For the quarter ended June 2025, Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS) reported revenue of $2.15 billion, down 4.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.21, compared to $0.03 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 billion, representing a surprise of -0.19%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -250%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.06.
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 Altice USA 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: 4.09 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4.11 million.
- Customer Relationships - SMB Unique Customer Relationships: 374.3 thousand compared to the 375.45 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Pay TV / Video Subscribers: 1.74 million compared to the 1.75 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Broadband Subscribers: 3.93 million compared to the 3.93 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenue- Residential revenue- Video: $660.54 million versus $670.23 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.7% change.
- Revenue- Residential revenue- Broadband: $885.14 million compared to the $893.47 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Residential revenue- Telephony: $64.63 million compared to the $66.8 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Residential revenue: $1.65 billion compared to the $1.67 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6% year over year.
- Revenue- News and Advertising: $118.77 million compared to the $107.37 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.8% year over year.
- Revenue- Other: $18.71 million versus $16.7 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +48.9% change.
- Revenue- Residential revenue- Mobile: $37.62 million compared to the $36.87 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +36.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Business services and wholesale: $361.79 million versus $362.86 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2% change.
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Shares of Altice USA have returned -10.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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