum Communications (OPTU) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) posted EBITDA Margin of 28.32% for Q2 2026, down 5.25 percentage points from 33.57% a year earlier but up 122.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Optimum Communications was -15.26%, down 50.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.44%, down 18.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -23.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Optimum Communications' EBITDA Margin was 37.10% in FY2024 (+0.88 pp), 36.23% in FY2023 (-0.84 pp), 37.07% in FY2022 (-5.66 pp) and 42.73% in FY2021 (+0.30 pp).
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin has run from a low of -94.59% in Q1 2026 to a high of 44.22% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -25.88 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 5.54 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 129.99 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was -94.59% (Q1 2026), 38.99% (Q4 2025) and -35.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.00 Bn | 145.12 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 35.58% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 166.59 Bn | 151.34 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 39.16% |
| 3 | At&T | 152.55 Bn | 84.51 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 38.04% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.71 Bn | 42.78 Bn | - | 29.55% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.12 Bn | 7.51 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.87 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.90 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 19.11% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.87 Bn | 14.89 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 41.77% |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 315.60 Mn | -3.98 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 29.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -94.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -35.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.12% |
API Access
Optimum Communications EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();