Optimum Communications shares outstanding OPTU
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2016.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 445.7M
- On a year earlier
- −4.7%
- fewer shares
Optimum Communications had 445.7M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 4.7% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 469.8M | +2% |
| FY2024 | 461.5M | +1% |
| FY2023 | 454.8M | +0% |
| FY2022 | 453.3M | +0% |
| FY2021 | 453.2M | −17% |
| FY2020 | 548.6M | −14% |
| FY2019 | 640.8M | −10% |
| FY2018 | 713.5M | +3% |
| FY2017 | 696.1M | +7% |
| FY2016 | 649.5M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 445.7M | −5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 472.4M | +2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 469.8M | +2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 468.7M | +2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 467.7M | +2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 464.9M | +2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 461.5M | +1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 460.6M | +1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 460M | +1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 457.4M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 454.8M | +0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 455.1M | +0% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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