Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported $2.02 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.8%. EPS of -$0.19 for the same period compares to -$0.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.03 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.17, the EPS surprise was -11.77%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Optimum Communications, Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Customer Relationships - Residential Unique Customer Relationships: 3.86 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.87 million.
  • Customer Relationships - SMB Unique Customer Relationships: 362.5 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 367.72 thousand.
  • Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Pay TV / Video Subscribers: 1.53 million versus 1.52 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Broadband Subscribers: 3.71 million compared to the 3.73 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Revenue- Residential revenue- Video: $587.83 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $589.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11%.
  • Revenue- Residential revenue- Broadband: $840.92 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $837.22 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5%.
  • Revenue- Residential revenue- Telephony: $56.3 million versus $56.05 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.9% change.
  • Revenue- Residential revenue: $1.54 billion compared to the $1.53 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.7% year over year.
  • Revenue- News and Advertising: $99.98 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $113 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.8%.
  • Revenue- Other: $19.84 million compared to the $15.67 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.
  • Revenue- Residential revenue- Mobile: $52.55 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $51.43 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +39.7%.
  • Revenue- Business services and wholesale: $366.29 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $361.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.2%.

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Shares of Optimum Communications, Inc. have returned -41.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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