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Cable One, Inc. CABO
Cable One, Inc. (CABO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.75% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.5B at a -23.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
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How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.081 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.239 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.037 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.345 |
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| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABO | Cable One, Inc. | 3/9 | 0.36 | — | -4.9% |
| GLIBA | Liberty Capital Corp/NV | 5/9 | 0.61 | — | +3% |
| AMCX | AMC Global Media Inc. | 6/9 | 3.25 | 5 | -4.5% |
| ADEA | Adeia Inc. | 8/9 | 3.74 | 30.6 | +17.9% |
| AREN | Arena Group Holdings, Inc. | 7/9 | -6.79 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. | 5/9 | -0.83 | — | -0.1% |
| ROKU | ROKU, INC | 6/9 | 3.67 | 227.3 | +15.2% |
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About Cable One, Inc.
Cable One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data, video, and voice services to residential and business customers in the United States. The company offers residential data services, a service to enhance Wi-Fi signal throughout the home, as well as expert technology support and network security services. It also provides various residential video services from basic video service to digital services with access to hundreds of channels. In addition, the company offers Sparklight TV, an IPTV video service and a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR) service that allows customers to stream video channels from the cloud through a new app on supported devices, such as the Amazon Firestick, Apple TV, and Android-based smart televisions that does not require the use of a set-top box. Further, it provides traditional telecommunications services; residential voice services; fiber optic-based products include dark fiber, E-Line, E-Lan and E-Access ethernet services; and network-to-network interface connections. Additionally, it provides data, voice, and video products to business customers, including small to mid-markets, enterprises, and wholesale and carrier customers. Cable One, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
FAQ
Is CABO financially healthy?
Cable One, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CABO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Cable One, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 5.75% with a -4.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CABO?
In FY2025, Cable One, Inc. had a net margin of -23.7% and a return on equity of -24.9%.
Is CABO overvalued or undervalued?
Cable One, Inc. trades at about 13.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.4×–118.3×, median 33.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CABO?
The average Wall-Street price target for Cable One, Inc. is $82.75, about 146.2% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is CABO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Cable One, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 5.75%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.