Cable One, Inc. (CABO) stock

CABONYSECable & Other Pay Television ServicesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 4/3099% below fair value

$2.96−0.70 (-19.13%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $16.79MP/E –Yield 99.66%

Cable One statistics

92 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Feb 18, 2025
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $16.79M; $584.18M
Enterprise Value: $2.88B; $1.75B
PS Ratio: 0.01; 0.96
P/FCF Ratio: 0.09; 8.24
P/OCF Ratio: 0.04; 4.86

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.06; 1.51
EV / FCF: 15.77; 17.20

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 6M; 72M
Shares Change (YoY): 6.21%; 2.36%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.12%; 0.05%
Float: 5M; 47M
Shares Held by Insiders: 6.87%; 14.8%
Shares Held by Institutions: 96.2%; 59.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: 17.4%; 1.33%
Short % of Float: 35.5%; 8.13%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 33.0%; 4.94%
Days to Cover: 2.42; 5.08

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $138.00; –
52-Week Low: $2.84; –
20-Day Moving Average: $5.07; –
50-Day Moving Average: $11.54; –
200-Day Moving Average: $53.53; –
Average True Range (14): $1.17; –
Price Change (1 Week): -42.6%; 0.93%
Price Change (1 Month): -69.2%; -6.60%
Price Change (3 Months): -91.4%; -17.3%
Price Change (6 Months): -94.2%; -12.9%
Price Change (YTD): -97.4%; -11.6%
Price Change (1 Year): -97.5%; -11.3%
Price Change (3 Years): -99.4%; -27.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -99.8%; -63.3%
Price Change (10 Years): -99.5%; -50.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 473,021; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 632,289; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 467,778; –
Relative Volume: 1.87; 0.88
Relative Strength Index (14): 24.8; 45.3
Volatility (1 Year): 114.6%; 63.5%
Beta (5 Years): 0.77; 0.94

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: -49.3%; 3.83%
Pretax Margin: -94.6%; 1.00%
Profit Margin: -112.2%; -1.73%
EBITDA Margin: -25.8%; 9.78%
FCF Margin: 13.1%; 2.82%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -233.1%; 1.96%
Return on Assets (ROA): -30.2%; -1.42%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -14.9%; 2.85%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -17.0%; 3.78%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.25; 1.26
Quick Ratio: 1.05; 0.91
Debt / FCF: 19.36; 8.90
Interest Coverage: -5.38; 0.16

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -8.34%; 2.20%
FCF Growth (YoY): -39.5%; -17.3%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -4.17%; 0.62%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 2.53%; 3.27%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.27; 0.46
Revenue Per Employee: $539.27K; $509.66K
Profits Per Employee: -$605.04K; -$13.80K
Employee Count: 2,592; 638
WACC: 3.96%; 7.71%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.40B; $482.09M
Operating Income: -$689.68M; $1.96M
Pretax Income: -$1.32B; -$108.67K
Net Income: -$1.57B; -$1.18M
EBITDA: -$360.78M; $12.46M
EPS (Diluted): -$275.24; -$0.03

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $674.75M; $83.39M
Total Debt: $3.54B; $1.10B
Net Cash (Debt): -$2.87B; -$9.68M
Net Cash Per Share: -$505.36; -$0.18
Equity (Book Value): -$86.32M; $110.62M
Book Value Per Share: -$15.21; $2.31
Tangible Book Value: -$1.84B; $789.72K
Working Capital: $162.24M; $14.16M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $477.25M; $15.82M
Capital Expenditures: -$294.32M; -$72.78M
Free Cash Flow: $182.93M; $9.92M
FCF Per Share: $32.24; $0.27

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -9337.8%; -0.81%
FCF Yield: 1089.2%; 3.67%
Dividend Yield: 99.7%; 3.68%
Shareholder Yield: 99.7%; 3.68%
Dividend Per Share: $2.95; $0.80
Dividend Growth (YoY): -75.0%; 0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 0
FCF Payout Ratio: 0.00%; 24.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $128.24M; $40.60M
Income Tax: -$133.55M; $3.61M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: -0.21; 0.93
Piotroski F-Score: 3; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CABO	S&P 500	Difference	CABO per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-74.4%	-2.7%	−71.7 pts
3 months	-91.2%	-1.7%	−89.4 pts
Year to date	-97.4%	+11.9%	−109.3 pts
1 year	-97.4%	+12.0%	−109.4 pts
3 years	-99.4%	+78.2%	−177.6 pts	-82.0%	+21.2%
5 years	-99.8%	+73.2%	−173.1 pts	-71.9%	+11.6%
10 years	-99.4%	+309.6%	−409.1 pts	-40.3%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M CABO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 17.4% from the previous report, or 35.47% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,874,316	+17.4%	773,001	2.4
Oct 15, 2026	1,597,009	+8.2%	1,097,655	1.4
Sep 30, 2026	1,475,526	+55.8%	463,029	3.2
Sep 15, 2026	947,150	+12.4%	277,280	3.4
Aug 31, 2026	842,479	+12.3%	322,433	2.6
Aug 14, 2026	749,921	-7.3%	206,477	3.6
Jul 31, 2026	808,809	-12.1%	188,904	4.3
Jul 15, 2026	919,884	+16.7%	251,803	3.6
Jun 30, 2026	788,314	-6.8%	386,963	2.0
Jun 15, 2026	846,061	+7.5%	209,980	4.0
May 29, 2026	787,199	-7.8%	220,032	3.6
May 15, 2026	853,668	+17.0%	245,950	3.5