Optimum Communications, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $402.43M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
About Optimum Communications
Cable & Other Pay Television Services, SIC 4841
Optimum Communications, Inc. is a telecommunications provider delivering broadband connectivity, video programming, telephony, and mobile services. The company markets its core residential and business offerings under the Optimum brand. Through its subsidiary Lightpath, the enterprise segment supplies fiber connectivity, data transport, and managed solutions to large commercial clients, carriers, and hyperscalers. Additionally, Optimum Communications provides local television programming through News 12 Networks and operates advertising sales divisions, including Optimum Media and Juice Media.
The company operates across 21 states in the United States, concentrated primarily within the New York metropolitan region and various south-central markets. Its network architecture reaches approximately 10 million total passings and serves roughly 4.3 million residential and business customer relationships across more than 1,400 franchised communities. The provided annual report text does not state the location of the corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Optimum Communications's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Optimum Communications, Inc.
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Long Island City, NY
- Address
- 1 Court Square West 11101
- Phone
- (516) 803-2300
- Website
- www.alticeusa.com
- Employees
- 9,500, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Cable & Other Pay Television Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- OPTU
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jun 23, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 273M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $588.40M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1702780
- CUSIP
- 02156K103
- ISIN
- US02156K1034
- LEI
- 54930064K3612MGCER95
- EIN
- 38-3980194
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | Chairman and CEO, Director | 2,759,448 |
| Michael Olsen | General Counsel and CCRO | 868,454 |
| Marc Sirota | Chief Financial Officer | 1,034,406 |
| Michael C. Parker | President of Consumer Services | 1,011,488 |
| Maria Bruzzese | Chief Accounting Officer | 450,658 |
| Colleen Schmidt | EVP Human Resources | 1,154,160 |
| Susan C. Schnabel | Director | 125,697 |
| Patrick Drahi | Director | 12,458,955 |
| Mark Mullen | Director | 105,697 |
| Charles Stewart | Director | 13,925 |
| Raymond Svider | Director | 139,897 |
| Alt S.a.r.l. Next | Director | 605,161,633 |
| Dexter Goei | Director | 11,149,800 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Goei | $0 | $0 | $4.63M | $6 | $106 |
| FY2025 Mathew | $15.03M | $12.09M | $4.63M | $6 | $106 |
| FY2024 Goei | $0 | $0 | $3.74M | $6 | $106 |
| FY2024 Mathew | $14.43M | $11.82M | $3.74M | $6 | $106 |
| FY2023 Goei | $0 | $0 | $5.47M | $9 | $90 |
| FY2023 Mathew | $4.33M | $277.98K | $5.47M | $9 | $90 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 9,500 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Name change | Name changed from Altice USA, Inc. to Optimum Communications, Inc. |
| May 14, 2021 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |