Compared to Estimates, Altice USA (ATUS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended September 2025, Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS) reported revenue of $2.11 billion, down 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.12, compared to -$0.09 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.14 billion, representing a surprise of -1.63%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -200%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.04.

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: 4.03 million versus 4.05 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Customer Relationships - SMB Unique Customer Relationships: 371.9 thousand versus 373.8 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
• Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Pay TV / Video Subscribers: 1.67 million compared to the 1.69 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total Residential Customers/ Residential PSUs - Broadband Subscribers: 3.87 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.89 million.
• Revenue- Residential revenue- Video: $645.21 million versus $661.42 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.8% change.
• Revenue- Residential revenue- Broadband: $873.45 million versus $885.71 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.4% change.
• Revenue- Residential revenue- Telephony: $61.79 million versus $64.82 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -11.6% change.
• Revenue- Residential revenue: $1.62 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.65 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.2%.
• Revenue- News and Advertising: $105.86 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $111.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10%.
• Revenue- Other: $17.64 million versus $17.89 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20.1% change.
• Revenue- Residential revenue- Mobile: $42.28 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $37.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +38.3%.
• Revenue- Business services and wholesale: $361.89 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $358.34 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.2%.

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Shares of Altice USA have returned -20.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% 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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