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

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

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

Optimum Communications has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$137.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 18.51% year-over-year to -$137.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$87.6 million (down 5.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$118.8 million, down 179.55% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$137.4 million, down from $199.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $207.8 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$178.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $27.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $49.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 344.95% — and 2025, when it sank 365.3%.
  • Optimum Communications' Free Cash Flow stood at -$82.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 344.95% to $201.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 75.18% to $49.9 million in 2024, then surged by 299.79% to $199.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 168.91% to -$137.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$137.4 million (Q1 2026), $199.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$178.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 1.45 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 4.60 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 3.78 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -1.23 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 143.98 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 759.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - 396.00 Mn
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 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