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% on a QoQ basis from 0.05 in Q1 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 9 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.04 in Q2 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.04 in Q2 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01 (up 93.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.08, down 245.75% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.04 in Q2 2025, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.93 in Q1 2021 to a low of 0.05 in Q1 2025.
- A 4-year average of 0.21 and a median of 0.07 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 50.79% in 2021, down 78.74% in 2021.
- Tracing OPTU's FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years: stood at 0.2 in 2021, then slumped by 101.03% to 0.0 in 2022, then soared by 3054.54% to 0.06 in 2024, then plunged by 31.61% to 0.04 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.04 (Q2 2025), 0.05 (Q1 2025), and 0.06 (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.36 Bn | 203.61 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 196.43 Bn | 193.61 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 190.22 Bn | 188.51 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 4 | At&T | 174.94 Bn | 157.37 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 0.39 |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.60 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.24 Bn | 23.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 7 | Bce | 22.16 Bn | 22.16 Bn | - | 1.20 |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.61 Bn | 18.36 Bn | 1.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.11 Bn | 18.11 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 391.15 Mn | -968.12 Mn | 1.37 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download 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 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.39 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.11 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.35 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.63 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.08 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.89 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.33 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.97 |