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

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

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

Cable One has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $266.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 6.52% year-over-year to $266.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 48.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.7 billion, up 50.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $266.4 million, down from $272.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $870.4 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $266.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $319.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $284.9 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slipped 7.85% — and 2025, when it soared 206.13%.
  • Cable One's Operating Expenses stood at $286.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.79% to $284.6 million in 2023, then grew by 0.37% to $285.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.71% to $272.2 million in 2025, then declined by 2.14% to $266.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $266.4 million (Q1 2026), $272.2 million (Q4 2025), and $281.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -2.58 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 18.61 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 26.20 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.85 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -191.29 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 8.11 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -650.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -533.00 Mn
10 Cable One 249.16 Mn 83.56 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