Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 1.54% in Q1 2026, down 1676.0% YoY from 0.1% in Q1 2025, and down 95.95% on a QoQ basis from 38.1% in Q4 2025.
Optimum Communications (OPTU) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optimum Communications (OPTU) has 11 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 1.54% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 1676.0% year-over-year to 1.54% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.65% (down 1174.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.02%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate declined to 1.54% in Q1 2026, from 38.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 69.31% in Q2 2024 to a low of 291.59% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 8.17% and a median of 26.85% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate tumbled 29735 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 32862 bps.
- Tracing OPTU's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 291.59% in 2022, then soared by 113 bps to 37.03% in 2023, then soared by 35 bps to 49.93% in 2024, then slipped by 24 bps to 38.1% in 2025, then sank by 96 bps to 1.54% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 1.54% (Q1 2026), 38.1% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.36 Bn | 203.61 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 25.12% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 196.43 Bn | 193.61 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 25.16% |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 190.22 Bn | 188.51 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -150.96% |
| 4 | At&T | 174.94 Bn | 157.37 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 13.47% |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.60 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 19.26% |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.24 Bn | 23.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 13.56% |
| 7 | Bce | 22.16 Bn | 22.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.61 Bn | 18.36 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -28.63% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.11 Bn | 18.11 Bn | 1.32 Bn | -21.62% |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 391.15 Mn | -968.12 Mn | 1.37 Bn | 12.05% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.93% |