Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
Price
$52.87
Market Cap
$299.9M
Employees
2,817
Beta
0.54
Avg Volume
194,568
CEO
James Holanda
Business Description
Cable One, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, delivers a full spectrum of data, video, and voice communication services across the United States. For individual households, the company provides internet connectivity, including solutions designed to enhance Wi-Fi signal strength throughout the home. Its extensive video offerings encompass local and community-focused programming, alongside a variety of digital channels featuring national and regional networks, music, and an interactive viewing guide equipped with parental controls. Premium subscriptions offer access to a selection of movies, original series, live sporting events, and concerts. Advanced video functionalities, such as whole-home DVRs, high-definition set-top boxes, and the TV Everywhere streaming service, allow subscribers to access content on their mobile devices and computers. Residential voice services include essential features like local and long-distance calling, voicemail, call waiting, three-way calling, caller ID, anonymous call rejection, and per-minute international calling options. Furthermore, Cable One extends its data, voice, and video solutions to business customers, catering to small and mid-sized markets, large enterprises, and wholesale and carrier clients. As of December 31, 2021, the company served approximately 1.2 million residential and business customers across 24 states, operating under its Sparklight, Fidelity, and Clearwave brands. Founded in 1980, Cable One, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:05am (just now)$52.87
+12.22 (+30.06%)
Day Range
$40.28 – $52.87
52-Week Range
$39.52 – $180.74
50-Day MA
$62.38
200-Day MA
$106.40
Volume
368,530.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low
$80.00
Consensus
$80.00
High
$80.00
(5 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
5,672,850.00
Float
4,629,578.00
Free Float
81.6%
High free float
— 81.6% of shares trade freely, ~18.4% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Small absolute float (4.6M shares) — even with a decent free float %, volume can be thin. Check average daily volume before sizing a position.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-0.84
Stock Price: $52.87
EPS (Diluted): -63.21
EPS (Diluted): -63.21
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
0.44
Stock Price: $52.87
Total Equity: $1.43B
Shares: 5,639,714
Total Equity: $1.43B
Shares: 5,639,714
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
39.12
Market Cap: $299.92M
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
EBITDA: $24.20M
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
EBITDA: $24.20M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$3.7B
Market Cap: $299.92M
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
0.42
Stock Price: $52.87
Revenue: $1.50B
Shares: 5,639,714
Revenue: $1.50B
Shares: 5,639,714
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API2.45
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
51.3%
Gross Profit: $770.77M
Revenue: $1.50B
Revenue: $1.50B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
26.5%
Operating Income: $397.89M
Revenue: $1.50B
Revenue: $1.50B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-23.7%
Net Income: -$356.46M
Revenue: $1.50B
Revenue: $1.50B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
-22.8%
Net Income: -$356.46M
Total Equity: $1.43B
Total Equity: $1.43B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
5.9%
Operating Income: $397.89M
Tax Rate: 19.8%
Equity: $1.43B
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
Tax Rate: 19.8%
Equity: $1.43B
Total Debt: $3.19B
Cash: $152.77M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
0.40
Current Assets: $306.59M
Current Liabilities: $759.32M
Current Liabilities: $759.32M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
2.23
Short-Term Debt: $593.54M
Long-Term Debt: $2.60B
Total Debt: $3.19B
Total Equity: $1.43B
Long-Term Debt: $2.60B
Total Debt: $3.19B
Total Equity: $1.43B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$266.22
Revenue: $1.50B
Shares: 5,639,714
Shares: 5,639,714
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$254.20
Total Equity: $1.43B
Shares: 5,639,714
Shares: 5,639,714
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$49.31
Operating CF: $563.33M
CapEx: -$285.25M
Shares: 5,639,714
CapEx: -$285.25M
Shares: 5,639,714
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
2.7%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $52.87
Stock Price: $52.87
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$356.46M
Net Income: -$356.46M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Compares CABO against LLM-researched typical ranges for its
industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 5:21am (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Cost of Revenue | $455.4M | $470.9M | $440.9M | $416.8M | $730.7M |
| Gross Profit | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $770.8M |
| Operating Expenses | $693.9M | $696.1M | $710.3M | $720.8M | $372.9M |
| Operating Income | $456.6M | $539.0M | $526.9M | $441.9M | $397.9M |
| Net Income | $291.8M | $213.1M | $224.6M | $14.5M | -$356.5M |
| EBITDA | $789.6M | $849.9M | $924.4M | $723.9M | $24.2M |
| EPS | $48.49 | $39.73 | $40.86 | $2.58 | $-63.21 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 5:21am (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $388.8M | $215.2M | $190.3M | $153.6M | $152.8M |
