Cable One (CABO) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Cable One's Gross Margin was 71.71% in Q2 2026, down 1.43 percentage points from 73.14% a year earlier and down 1.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cable One (CABO) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cable One's Gross Margin was 73.47% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 73.88%, up 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +5.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 73.61% in FY2024 (-0.11 pp), 73.72% in FY2023 (+1.33 pp), 72.40% in FY2022 (+0.75 pp) and 71.64% in FY2021 (+3.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.38 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CABO's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 73.40% (Q1 2026), 74.20% (Q4 2025) and 74.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.08 Bn | 155.48 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 78.91% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.17 Bn | 159.92 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 64.75% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.81 Bn | 115.76 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 81.81% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 38.75% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.40 Bn | 40.65 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.35 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 37.54% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.08 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 46.08% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.11 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 25.23% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.79 Bn | 17.12 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cable One | 62.01 Mn | -589.20 Mn | 250.20 Mn | 71.71% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 71.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 73.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 74.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 73.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 73.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 74.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 73.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 74.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 73.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 73.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 71.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 72.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 72.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 72.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 71.72% |
Cable One Gross Margin 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=gross-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();