Optimum Communications (OPTU) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.65% in Q1 2026, up 118.0% YoY from 3.05% in Q1 2025, and down 172.83% on a QoQ basis from 9.14% in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 6.65% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 118.0% year-over-year to 6.65% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.03% (down 10.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.38%, down 305.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 6.65% in Q1 2026, from 9.14% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 9.14% in Q4 2025 to a low of 8.45% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.06% and a median of 2.23% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 1219 bps in 2023, down 1582 bps in 2023.
- Tracing OPTU's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.46% in 2022, then surged by 352 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then slumped by 74 bps to 2.23% in 2024, then soared by 309 bps to 9.14% in 2025, then sank by 173 bps to 6.65% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.65% (Q1 2026), 9.14% (Q4 2025), and 8.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | Bce | 22.16 Bn | 22.16 Bn | - | 17.52% |
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| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.11 Bn | 18.11 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 391.15 Mn | -968.12 Mn | 1.37 Bn | -4.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.11% |