SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $566.71M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 1.08%
About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone), SIC 4813
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, known as Shentel, provides broadband telecommunications and network services. Its primary offerings include high-speed broadband internet, video programming, and digital voice communications. The company also delivers dark fiber leasing, Ethernet transport, wavelength circuits, and managed network solutions, as well as rural local exchange carrier telephone services. Shentel sells these solutions to residential consumers, commercial enterprises, and wholesale communications clients.
The company operates across eight contiguous eastern states, covering portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Delaware, Ohio, and Indiana. Its regional infrastructure includes approximately 19,000 route miles of fiber-optic cabling. The network passes several hundred thousand residences and businesses, serving approximately 262,000 revenue generating units across its footprint. Shentel employs 1,041 individuals located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern regions. The provided text does not state the location of the company's corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Shenandoah Telecommunications's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/
- Founded
- 1902
- Headquarters
- Edinburg, VA
- Address
- Po Box 459, 500 Shentel Way 22824
- Phone
- (540) 984-4141
- Website
- shentel.com
- Employees
- 1,041, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
- Incorporated in
- Virginia
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- RSM US LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SHEN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Apr 26, 1999
- Shares outstanding
- 55M, Jul 22, 2026
- Public float
- $600.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jan 5, 2016; 2-for-1, Oct 19, 2015; 3-for-1, Aug 20, 2007; 2-for-1, Feb 23, 2004
- SEC CIK
- 354963
- CUSIP
- 82312B106
- ISIN
- US82312B1061
- LEI
- 549300XH3H4OUKFPHS84
- EIN
- 54-1162807
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Edward H. McKay | President & CEO | 136,007 |
| James J. Volk | SVP Finance & CFO | 98,078 |
| Christopher E. French | Executive Chairman | 2,078,708 |
| Glenn E. Lytle Jr | SVP Commercial Sales | 8,956 |
| Tracy Willis | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1,638 |
| Elaine Cheng | SVP & Chief Info Officer | 38,523 |
| Richard W. Mason Jr | SVP Engineering & Operations | 54,939 |
| Heather K. Tormey | VP Chief HRO | 28,586 |
| Angela M. Olsen | VP Legal/Gen Counsel & Sec | 1,252 |
| Dara Leslie | SVP Sales & Marketing | 16,002 |
| Derek Rieger | VP Legal/Gen Counsel & Sec | 8,098 |
| Thomas Beckett | Director | 30,968 |
| Kenneth L. Quaglio | Director | 34,879 |
| Richard L. Koontz Jr | Director | 71,854 |
| Michael Anthony Rhymes | Director | 11,957 |
| Victor Christopher Barnes | Director | 24,730 |
| Leigh Ann Schultz | Director | 34,450 |
| Matthew Rinklin | Director | – |
| Gcm V, Llc | Director | 4,105,126 |
| Michael Jay Sacks | Director | 4,116,050 |
| Labor Impact Fund, L.P. | Director | – |
| Grosvenor Inc. GCM | Director | 4,100,375 |
| GCM Investments GP, LLC | Director | 4,100,375 |
| Lif Aiv 1, L.P. | Director | 4,116,050 |
| GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC | Director | – |
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 Christopher EFrench | $3.01M | $2.60M | $1.29M | $45 | $131 |
| FY2025 Edward HMc Kay | $2.27M | $1.85M | $1.29M | $45 | $131 |
| FY2024 | $3.35M | $941.23K | $1.54M | $49 | $112 |
| FY2024 Christopher EFrench | $3.35M | $941.23K | $1.54M | $49 | $112 |
| FY2023 | $3.42M | $4.01M | $1.52M | $83 | $92 |
| FY2023 Christopher EFrench | $3.42M | $4.01M | $1.52M | $83 | $92 |
“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, the Company employed 1,041 people, geographically located predominately in and around the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West regions of the United States.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings