Optimum Communications, Inc. (previously Altice USA) is an American telecommunications provider owned by French–Israeli businessman Patrick Drahi. The company primarily provides digital cable television and broadband services in the New York metropolitan area as well as in several Midwestern and Southern U.S. states. With approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers in 21 U.S. states as of 2017 it is the fourth-largest telecommunications company in the United States. Optimum is based at One Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The company's operational center is located at Cablevision's former headquarters in Bethpage, Nassau County, New York, on Long Island.
| trading_symbol | registrant_name | time | price | change | percentage_change |
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| OPTU | Optimum Communications, Inc. | 2026-05-19 14:59:57 | 0.67 | -0.04 | -5.88 |
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| OPTU | 0001702780 | Optimum Communications, Inc. | US02156K1034 | — | 383980194 | NYSE | 4841 | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | 1231 | DE | 1 COURT SQUARE WEST | LONG ISLAND CITY | NY | 11101 | UNITED STATES | US | (516) 803-2300 | 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101 | 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101 | Altice USA, Inc. | Telecommunications | 2016-06-21 | Dennis Mathew | 10,900 | http://optimum.com | 588,401,093 | 100 | 476,472,207 | Optimum Communications, Inc. (previously Altice USA) is an American telecommunications provider owned by French–Israeli businessman Patrick Drahi. The company primarily provides digital cable television and broadband services in the New York metropolitan area as well as in several Midwestern and Southern U.S. states. With approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers in 21 U.S. states as of 2017 it is the fourth-largest telecommunications company in the United States. Optimum is based at One Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The company's operational center is located at Cablevision's former headquarters in Bethpage, Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. | 2026-05-14 17:54:14 |
| Fiscal Year | Market Cap | Change In Market Cap | Percentage Change In Market Cap | Shares Outstanding | Change In Shares Outstanding | Percentage Change In Shares Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 588,401,093 | 137,929,739 | 30.619 | 470,460,199 | 7,230,153 | 1.5608 |
| 2024 | 450,471,354 | -206,194,036 | -31.4002 | 463,230,046 | 2,646,666 | 0.5746 |
| 2023 | 656,665,390 | -1,364,599,526 | -67.5122 | 460,583,380 | 4,514,007 | 0.9898 |
| Executive Name | Executive Position | Fiscal Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Incentive Plan Compensation | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | General Counsel, CFO, EVP, CEO | 2025 | 1,541,923 | 750,000 | 9,810,605 | 2,760,000 | 169,792 | 15,032,320 |
| Michael Parker | President, EVP | 2025 | 550,000 | 191,250 | 2,207,385 | 660,000 | 14,846 | 3,623,481 |
| Dennis Mathew | General Counsel, CFO, EVP, CEO | 2024 | 1,245,192 | 0 | 9,952,471 | 2,925,000 | 302,736 | 14,425,399 |
| Dennis Mathew | General Counsel, CFO, EVP, CEO | 2023 | 1,000,000 | 968,000 | 0 | 2,032,000 | 327,478 | 4,327,478 |
| Fiscal Year | Employee Count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,500 |
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,590,467,000 | 8,954,417,000 | 9,237,064,000 |
| Cost Of Revenue | 2,637,181,000 | 2,896,570,000 | 3,029,842,000 |
| Gross Profit | 5,953,286,000 | 6,057,847,000 | 6,207,222,000 |
