Optimum Communications (OPTU) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications has reported Operating Expenses for 11 years, with the latest figure at $4.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 144.66% year-over-year to $4.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $11.3 billion (up 56.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.7 billion, up 19.64% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $4.4 billion, up from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $4.4 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.7 billion in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.9 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses fell 5.76% — and 2026, when it soared 144.66%.
• Optimum Communications' Operating Expenses stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 3.32% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then fell by 5.26% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then declined by 5.76% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then jumped by 147.89% to $4.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.