Optimum Communications (OPTU) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications (OPTU) posted Share-based Compensation of $15.0 million for Q1 2026, down 26.8% quarter-over-quarter from $20.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 3.06% year-on-year from $15.4 million in Q1 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has reported Share-based Compensation for 11 consecutive years, with $15.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $15.0 million, down 3.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $63.6 million (down 7.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $64.1 million, down 4.58% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $15.0 million for Q1 2026 at Optimum Communications, down from $20.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $45.6 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$2.6 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $20.8 million, with a median of $16.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation slumped 106.47% in 2023 and soared 624.48% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $45.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 59.28% to $18.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 9.41% to $16.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 21.71% to $20.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 26.8% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $15.0 million in Q1 2026, $20.5 million in Q4 2025, and $12.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 209.00 Mn
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn -117.00 Mn
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 203.00 Mn
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - 1.00 Mn
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 2.71 Mn
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -
10 Optimum Communications 510.21 Mn -573.86 Mn 1.41 Bn 14.98 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 14.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 14.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 20.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 20.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 12.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 12.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.56 Mn