Cable One (CABO) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)
Cable One's (CABO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.38 in Q1 2025, up 123.94% YoY from 0.17 in Q1 2024, and up 115.47% on a QoQ basis from 0.18 in Q4 2024.
Cable One (CABO) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Cable One (CABO) has 11 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.38 in Q1 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 123.94% year-over-year to 0.38 in Q1 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.06 (down 65.52% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.06, down 65.52% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.38 in Q1 2025, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.46 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.14 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.23 and a median of 0.19 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 61.94% — and 2025, when it jumped 123.94%.
- Tracing CABO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.26 in 2021, then grew by 3.62% to 0.27 in 2022, then surged by 72.94% to 0.46 in 2023, then slumped by 61.94% to 0.18 in 2024, then soared by 115.47% to 0.38 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q1 2025), 0.18 (Q4 2024), and 0.17 (Q3 2024), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.94 Bn | 204.19 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 0.46 |
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| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.70 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.52 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cable One | 132.58 Mn | -33.61 Mn | 250.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.18 |