# Optimum Communications Inc. (OPTU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Entertainment. Price $1.05, market value $401 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Optimum Communications Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -51.9%** (5-yr avg 9.9%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -35.3%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -21.8%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 80.8%**. A 80.8% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: -10.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -10.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -15.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -15.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.1%** (3-yr -3.8%/yr, 5-yr -2.8%/yr). Revenue fell 4.1% over the last year, against -2.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1718.2%**. Earnings per share fell 1718.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Optimum Communications Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.17**. A Z-score of 0.17 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Optimum Communications Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -54.9%** (YTD -36.4%, 3-mo -3.7%). The shares are down 54.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -62.4%** (80.1% above the low). Trading 62% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.24** (volatility 113%). Beta of 1.24 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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