Cable One (CABO) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)
Cable One (CABO) posted Operating Margin of -150.44% for Q2 2026, down 22.03 percentage points from -128.41% a year earlier and down 174.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cable One (CABO) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Cable One was -17.48%, down 5.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -13.81%, down 41.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -49.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cable One's Operating Margin was 27.98% in FY2024 (-3.42 pp), 31.40% in FY2023 (-0.19 pp), 31.59% in FY2022 (+3.16 pp) and 28.43% in FY2021 (-6.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -24.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 5.45 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 156.33 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 24.54% (Q1 2026), 25.17% (Q4 2025) and 25.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 181.43 Bn | 144.56 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 165.80 Bn | 150.54 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 152.74 Bn | 84.70 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 22.30% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.86 Bn | 41.92 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.97 Bn | 7.37 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.90 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.81 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.89 Bn | 14.91 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Cable One | 32.43 Mn | -618.78 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -150.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -150.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -128.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.31% |
API Access
Cable One Operating Margin API
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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=operating-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();