| Research And Development Expenses | — | — | 33,427,000 |
| General And Administrative Expenses | — | — | — |
| Operating Expenses | 8,703,025,000 | 7,274,325,000 | 7,535,124,000 |
| Operating Income | -112,558,000 | 1,680,092,000 | 1,701,940,000 |
| Net Income | -1,869,024,000 | -102,918,000 | 53,198,000 |
| Earnings Per Share Basic | -4 | -0.22 | 0.12 |
| Earnings Per Share Diluted | -4 | -0.22 | 0.12 |
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Basic | 467,782,000 | 459,888,000 | 454,723,000 |
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted | 467,782,000 | 459,888,000 | 455,034,000 |
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash And Cash Equivalents | 1,012,201,000 | 256,534,000 | 302,058,000 |
| Marketable Securities Current | — | — | — |
| Accounts Receivable | 335,820,000 | 332,271,000 | 357,597,000 |
| Inventories | — | — | — |
| Non Trade Receivables | — | 591,000 | — |
| Other Assets Current | 189,391,000 | 141,897,000 | 174,859,000 |
| Total Assets Current | 1,644,796,000 | 730,992,000 | 834,794,000 |
| Marketable Securities Non Current | — | — | — |
| Property Plant And Equipment | 8,351,391,000 | 8,414,632,000 | 8,117,757,000 |
| Other Assets Non Current | 120,341,000 | 94,403,000 | 195,114,000 |
| Total Assets Non Current | 29,059,042,000 | 30,970,378,000 | 31,088,822,000 |
| Total Assets | 30,703,838,000 | 31,701,370,000 | 31,923,616,000 |
| Accounts Payable | 816,860,000 | 971,499,000 | 936,950,000 |
| Deferred Revenue | 147,139,000 | 74,167,000 | 85,018,000 |
| Short Term Debt | 60,842,000 | 185,473,000 | 359,407,000 |
| Other Liabilities Current | — | — | — |
| Total Liabilities Current | 2,051,022,000 | 2,254,796,000 | 2,308,124,000 |
| Long Term Debt | 26,206,214,000 | 25,057,488,000 | 25,074,961,000 |
| Other Liabilities Non Current | 316,398,000 | 320,435,000 | 221,249,000 |
| Total Liabilities Non Current | 30,945,044,000 | 29,903,406,000 | 30,049,910,000 |
| Total Liabilities | 32,996,066,000 | 32,158,202,000 | 32,358,034,000 |
| Common Stock | 2,884,000 | 2,799,000 | 2,718,000 |
| Retained Earnings | -2,573,017,000 | -703,993,000 | -601,075,000 |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 1,604,000 | -3,826,000 | -12,851,000 |
| Total Shareholders Equity | -2,314,156,000 | -469,235,000 | -422,180,000 |
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation And Amortization | 1,696,974,000 | 1,642,231,000 | 1,644,297,000 |
| Share Based Compensation Expense | 64,088,000 | 67,162,000 | 47,926,000 |
| Other Non Cash Income Expense | — | — | — |
| Change In Accounts Receivable | 72,322,000 | 58,917,000 | 77,703,000 |
| Change In Inventories | — | — | — |
| Change In Non Trade Receivables | — | — | — |
| Change In Other Assets | 63,901,000 | -30,205,000 | 54,782,000 |
| Change In Accounts Payable | -138,688,000 | 3,880,000 | -39,256,000 |
| Change In Other Liabilities | — | — | — |
| Cash From Operating Activities | 1,228,457,000 | 1,582,401,000 | 1,826,398,000 |
| Purchases Of Marketable Securities | — | — | — |
| Sales Of Marketable Securities | — | — | — |
| Acquisition Of Property Plant And Equipment | 1,347,294,000 | 1,433,013,000 | 1,704,811,000 |
| Acquisition Of Business | 7,616,000 | 38,532,000 | 0 |
| Other Investing Activities | 0 | -16,032,000 | 1,712,000 |
| Cash From Investing Activities | -1,293,796,000 | -1,455,513,000 | -1,706,523,000 |
| Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation | — | — | — |
| Payments Of Dividends | 9,738,000 | 8,399,000 | 1,793,000 |
| Issuance Of Common Stock | — | — | — |
| Repurchase Of Common Stock | — | — | 0 |
