Optimum Communications OPTU
NYSE OPTU
$0.88 +0.02 (+2.33%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.92 in Q1 2026, down 883.26% YoY from 0.63 in Q1 2025, and down 1618.98% on a QoQ basis from 0.29 in Q4 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 12 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.92 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 883.26% year-over-year to 4.92 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.12 (up 65.38% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.31, down 129.44% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 4.92 in Q1 2026, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 117.1 in Q2 2025 to a low of 293.99 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 15.92 and a median of 0.9 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio surged 51.92% — and 2026, when it tumbled 883.26%.
  • Tracing OPTU's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.9 in 2022, then declined by 21.82% to 0.71 in 2023, then jumped by 51.92% to 1.07 in 2024, then plunged by 126.69% to 0.29 in 2025, then slumped by 1618.98% to 4.92 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.92 (Q1 2026), 0.29 (Q4 2025), and 293.99 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.36 Bn 203.61 Bn 27.03 Bn 3.62
2 T-Mobile US 196.43 Bn 193.61 Bn 17.74 Bn -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 190.22 Bn 188.51 Bn 318.12 Mn -2.96
4 At&T 174.94 Bn 157.37 Bn 25.25 Bn 3.74
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.60 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn -125.87
6 EchoStar 25.24 Bn 23.74 Bn 1.65 Bn -
7 Bce 22.16 Bn 22.16 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.61 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.77 Bn 3.95
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.11 Bn 18.11 Bn 1.32 Bn 6.81
10 Optimum Communications 391.15 Mn -968.12 Mn 1.37 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 68.67
Mar 31, 2026 -4.92
Dec 31, 2025 -0.29
Sep 30, 2025 -293.99
Jun 30, 2025 117.10
Mar 31, 2025 0.63
Dec 31, 2024 1.07
Mar 31, 2024 0.98
Dec 31, 2023 0.71
Mar 31, 2023 1.09
Dec 31, 2022 0.90
Mar 31, 2022 1.64
Dec 31, 2021 2.13
Sep 30, 2021 2.16
Jun 30, 2021 1.96
Mar 31, 2021 1.92
Dec 31, 2020 1.65
Sep 30, 2020 1.70
Jun 30, 2020 1.45
Mar 31, 2020 0.95