---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-038595"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTU"
cik: "0001702780"
company_name: "Optimum Communications, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T17:51:14.957593+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Altice USA Q2 net loss $96.3M; completes $1B asset-backed loan; broadband losses -35k

## Summary
- Revenue $2.15B (-4.2% YoY); net loss $96.3M vs profit $15.4M in Q2 2024.
- Broadband net additions -35k (improved from -51k Q2 2024 and -37k Q1 2025); total subs 4.3M.
- Fiber customers +56k net adds to 663k (+53% YoY); mobile lines +38k to 546k.
- Completed $1.0B asset-backed loan secured by HFC assets, due Jan 2031 (Goldman Sachs, TPG Angelo Gordon).
- Adjusted EBITDA $803.8M (-7.3% YoY); margin 37.4%; FCF $28.4M vs -$40.9M Q2 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-038595
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTU
- cik: 0001702780
- company_name: Optimum Communications, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828025038595/0001628280-25-038595-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000162828025038595/atus-20250807.htm

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