Optimum Communications (OPTU) Payables (2015 - 2026)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Payables of $782.71 million for Q2 2026, down 15.4% from $925.03 million a year earlier and down 2.0% from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Payables (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Optimum Communications posted Payables of $816.86 million, down 15.9% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $971.5 million in FY2024 (+3.7%), $936.95 million in FY2023 (-22.8%), $1.21 billion in FY2022 (+18.6%) and $1.02 billion in FY2021 (+28.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $775.67 million in Q3 2025 and a high of $1.21 billion in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Payables has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 28.6%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 23.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $798.68 million (Q1 2026), $816.86 million (Q4 2025) and $775.67 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.08 Bn | 155.48 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.42 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.17 Bn | 159.92 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 14.89 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.81 Bn | 115.76 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 39.99 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 325.55 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.40 Bn | 40.65 Bn | - | 11.86 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.35 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.66 Bn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.08 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 251.88 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.11 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 60.62 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.79 Bn | 17.12 Bn | - | 3.32 Bn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 454.62 Mn | -3.80 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 782.71 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 782.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 798.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 816.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 775.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 925.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 942.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 971.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 966.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 963.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 936.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 996.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 979.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 999.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 892.69 Mn |
API Access
Optimum Communications Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();