Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) stock
OPTUNYSECable & Other Pay Television ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 4/3088% below fair value
$0.64−0.06 (-8.17%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $173.73MP/E –Yield 0.00%
Optimum Communications statistics
81 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Q3 FY2026, expected soon
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jun 7, 2018
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 0.18
- 4.86
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.14
- 1.51
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -10.4%
- 2.36%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -42.0%
- 0.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 82.0%
- 59.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 31M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 6.07%
- 1.33%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 11.5%
- 4.94%
- Days to Cover
- 6.12
- 5.08
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $2.14
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $0.48
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $0.71
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $0.88
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $1.13
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.11
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 11.9%
- 0.93%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -27.5%
- -6.60%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -30.7%
- -17.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -27.5%
- -12.9%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -61.4%
- -11.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -67.6%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -68.8%
- -27.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -96.3%
- -63.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.56
- 0.88
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.1
- 45.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 124.4%
- 63.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.12
- 0.94
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -83.0%
- 1.00%
- EBITDA Margin
- -38.6%
- 9.78%
- FCF Margin
- -3.60%
- 2.82%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -19.5%
- -1.42%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -18.4%
- 2.85%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -29.7%
- 3.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.21
- 1.26
- Quick Ratio
- 0.17
- 0.91
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -4.29%
- 2.20%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -3.79%
- 0.62%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -2.79%
- 3.27%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.30
- 0.46
- Revenue Per Employee
- $870.74K
- $509.66K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$569.22K
- -$13.80K
- Employee Count
- 9,500
- 638
- WACC
- 5.55%
- 7.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$6.87B
- -$108.67K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$25.72B
- -$9.68M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$94.35
- -$0.18
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$7.41B
- $110.62M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$27.19
- $2.31
- Tangible Book Value
- -$15.98B
- $789.72K
- Working Capital
- -$6.61B
- $14.16M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.26B
- -$72.78M
- FCF Per Share
- -$1.09
- $0.27
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -3112.6%
- -0.81%
- FCF Yield
- -171.4%
- 3.67%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.00%
- 3.68%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.00%
- 3.68%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.00
- $0.80
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$1.52B
- $3.61M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -1.06
- 0.93
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | OPTU | S&P 500 | Difference | OPTU per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -34.2% | -2.7% | −31.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -23.5% | -1.7% | −21.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | -61.4% | +11.9% | −73.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -67.5% | +12.0% | −79.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -71.8% | +78.2% | −150.0 pts | -34.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -96.3% | +73.2% | −169.6 pts | -48.4% | +11.6% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
31M OPTU shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 6.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 6.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 31,304,838 | +6.1% | 5,113,722 | 6.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 29,513,322 | +11.2% | 1,753,024 | 16.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26,530,043 | -1.8% | 2,385,510 | 11.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 27,024,177 | -4.4% | 1,630,368 | 16.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 28,253,573 | -5.5% | 2,315,430 | 12.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 29,897,931 | +17.7% | 2,279,667 | 13.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 25,408,721 | +41.7% | 4,443,835 | 5.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 17,930,287 | -28.3% | 12,446,691 | 1.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25,009,311 | -34.3% | 17,530,677 | 1.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38,091,231 | +2.8% | 23,956,893 | 1.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 37,039,453 | +17.1% | 4,549,305 | 8.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 31,641,393 | +3.2% | 4,554,690 | 7.0 |
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