| Total Current Assets | $501.0M | $346.7M | $342.4M | $279.2M | $306.6M |
| Total Assets | $7.0B | $6.9B | $6.8B | $6.5B | $5.6B |
| Current Liabilities | $269.1M | $244.2M | $202.8M | $213.9M | $759.3M |
| Long-Term Debt | $3.8B | $3.8B | $3.6B | $3.6B | $2.6B |
| Total Liabilities | $5.2B | $5.1B | $5.0B | $4.7B | $4.2B |
| Total Equity | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.4B |
| Retained Earnings | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.3B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 5:21am (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $704.3M | $738.0M | $663.2M | $664.1M | $563.3M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$384.5M | -$410.7M | -$370.5M | -$286.4M | -$285.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | $319.8M | $327.3M | $292.7M | $377.8M | $278.1M |
| Acquisitions (net) | -$2.2B | -$41.2M | $56.7M | $0 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$8.5M | -$353.3M | -$99.6M | -$2.9M | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$186.1M | -$173.7M | -$24.9M | -$36.7M | $-862,000 |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 9:34pm (10h ago)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$1.5B $1.5B – $1.6B
|
$1.5B $1.4B – $1.6B
|
$1.5B $1.4B – $1.5B
|
$1.5B $1.4B – $1.5B
|
| EBITDA |
$615.5M $585.9M – $635.8M
|
$604.8M $578.7M – $630.9M
|
$598.7M $569.8M – $618.4M
|
$596.8M $568.0M – $616.5M
|
| Net Income |
$149.8M $138.4M – $153.9M
|
$75.0M $67.8M – $251.8M
|
$30.1M $28.2M – $31.4M
|
$12.5M $11.7M – $13.1M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 5:21am (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +6.2% | -1.6% | -5.9% | -4.9% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +7.4% | +0.2% | -6.0% | -33.7% |
| Operating Income Growth | +18.1% | -2.2% | -16.1% | -10.0% |
| Net Income Growth | -27.0% | +5.4% | -93.6% | -2,561.7% |
| EBITDA Growth | +7.6% | +8.8% | -21.7% | -96.7% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Brian Brad D. | A-Award | 3,911.00 | $51.13 | $199,969 |
| 2026-05-14 | Weymouth Katharine | A-Award | 3,031.00 | $51.13 | $154,975 |
| 2026-05-14 | WEITZ WALLACE R | A-Award | 4,986.00 | $51.13 | $254,934 |
| 2026-05-14 | Bartolo P Robert | A-Award | 3,031.00 | $51.13 | $154,975 |
| 2026-05-14 | Kissire Deborah J. | A-Award | 3,031.00 | $51.13 | $154,975 |
| 2026-05-14 | Smith Sherrese M | A-Award | 4,791.00 | $51.13 | $244,964 |
| 2026-05-14 | Meduski Mary E | A-Award | 5,035.00 | $51.13 | $257,440 |
| 2026-03-03 | Koetje Todd M | P-Purchase | 998.00 | $100.16 | $99,960 |
| 2026-02-26 | Holanda James A | A-Award | 44,004.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-16 | Holanda James A | 0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2026-02-02 | Detz Margaret Masoner | A-Award | 1,422.00 | $87.70 | $124,709 |
| 2026-02-02 | Koetje Todd M | A-Award | 2,198.00 | $87.70 | $192,765 |
| 2026-02-02 | Koetje Todd M | F-InKind | 156.00 | $87.70 | $13,681 |
| 2026-02-02 | JOHNSON KENNETH E | A-Award | 1,357.00 | $87.70 | $119,009 |
| 2026-02-02 | JOHNSON KENNETH E | F-InKind | 70.00 | $87.70 | $6,139 |
| 2026-01-03 | Mokry Anthony John | A-Award | 7,488.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-03 | Mokry Anthony John | A-Award | 4,992.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-03 | Mokry Anthony John | F-InKind | 250.00 | $104.16 | $26,040 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arntzen Christopher J | A-Award | 7,488.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arntzen Christopher J | A-Award | 4,992.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 5:21am (3d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | $2.95 | 2025-02-04 | 2025-02-18 | 2025-03-07 |
| 2024-12-03 | $2.95 | 2024-11-21 | 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-20 |
| 2024-08-27 | $2.95 | 2024-08-15 | 2024-08-27 | 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-05-24 | $2.95 | 2024-05-16 | 2024-05-28 | 2024-06-14 |
| 2024-02-16 | $2.95 | 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-20 | 2024-03-08 |
| 2023-11-27 | $2.95 | 2023-11-16 | 2023-11-28 | 2023-12-15 |
| 2023-08-28 | $2.95 | 2023-08-18 | 2023-08-29 | 2023-09-15 |
| 2023-05-26 | $2.85 | 2023-05-19 | 2023-05-30 | 2023-06-16 |
| 2023-02-17 | $2.85 | 2023-02-07 | 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-10 |
| 2022-11-28 | $2.85 | 2022-11-18 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-16 |
| 2022-08-29 | $2.85 | 2022-08-19 | 2022-08-30 | 2022-09-16 |
| 2022-05-27 | $2.75 | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-17 |
| 2022-02-14 | $2.75 | 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-15 | 2022-03-04 |
| 2021-11-29 | $2.75 | 2021-11-19 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-17 |
| 2021-08-30 | $2.75 | 2021-08-20 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-17 |
| 2021-05-28 | $2.50 | 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-18 |
| 2021-02-12 | $2.50 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-16 | 2021-03-05 |
| 2020-11-23 | $2.50 | 2020-11-10 | 2020-11-24 | 2020-12-11 |
| 2020-08-17 | $2.50 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-18 | 2020-09-04 |
| 2020-05-22 | $2.25 | 2020-05-15 | 2020-05-26 | 2020-06-12 |
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(founder mythology, cult dynamics, TAM-of-imagination) that moves price beyond
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