Skip to content
Screener

Optimum Communications OPTU Franchise — Franchise fees and other taxes and fees

Other product segments

Broadband
$884.08M
Video
$587.83M
Advertising and News
$471.8M
Business services and wholesale
$366.29M
News and advertising
$99.98M
Telephony
$60.84M
Mobile
$29.27M
Other
$19.84M

Similar metrics at other companies

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. logo
WHRoyalties and franchise fees — Royalties and franchise fee revenues
$139M-5.4%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. logo
WHManagement fees — Royalties and franchise fee revenues
$2M0.0%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. logo
WHPartnership fees — Royalties and franchise fee revenues
$28M+16.7%
Dine Brands Global logo
DINRoyalties, franchise fees and other — Total franchise revenues
$95M-6.1%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. logo
WHLicense and other fees — Royalties and franchise fee revenues
$32M-3.0%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. logo
WHManagement and other fees — Royalties and franchise fee revenues
$5M+150%

Other financials

Income statement

See full
Revenue$2.0B-5.8%
Gross profit$1.4B-3.3%
Operating income$166.0M-46.6%
Net income-$291.8M-203%
EPS (diluted)-$0.67-219%

Balance sheet

See full
Cash & equivalents$1.3B+424%
Total debt$26.9B+5.0%
Total equity-$5.5B-789%
Total assets$28.1B-11.2%

Cash flow

See full
Operating cash flow$228.1M-44.6%
CapEx$320.0M-16.6%
Free cash flow-$91.9M

Valuation

See full
Market cap$301.04M-62.3%
Enterprise value$25.9B
P/S

Profitability

See full
Gross margin69.9%+1.5pp
Operating margin-2%-20.2pp
Net margin-58.1%-61.6pp
FCF margin3.8%

Returns & leverage

See full
Return on equity7.5%
Debt / equity35.3×
Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Optimum Communications in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax.

The source filing: Optimum Communications’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.

Filed
Aug 6, 2026, 5:27 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001702780-26-000048

We are assessed non-income related taxes by governmental authorities, including franchising authorities (generally under multi-year agreements), and collect such taxes from our customers. In instances where the tax is being assessed directly on us, amounts paid to the governmental authorities are recorded as programming and other direct costs and amounts received from the customers are recorded as revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the amount of franchise fees and certain other taxes and fees included as a component of revenue aggregated $48,325 and $97,572, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the amount of franchise fees and certain other taxes and fees included as a component of revenue aggregated $50,585 and $102,155, respectively.

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees?
Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees of $48.33M in Q2 2026.
How has Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees changed year-over-year?
Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $50.59M to $48.33M.
What is the long-term trend for Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees has grown at a -5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $257.36M to $202.03M.
What does franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees mean?
This metric represents the revenue generated from mandatory franchise fees and associated regulatory taxes collected from customers within the franchise segment. It reflects the pass-through or mandated charges levied on subscribers for the right to operate or access services in specific jurisdictions. Monitoring this figure helps assess the underlying subscriber base stability and the impact of regulatory or contractual fee adjustments on segment performance.

Ask your AI about Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees.

Connect your AI assistant and compare segments, right in your chat.

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude