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Optimum Communications, Inc. OPTU

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0.75 USD +0.18 (+32.06%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 7:29 PM EST

0.75 0.00 -0.28%

After hours · Nov 6, 7:29 PM ET

0.60 Day range 0.8063
0.57 52-week range 2.09
YTD
-54.42%
1 year
-63.67%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

-0.97 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

C2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E -0.4×
FY 2016: -28.9×FY 2017: 9.9×FY 2018: 640×FY 2019: 130×FY 2020: 50.5×FY 2021: 7.6×FY 2022: 10.7×FY 2023: 27.1×FY 2024: -11.0×FY 2025: -0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 7.6× FY 2025
P/S 0.1×
FY 2016: 3.5×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
P/B -0.3×
FY 2016: 10.5×FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 3.3×FY 2019: 8.0×FY 2020: -19.3×FY 2021: -9.1×FY 2022: -4.4×FY 2023: -3.5×FY 2024: -2.4×FY 2025: -0.3×
FY 2016 5y median -3.5× FY 2025
P/FCF -6.5×
FY 2016: 38.0×FY 2017: 13.9×FY 2018: 8.9×FY 2019: 9.5×FY 2020: 11.6×FY 2021: 4.6×FY 2022: 4.6×FY 2023: 12.2×FY 2024: 7.4×FY 2025: -6.5×
FY 2016 5y median 4.6× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 16.8×
FY 2016: 18.7×FY 2017: 9.3×FY 2018: 8.4×FY 2019: 10.1×FY 2020: 12.1×FY 2021: 7.8×FY 2022: 7.9×FY 2023: 7.7×FY 2024: 7.8×FY 2025: 16.8×
FY 2016 5y median 7.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.0×
FY 2016: 7.4×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 3.6×FY 2019: 4.3×FY 2020: 4.9×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 3.0×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 2.9×FY 2025: 3.0×
FY 2016 5y median 3.0× FY 2025
FCF Yield -15.4%
FY 2016: 2.6%FY 2017: 7.2%FY 2018: 11.2%FY 2019: 10.5%FY 2020: 8.7%FY 2021: 21.7%FY 2022: 21.7%FY 2023: 8.2%FY 2024: 13.5%FY 2025: -15.4%
FY 2016 5y median 13.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 49.5%
FY 2016: 68.2%FY 2017: 67.4%FY 2018: 66.8%FY 2019: 66.2%FY 2020: 66.2%FY 2021: 66.5%FY 2022: 48.4%FY 2023: 49.4%FY 2024: 67.7%FY 2025: 49.5%
FY 2016 5y median 49.5% FY 2025
Operating Margin 18.3%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 9.0%FY 2018: 17.6%FY 2019: 18.7%FY 2020: 21.4%FY 2021: 25.0%FY 2022: 20.0%FY 2023: 20.7%FY 2024: 18.8%FY 2025: 18.3%
FY 2016 5y median 20.0% FY 2025
Net Margin -21.8%
FY 2016: -13.8%FY 2017: 16.0%FY 2018: 0.2%FY 2019: 1.4%FY 2020: 4.4%FY 2021: 9.8%FY 2022: 2.0%FY 2023: 0.6%FY 2024: -1.1%FY 2025: -21.8%
FY 2016 5y median 0.6% FY 2025
ROE 80.8%
FY 2016: -41.0%FY 2017: 27.1%FY 2018: 0.5%FY 2019: 6.1%FY 2020: -38.2%FY 2021: -120.8%FY 2022: -40.9%FY 2023: -12.6%FY 2024: 21.9%FY 2025: 80.8%
FY 2016 5y median -12.6% FY 2025
ROIC 5.2%
FY 2016: 1.0%FY 2017: -2.8%FY 2018: -6.0%FY 2019: 4.2%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 6.2%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 4.3%FY 2024: 5.4%FY 2025: 5.2%
FY 2016 5y median 5.2% FY 2025
ROA -6.1%
FY 2016: -2.3%FY 2017: 4.3%FY 2018: 0.1%FY 2019: 0.4%FY 2020: 1.3%FY 2021: 3.0%FY 2022: 0.6%FY 2023: 0.2%FY 2024: -0.3%FY 2025: -6.1%
FY 2016 5y median 0.2% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -4.1%
FY 2016: -7.6%FY 2017: 54.7%FY 2018: 2.8%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 1.4%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: -4.4%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: -3.1%FY 2025: -4.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -6.3%
FY 2016: -47.1%FY 2017: 81.7%FY 2018: 100.0%FY 2019: 8.4%FY 2020: 16.0%FY 2021: 19.4%FY 2022: -23.4%FY 2023: -0.8%FY 2024: -12.3%FY 2025: -6.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -1718.2%
FY 2016: -288.2%FY 2017: 268.0%FY 2018: -98.8%FY 2019: 714.0%FY 2020: 257.1%FY 2021: 185.3%FY 2022: -79.9%FY 2023: -72.1%FY 2024: -283.3%FY 2025: -1718.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -179.5%
FY 2016: 26.7%FY 2017: 90.6%FY 2018: 27.1%FY 2019: 40.8%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: -14.9%FY 2022: -72.1%FY 2023: -73.1%FY 2024: 22.9%FY 2025: -179.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity -11.4×
FY 2016: 11.8×FY 2017: 4.0×FY 2018: 6.2×FY 2019: 10.9×FY 2020: -23.6×FY 2021: -32.7×FY 2022: -56.5×FY 2023: -60.0×FY 2024: -53.9×FY 2025: -11.4×
FY 2016 5y median -53.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 16.3×
FY 2016: 9.8×FY 2017: 5.5×FY 2018: 5.5×FY 2019: 5.8×FY 2020: 6.6×FY 2021: 6.1×FY 2022: 7.3×FY 2023: 7.2×FY 2024: 7.5×FY 2025: 16.3×
FY 2016 5y median 7.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 1.7%FY 2017: 6.2%FY 2018: 12.4%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: -43.9%FY 2017: 61.6%FY 2018: 7964.4%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31