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Cable One, Inc. CABO

NYSE · stock · Cable & Other Pay Television Services · website · IPO 2015-06-11 · LEI

Cable One, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$299.9M
P / S0.2×
P / B0.2×
P / FCF1.1×
Dividend yield5.75%
Net margin-23.7%
Return on equity-24.9%
FCF margin18.5%
Net debt$3.1B
Net debt / EBITDA23.3×
Enterprise value USD$3.4B
EV / EBITDA25.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-6.2%
Return on capital-4.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.20% 24.50% 15.40% 15.30% 23.00% 18.20% 12.50% 13.40% 0.90% -23.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
22.80% 24.60% 25.00% 26.60% 35.40% 28.40% 31.60% 31.40% 28.00% -13.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.20% 34.80% 21.20% 21.20% 20.40% 16.30% 12.30% 12.40% 0.80% -24.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
5.8M 5.7M 5.7M 5.7M 6.0M 6.4M 6.3M 6.1M 5.6M 5.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$407.2M $1.03B $916.1M $1.63B $1.62B $3.49B $3.63B $3.49B $3.46B $3.06B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.10% 10.70% 7.20% 5.70% 6.80% 4.20% 3.10% 3.30% 0.20% -6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
15.40% 15.10% 17.70% 19.60% 21.20% 19.50% 19.00% 17.40% 23.90% 18.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.15× 1.77× 1.52× 2.08× 1.47× 2.16× 2.21× 2.03× 2.01× 2.24× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$17.38 $40.92 $28.77 $31.12 $51.27 $46.49 $34.73 $38.08 $2.57 -$63.21 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Cable One, Inc. trades at about 13.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.4×–118.3×, median 33.2×).

13.1× 118.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.4×–118.3×); dot = today's 13.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-13.8%28.0%31.4%31.6%28.4%35.4%26.6%25.0%24.6%22.8%
Net margin-23.7%0.9%13.4%12.5%18.2%23.0%15.3%15.4%24.5%12.2%
FCF margin18.5%23.9%17.4%19.0%19.5%21.2%19.6%17.7%15.1%15.4%
Return on assets-6.4%0.2%3.3%3.1%4.2%6.8%5.7%7.2%10.7%7.1%
Return on equity-24.9%0.8%12.4%12.3%16.3%20.4%21.2%21.2%34.8%21.2%
Debt / equity2.24×2.01×2.03×2.21×2.16×1.47×2.08×1.52×1.77×1.15×
Current ratio0.401.311.691.421.863.040.962.381.521.68

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.