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Optimum Communications (OPTU) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 · Optimum Communications (OPTU) Q3 2026 earnings results →
Q3 2026 Revenue down 5% year over year to $2.0B · 143¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -152.9%
Optimum Communications made $2.0B in Q3 2026 (-5% Y/Y): Residential revenue $1.5B, Business services and wholesale $376M, News and advertising $93.4M. Operating margin -152.9%, net loss $2.9B. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $2.0B in Q3 2026, down 5% year over year and down 1% from the previous quarter. Broadband was the largest line at 41% of revenue. Video lost $0.07B year over year (down 11%), 68% of the total change.
Operating costs exceeded revenue by $3.1B, an operating margin of -152.9%. Total costs grew 55% against a revenue fall of 5%. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+70%). The quarter ended with a net loss of $2.9B, wider than the previous quarter's $0.28B loss.
Operating cash flow was $0.08B (down 46% year over year). Non-cash charges added back $0.39B of depreciation and amortization and $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $2.5B. Capital expenditures of $0.35B exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$0.27B.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
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| Q3 2026 | 10-Q | Nov 6, 2026 | $2.0B | -5% | -152.9% | −$2.9B | $79.2M |
| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Aug 6, 2026 | $2.0B | -6% | 8.2% | −$281M | $228M |
| Q1 2026 | 10-Q | May 7, 2026 | $2.1B | -4% | -114.3% | −$2.2B | $170M |
| Q4 2025 | 10-K | Feb 13, 2026 | $2.2B | -2% | 18.2% | −$52.4M | $482M |
| Q3 2025 | 10-Q | Nov 6, 2025 | $2.1B | -5% | -55.3% | −$1.2B | $147M |
| Q2 2025 | 10-Q | Aug 7, 2025 | $2.1B | -4% | 14.5% | −$88.0M | $412M |
| Q1 2025 | 10-Q | May 8, 2025 | $2.2B | -4% | 16.0% | −$71.3M | $187M |
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About Optimum Communications
Optimum Communications, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "Optimum Communications," "we," "us," or "our") is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States. We deliver high-speed broadband, video, mobile, and advertising services to residential and business customers across 21 states. In November 2025, we amended our certificate of incorporation to change our corporate name from Altice USA, Inc. ("Altice USA") to Optimum Communications, Inc. On November 19, 2025, our Class A common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the new ticker symbol "OPTU" (formerly "ATUS").
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 13, 2026.
Optimum Communications against its Cable & Other Pay Television Services peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -5% against the peers' median -5%. Operating margin: -152.9% against the peers' median 2.7%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPTU Optimum Communications | Q3 2026 | $2.0B | -5% | -152.9% |
| CMCSA Comcast | Q3 2026 | $29.3B | -6% | 18.2% |
| CHTR Charter Communications | Q3 2026 | $14.9B | +9% | -23.6% |
| WBD Warner Bros. Discovery | Q2 2026 | $8.7B | -11% | 2.7% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global | Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +59% | -0.9% |
| ROKU Roku | Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +24% | 10.9% |
| LILA Liberty Latin America | Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +0.4% | 16.2% |
| AMCX AMC Global Media | Q2 2026 | $547M | -9% | 2.9% |
| CABO Cable One | Q3 2026 | $332M | -12% | -103.2% |
Source: Optimum Communications 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1702780 · Cable & Other Pay Television Services
Guidance and outlook
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History
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