Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at -$45.1 million in Q1 2026, down 182.56% YoY from $54.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 41.4% on a QoQ basis from -$31.9 million in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at -$45.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 182.56% year-over-year to -$45.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$126.1 million (down 449.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$96.9 million, down 2280.45% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions declined to -$45.1 million in Q1 2026, from -$31.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $143.3 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$66.9 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $11.1 million and a median of $2.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions soared 799.87% — and 2025, when it tumbled 645.96%.
- Tracing OPTU's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $143.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 146.7% to -$66.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 31.07% to -$46.1 million in 2024, then surged by 30.83% to -$31.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 41.4% to -$45.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$45.1 million (Q1 2026), -$31.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.36 Bn | 203.61 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 196.43 Bn | 193.61 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 190.22 Bn | 188.51 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -27.59 Mn |
| 4 | At&T | 174.94 Bn | 157.37 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 784.00 Mn |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.60 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 85.00 Mn |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.24 Bn | 23.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 7 | Bce | 22.16 Bn | 22.16 Bn | - | 190.85 Mn |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.61 Bn | 18.36 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 106.99 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.11 Bn | 18.11 Bn | 1.32 Bn | -65.84 Mn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 391.15 Mn | -968.12 Mn | 1.37 Bn | -38.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -38.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -45.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -47.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -46.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -66.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 48.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 143.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 105.23 Mn |