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OPTU · Optimum Communications, Inc.

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$1.02 +0.05 (+5.68%) At close · Sep 11
Market Cap
$278.02M
Shares
272.57M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$1.02 Open$1.00 Day$0.99–1.07 52W close$0.61–2.71 Avg vol 30d2.1M Short int28.3M · 10.4% float · 12.2d Short vol41% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$8.38B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$4.87B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
-5.8%
Year over year
Operating margin
-35.3%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
-74.8%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$25.25B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-4.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-58.0%
Trailing year
Short interest
10.4%
Latest settlement · 12.2 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 6, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Optimum reported Q2 revenue of $2.02B (-5.8% YoY) and Adjusted EBITDA of $786M (-2.2% YoY), with 180 bps gross margin and 140 bps Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion, broadband net losses of 40k improving sequentially, and best-ever second quarter mobile net adds of 50k. The company highlighted its pursuit of a comprehensive CSC Holdings debt restructuring (consolidated net leverage 8.0x; CSC restricted group 22.8x) and reaffirmed FY26 revenue down mid-single digits (ex-divestiture) and Adjusted EBITDA down low-to-mid single digits.

Bullish
  • + Best-ever second quarter mobile net adds of 50k, reaching 724k mobile lines with mobile revenue up 40% YoY
  • + Broadband net losses improved sequentially to 40k including 9k bulk MDU connects, with new E-Tier video packages reaching 18% of residential video base (up from 10%) and lower churn
Bearish
  • Q2 net loss attributable to stockholders widened to ($291.8)M from ($96.3)M with ($0.67) diluted loss per share, including $207M restructuring/impairments
  • Company reiterated FY26 guidance for revenue down mid-single digits and Adjusted EBITDA down low-to-mid single digits as competitive pressure persists

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Very Bullish Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −24%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +9%
above
RSI (14) 56
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 20%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +22%
trailing
6-month return −16%
trailing
YTD return −38%
this year
Relative strength −34%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Very Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $1 › 200d $1 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+8% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$2.5M over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Falling
10.37% of float · ▼ -5.5% MoM · 12.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
194 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Poor
Revenue growth −4%
Y/Y
EPS growth −1718%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-118.8M
Buyback $14.0B
authorized
Balance sheet $25.2B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 113%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −78%
past year
ATR 8.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 6, 2026
Annual light path capital expenditures · annual $200M – $300M
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Nov 4, 2021
Share repurchase · full year up to $1B
CapEx · full year $1.3B
Free cash flow · full year $1.6B
CapEx · 2022 $1.7B – $1.8B
Free cash flow target · full year $1.6B
Cash CapEx · 2021 $1.3B
Cash CapEx · 2022 $1.7B – $1.8B

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−24% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
+9% Bullish
RSI (14)
56 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
20% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 4 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $1 › 200d $1 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+8% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$2.5M over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Falling
10.37% of float · ▼ -5.5% MoM · 12.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
194 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $1 Now $1 · 20% Range high $3
vs 200-day avg -24% vs 50-day avg +9%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Telecom Services — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
OPTU
Optimum Communications, Inc.
this stock
$278.02M -38.2% -4.1% 10.4%
SFTBF
Softbank Group Corp.
$246.59B +53.5% 0.3%
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc
$210.27B +24.3% +2.5% 13.2 2.0%
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
$195.58B -10.2% +8.3% 19.1 1.6%
T
At&T Inc.
$178.57B +4.9% +2.7% 8.7 1.8%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
194
% held
85.5%
Net QoQ
-68.2M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
153
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
28.3M
Days to cover
12.2d
Change
-1.6M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
41%
As of
Sep 11, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
30.5K
Value
$25.6K
As of
Aug 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
57.5%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net buying
Net (90d)
+$2.5M
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 0
Buyers Sellers
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$8.6B
Net income (FY)
$-1.9B
EPS diluted
$-4.00
View
Buybacks
Authorized · 2 programs
$14.0B
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 14, 2026
This year
15
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$14.9K
Shares
20.0K
Filed
Aug 3, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 6, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
OPTU -1.9% +22.0% -16.4% +4.9% -38.2%
SPY -1.2% -1.8% +17.8% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY -0.8% +23.8% -34.2% +5.2% -50.3%

Capital returns

Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Dec 31, 2023
Authorized (total)
$14.00B
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1702780 CUSIP 02156K103 13F (30d) 10 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations