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

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Gross Margin of 68.03% for Q1 2026, up 47.0% on a YoY basis from 46.28% in Q1 2025, and down 6.67% quarter-over-quarter from 72.89% in Q4 2025.

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

Optimum Communications has reported Gross Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 68.03% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 47.0% year-over-year to 68.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 69.57% (up 255.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 69.3%, up 165.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 68.03%, down from 72.89% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 84.28% in Q4 2023, with the low at 49.52% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 67.8% across 5 years, with a median of 67.56% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin surged 3476 bps — and 2024, when it sank 2353 bps.
  • Optimum Communications' Gross Margin stood at 49.52% in 2022, then jumped by 70 bps to 84.28% in 2023, then dropped by 28 bps to 60.75% in 2024, then climbed by 20 bps to 72.89% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 68.03% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 68.03% (Q1 2026), 72.89% (Q4 2025), and 69.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 76.25%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 81.11%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 80.13%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 44.91%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 75.12%
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 37.92%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 Bn 68.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 68.03%
Dec 31, 2025 72.89%
Sep 30, 2025 69.69%
Jun 30, 2025 67.55%
Mar 31, 2025 67.56%
Dec 31, 2024 60.75%
Sep 30, 2024 69.72%
Jun 30, 2024 70.08%
Mar 31, 2024 66.95%
Dec 31, 2023 84.28%
Sep 30, 2023 67.61%
Jun 30, 2023 71.77%
Mar 31, 2023 66.36%
Dec 31, 2022 49.52%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 66.22%