Optimum Communications OPTU
NYSE OPTU
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As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Updated

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Gross Margin of 70.96% for Q2 2026, up 1.82 percentage points from 69.14% a year earlier and up 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Optimum Communications' Gross Margin came in at 69.90%, up 1.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 69.30%, up 1.65 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Gross Margin has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +3.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • By year, Gross Margin came in at 67.65% in FY2024 (+0.45 pp), 67.20% in FY2023 (+0.43 pp), 66.77% in FY2022 (+0.29 pp) and 66.48% in FY2021 (+0.24 pp).
  • The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q1 2016.
  • Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 1.89 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 0.57 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 69.44% (Q1 2026), 69.54% (Q4 2025) and 69.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 191.08 Bn 155.48 Bn 27.03 Bn 78.91%
2 T-Mobile US 175.17 Bn 159.92 Bn 14.76 Bn 64.75%
3 At&T 167.81 Bn 115.76 Bn 25.82 Bn 81.81%
4 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 146.22 Bn 134.85 Bn 318.12 Mn 38.75%
5 Comcast 76.40 Bn 40.65 Bn - -
6 Chunghwa Telecom 35.35 Bn 31.20 Bn 728.80 Mn 37.54%
7 EchoStar 26.08 Bn 17.22 Bn 1.65 Bn 46.08%
8 AST SpaceMobile 23.11 Bn 23.62 Bn 7.95 Mn 25.23%
9 Bce 18.79 Bn 17.12 Bn - -
10 Optimum Communications 454.62 Mn -3.80 Bn 1.44 Bn 70.96%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 70.96%
Mar 31, 2026 69.44%
Dec 31, 2025 69.54%
Sep 30, 2025 69.69%
Jun 30, 2025 69.14%
Mar 31, 2025 68.85%
Dec 31, 2024 67.70%
Sep 30, 2024 68.07%
Jun 30, 2024 67.89%
Mar 31, 2024 66.95%
Dec 31, 2023 67.62%
Sep 30, 2023 67.61%
Jun 30, 2023 67.20%
Mar 31, 2023 66.36%
Dec 31, 2022 67.26%
Sep 30, 2022 67.32%
Jun 30, 2022 66.75%
Mar 31, 2022 65.78%
Dec 31, 2021 66.82%
Sep 30, 2021 67.23%
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