Optimum Communications (OPTU) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.08% in Q1 2026, down 10.0% YoY from 0.09% in Q1 2025, and down 3304.03% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 10 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.08% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08% (down 10.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.01%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.08% in Q1 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.08% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital gained 1 bps — and 2026, when it decreased 10 bps.
- Tracing OPTU's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 178 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 345 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 119 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 3304 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.08% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.80 Bn | 204.04 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 0.09% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 197.90 Bn | 195.07 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 195.16 Bn | 193.45 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -0.72% |
| 4 | At&T | 175.88 Bn | 158.31 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 0.01% |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.20 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -0.01% |
| 7 | Bce | 22.12 Bn | 22.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.59 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.39 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 379.52 Mn | -979.75 Mn | 1.37 Bn | -0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |