Optimum Communications (OPTU) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Operating Margin of 8.21% for Q2 2026, down 6.28 percentage points from 14.49% a year earlier but up 122.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Optimum Communications' Operating Margin came in at -35.34%, down 51.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -1.31%, down 20.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -22.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 18.76% in FY2024 (+0.34 pp), 18.43% in FY2023 (-0.26 pp), 18.68% in FY2022 (-6.33 pp) and 25.02% in FY2021 (+3.64 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -114.27% in Q1 2026 and a high of 26.82% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -27.17 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.25 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 130.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -114.27% (Q1 2026), 18.22% (Q4 2025) and -55.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 22.30% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -1,018.86% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 445.70 Mn | -3.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -114.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -55.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.82% |
API Access
Optimum Communications Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "OPTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();