Optimum Communications OPTU
NYSE OPTU
$0.97 +0.00 (+0.32%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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