| Issuance Of Long Term Debt | 3,835,000,000 | 4,214,750,000 | 2,700,000,000 |
| Repayment Of Long Term Debt | 2,560,602,000 | 4,223,233,000 | 2,688,009,000 |
| Other Financing Activities | -24,797,000 | -9,325,000 | -10,117,000 |
| Cash From Financing Activities | 949,364,000 | -171,978,000 | -122,591,000 |
| Change In Cash | 884,619,000 | -45,514,000 | -3,413,000 |
| Cash At End Of Period | 1,012,201,000 | 256,534,000 | 302,058,000 |
| Income Taxes Paid | 159,235,000 | 255,353,000 | 200,295,000 |
| Interest Paid | 8,479,000 | 15,462,000 | 14,912,000 |
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | -4 | -0.22 | 0.12 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -0.4125 | -10.9545 | 27.0833 |
| Earnings Growth Rate | 1,718.1818 | -283.3333 | -47.8261 |
| Price Earnings To Growth Ratio | -0.0002 | 0.0387 | -0.5663 |
| Book Value Per Share | -4.9002 | -0.9934 | -0.9553 |
| Price To Book Ratio | -0.3367 | -2.4261 | -3.4019 |
| Ebitda | -12,815,000 | 1,796,125,000 | 1,897,790,000 |
| Enterprise Value | 26,026,695,300 | 26,094,757,080 | 26,610,159,750 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0126 | 0.0076 | 0.0012 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.0052 | -0.0816 | 0.0337 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | -11.3506 | -53.796 | -60.2453 |
| Capital Expenditures | 1,633,733,000 | 1,939,106,000 | 2,982,048,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | -405,276,000 | -356,705,000 | -1,155,650,000 |
| Return On Equity | 0.8076 | 0.2193 | -0.126 |
| One Year Beta | 1.4098 | 1.0332 | 2.39 |
| Three Year Beta | 1.5613 | 1.5969 | 1.515 |
| Five Year Beta | 1.4357 | 1.2335 | 1.2181 |
| Insider Name | Relationship To Issuer | Transaction Date | Amount Of Securities | Acquired Or Disposed | Securities Owned Following Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsen Michael | General Counsel and CCRO | 2026-05-01 | 20,000 | D | 1,199,781 |
| Bruzzese Maria | Chief Accounting Officer | 2026-04-08 | 5,914 | D | 450,658 |
| Olsen Michael | General Counsel and CCRO | 2026-04-01 | 20,000 | D | 1,219,781 |
| Olsen Michael | General Counsel and CCRO | 2026-03-02 | 20,000 | D | 1,239,781 |
| Sirota Marc | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-02-27 | 338,121 | D | 1,029,384 |
| Investor Name | Period Of Report | Market Value | Amount Of Securities | Price Per Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 2026-03-31 | 9,529,637 | 7,330,490 | 1.3 |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | 2026-03-31 | 112,832 | 86,794 | 1.3 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 2026-03-31 | 241 | 172 | 1.4012 |
| LMR Partners LLP | 2026-03-31 | 3,769,522 | 2,899,632 | 1.3 |
| MAI Capital Management | 2026-03-31 | 181 | 139 | 1.3022 |
| Registrant Name | Period Of Report | Fund Name | Fund Symbol | Amount Of Units | Value In Usd | Percentage Value Compared To Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL INVESTMENT FUNDS | 2026-03-31 | U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund | RIFBX | -17,395 | -22,613.5 | -0.0109 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST | 2026-02-28 | Avantis U.S. Quality ETF | AVUQ | 1,172 | 1,687.68 | 0.0009 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST | 2026-02-28 | Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF | AVSU | 8 | 11.52 | 0.0 |
| VALIC Co I | 2026-02-28 | Small Cap Index Fund | VCSLX | 104,752 | 150,842.88 | 0.0122 |
| Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust | 2026-02-28 | Invesco Russell 2000(R) Dynamic Multifactor ETF | OMFS | 60,156 | 86,624.64 | 0.0314 |