Optimum Communications (OPTU) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.04 in Q2 2025, up 182.61% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q1 2025.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.04 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2025, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.04; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01 (up 93.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.08, down 245.75% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.04 in Q2 2025 per OPTU's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.93 in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.05 in Q1 2025.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.21 across 4 years, with a median of 0.07 in 2024.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 50.79% in 2021, down 78.74% in 2021.
- Over 4 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.2 in 2021, then plunged by 101.03% to 0.0 in 2022, then surged by 3054.54% to 0.06 in 2024, then slumped by 31.61% to 0.04 in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.04, 0.05, and 0.06 for Q2 2025, Q1 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 16.86 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.85 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.29 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 185.25 Mn | - |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.49 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 567.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Idt | 1.73 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 0.13 |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 433.40 Mn | -925.86 Mn | 1.37 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.93 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.04 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.45 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.08 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.89 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.33 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.97 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.90 |