Cable One (CABO) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
Cable One (CABO) posted Free Cash Flow of $46.86 million for Q2 2026, down 38.8% from $76.57 million a year earlier and down 5.9% from the prior quarter.
Cable One (CABO) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Cable One was $252.96 million, down 20.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $278.08 million, down 26.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cable One's Free Cash Flow was $377.77 million in FY2024 (+29.3%), $292.14 million in FY2023 (-9.8%), $323.95 million in FY2022 (+3.7%) and $312.41 million in FY2021 (+11.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 165.4%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 54.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $49.8 million (Q1 2026), $71.55 million (Q4 2025) and $84.75 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 6.43 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.10 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 5.19 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 167.60 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -102.26 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -694.77 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 2.34 Bn |
| 10 | Cable One | 62.52 Mn | -588.69 Mn | 250.20 Mn | 46.86 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 71.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 84.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 76.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 99.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 83.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 98.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 102.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 88.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 65.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 116.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 89.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 64.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.80 Mn |
Cable One Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CABO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();