Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported Tax Provisions of -$45.1 million for Q1 2026, down 182.56% on a YoY basis from $54.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 41.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$31.9 million in Q4 2025.

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications has reported Tax Provisions for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$45.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 182.56% year-over-year to -$45.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$126.1 million (down 449.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$96.9 million, down 2280.45% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at -$45.1 million, down from -$31.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $143.3 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$66.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $11.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions soared 799.87% — and 2025, when it tumbled 645.96%.
  • Optimum Communications' Tax Provisions 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 830.00 Mn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 1.64 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 1.18 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -65.84 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 96.71 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -78.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Optimum Communications 514.94 Mn -569.13 Mn 1.41 Bn -45.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 61.82 Mn