Optimum Communications (OPTU) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications (OPTU) posted Free Cash Flow of -$137.4 million for Q1 2026, down 168.91% on a QoQ basis from $199.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 18.51% year-over-year from -$116.0 million in Q1 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications' Free Cash Flow history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$137.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 18.51% year-over-year to -$137.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$87.6 million (down 5.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$118.8 million, down 179.55% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$137.4 million for Q1 2026 at Optimum Communications, down from $199.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $207.8 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$178.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $27.5 million and a median of $49.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 344.95% — and 2025, when it plunged 365.3%.
  • Optimum Communications' Free Cash Flow stood at -$82.0 million in 2022, then soared by 344.95% to $201.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 75.18% to $49.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 299.79% to $199.4 million in 2025, then sank by 168.91% to -$137.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OPTU's Free Cash Flow at -$137.4 million in Q1 2026, $199.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$178.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 4.28 Bn
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 340.42 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 3.78 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 4.80 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.10 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - 396.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Optimum Communications 361.68 Mn -751.41 Mn 1.43 Bn -137.42 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -137.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -137.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 199.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 199.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -178.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -178.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -168.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -168.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 76.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 76.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 200.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 200.96 Mn