| Metric | Value ($ M) | Q1 FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.1K | 4.0% |
| Total Income | 2.1K | 4.0% |
| Expenditure | 4.4K | 144.7% |
| PBT | -2.9K | 3249.5% |
| Net Profit | -2.9K | 3710.9% |
| OPM | — | |
| NPM | — | |
| EPS | -6.10 | 3712.5% |
Optimum Reports Q1 2026 Results: Revenue $2.07 Billion
07 May 2026 · 7 May, 5:02 pm
Summary
Optimum Communications, Inc. reported its Q1 2026 results, which included a total revenue of $2.07 billion, a 4.0% decrease year-over-year. Residential revenue also declined by 6.5% to $1.56 billion. The company experienced a significant net loss of ($2,884.1) million, primarily due to a $2.7 billion non-cash impairment charge. Despite revenue declines, the company saw strong performance in its mobile segment, with 52k net additions, marking the strongest quarter in six years. Adjusted EBITDA was $789.0 million, with a margin of 38.2%.
Key Highlights
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Optimum Communications reported total revenue of $2.07 billion in Q1 2026, a decrease of 4.0% year-over-year.
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Residential revenue totaled $1.56 billion in Q1 2026, down 6.5% year-over-year.
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The company reported a net loss attributable to stockholders of ($2,884.1) million, or ($6.10) per share, in Q1 2026, which includes a non-cash impairment charge of $2.7 billion.
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Net cash flows from operating activities were $170.3 million in Q1 2026, a decrease of 9.2% year-over-year.
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Adjusted EBITDA was $789.0 million in Q1 2026, with a margin of 38.2%.
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Mobile line net additions reached 52k in Q1 2026, representing the strongest quarterly performance in six years.
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Residential mobile service revenue grew 35% year-over-year to $50 million in Q1 2026.
Management Comments
Dennis Mathew
The first quarter reflects the deliberate choices we are making to build a more resilient business over time. We continued to navigate an intense competitive environment with strategic focus, executing against our core priorities of strengthening broadband trends, maintaining financial discipline, and investing for long-term value creation. These efforts contributed to year-over-year margin expansion, underscoring our focus on operating efficiency and disciplined execution. In doing so, we took meaningful steps toward simplifying how we go to market, improving the quality of our subscriber base and advancing our convergence strategy to drive more consistent returns. We were encouraged by strong momentum in mobile, which delivered its strongest quarter in six years with 52k net additions, reinforcing our conviction in multi-product relationships, with growth increasingly driven by customers with stronger engagement, supporting lower churn and improved lifetime value. We believe these actions, alongside our ongoing work to evolve our capital structure, are the right foundation for creating durable long-term value for our customers, our employees, and our shareholders.
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