Cable One (CABO) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Cable One (CABO) posted Operating Expenses of $266.4 million for Q1 2026, down 2.14% on a QoQ basis from $272.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 6.52% year-over-year from $284.9 million in Q1 2025.

Cable One (CABO) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cable One's Operating Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $266.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 6.52% year-over-year to $266.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 48.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.7 billion, up 50.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $266.4 million for Q1 2026 at Cable One, down from $272.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $870.4 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $266.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $319.5 million and a median of $284.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses fell 7.85% — and 2025, when it soared 206.13%.
  • Cable One's Operating Expenses stood at $286.8 million in 2022, then declined by 0.79% to $284.6 million in 2023, then rose by 0.37% to $285.6 million in 2024, then declined by 4.71% to $272.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 2.14% to $266.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CABO's Operating Expenses at $266.4 million in Q1 2026, $272.2 million in Q4 2025, and $281.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 8.32 Bn
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -114.72 Mn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 26.20 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 17.30 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.52 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -683.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -389.44 Mn
10 Cable One 224.91 Mn 59.31 Mn 259.07 Mn 266.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 266.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 272.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 281.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 870.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 284.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 285.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 283.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 284.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 284.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 284.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 287.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 288.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 289.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 286.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 296.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 308.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 275.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 311.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 312.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 286.34 Mn