Cable One, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $35.45M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 47.43%
About Cable One
Cable & Other Pay Television Services, SIC 4841
Cable One, Inc. provides broadband communication services to residential and business customers under the Sparklight brand. The company primarily delivers high-speed data connectivity alongside internet protocol television and voice solutions. It operates through residential and business segments, prioritizing higher-margin data packages, intelligent Wi-Fi offerings, and enterprise network connections while de-emphasizing legacy video and phone subscriptions.
The company operates across non-metropolitan, secondary, and tertiary markets in 24 Western, Midwestern, and Southern states, with about 75% of customers situated in Arizona, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Its network infrastructure spans approximately 2.9 million passings and serves roughly 1.0 million customer relationships, including approximately 999,000 data subscribers. The company is based in the United States, operating as an independent public company following a 2015 spin-off from Graham Holdings Company.
Summary of the business section of Cable One's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Cable One, Inc.
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
- Address
- 210 E. Earll Drive 85012
- Phone
- (602) 364-6000
- Employees
- 2,592, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Cable & Other Pay Television Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Phoenix, Arizona
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CABO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 6M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $572.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1632127
- CUSIP
- 12685J105
- ISIN
- US12685J1051
- LEI
- 549300648QS85T0XSH18
- EIN
- 13-3060083
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| James A. Holanda | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 0 |
| Julia M. Laulis | COB, President and CEO, Director | 17,050 |
| Heather A. McCallion | Chief Operating Officer | 0 |
| Christopher J. Arntzen | Chief Legal Officer, Secretary | 1,843 |
| Todd M. Koetje | Chief Financial Officer | 7,696 |
| Kenneth E. Johnson | Chief Operating Officer | 7,464 |
| Margaret Masoner Detz | Chief People Officer | 5,503 |
| Anthony John Mokry | SVP Residential Services | 1,624 |
| Peter N. Witty | See Remarks | 2,714 |
| Wallace R. Weitz | Director | 22,126 |
| Deborah J. Kissire | Director | 6,349 |
| Sherrese M. Smith | Director | 7,665 |
| P. Robert Bartolo | Director | 4,547 |
| Brad D. Brian | Director | 8,251 |
| Katharine Weymouth | Director | 5,325 |
| Mary E. Meduski | Director | 8,634 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Ms. Laulis | $10.16M | -$2.34M | $2.47M | $6 | $52 |
| FY2024 Ms. Laulis | $8.04M | $6.45M | $2.51M | $18 | $67 |
| FY2023 Ms. Laulis | $7.73M | $8.80M | $2.22M | $26 | $76 |
| FY2022 Ms. Laulis | $4.80M | $220.82K | $1.66M | $33 | $61 |
| FY2021 Ms. Laulis | $4.33M | $2.73M | $2.09M | $80 | $95 |
| FY2020 Ms. Laulis | $3.73M | $11.38M | $1.64M | $150 | $126 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 2,592 full-time and part-time associates, compared to 2,817 full-time and part-time associates at December 31, 2024.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 4, 2017 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |