Optimum Communications (OPTU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2015 - 2026)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) posted Return on Sales [ROS] 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.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Optimum Communications was -35.34%, down 51.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -1.31%, down 20.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -22.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Optimum Communications' Return on Sales [ROS] was 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).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -114.27% in Q1 2026 to a high of 26.82% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -27.17 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 4.25 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 130.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -114.27% (Q1 2026), 18.22% (Q4 2025) and -55.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 22.30% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -1,018.86% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 410.05 Mn | -3.85 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.21% |
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% |
Optimum Communications Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();