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% quarter-over-quarter from $199.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 18.51% year-on-year from -$116.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 consecutive years, with -$137.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$137.4 million, up 18.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$87.6 million (down 5.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$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.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $207.8 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$178.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $27.5 million, with a median of $49.9 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 344.95% in 2023 and tumbled 365.3% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$82.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 344.95% to $201.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 75.18% to $49.9 million in 2024, then surged by 299.79% to $199.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 168.91% to -$137.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$137.4 million in Q1 2026, $199.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$178.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 4.60 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn 3.78 Bn
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 1.45 Bn
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - 759.00 Mn
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 30.74 Mn
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -
10 Optimum Communications 510.21 Mn -573.86 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