---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001702780-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTU"
cik: "0001702780"
company_name: "Optimum Communications, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:52:17.082604+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Optimum Q1 net loss of $2.88B includes $2.7B franchise impairment; revenue down 4%

## Summary
- Net loss attributable to stockholders of $2.88B ($6.10 diluted EPS) vs $75.7M loss in Q1 2025.
- Revenue $2.07B, down 4.0% YoY, with residential revenue falling 6.5% to $1.56B.
- Adjusted EBITDA $789.0M, margin 38.2% (+110 bps YoY); free cash flow deficit of $137.4M.
- Broadband net losses of 64k in Q1 (incl. 8k prior-period adjustment); mobile net adds of 52k, best in six years.
- Lightpath refinanced all debt via asset-backed securitization; $1.1B incremental term loan at Cablevision Litchfield.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001702780-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTU
- cik: 0001702780
- company_name: Optimum Communications, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000170278026000029/0001702780-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000170278026000029/optu-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d1d43c66ce5803b8ccd2874fe3f76c135e004fd9
  claim: Optimum Communications, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $2.07 billion, net income ($2,884.1) million, EPS ($6.10)/share on a diluted basis.
  evidence_excerpt: structure, are the right foundation for creating durable long-term value for our customers, our employees, and our shareholders." First Quarter 2026 Overview • Total revenue of $2.07 billion in Q1 2026 (-4.0% year over year) • Residential revenue of $1.56 billion in Q1 2026 (-6.5% year over year) ◦ Residential average revenue per user (ARPU) (1) $132.32 (-1.2% year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000170278026000029/0001702780-26-000029-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.