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

Cable One (CABO) reported Operating Margin of 24.54% for Q1 2026, down 60.0% on a YoY basis from 61.34% in Q1 2025, and down 2.53% quarter-over-quarter from 25.17% in Q4 2025.

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

Cable One has reported Operating Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 24.54% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 60.0% year-over-year to 24.54%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.68% (down 4153.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.81%, down 4179.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.54%, down from 25.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 35.44% in Q1 2022, with the low at 128.41% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 19.73% across 5 years, with a median of 28.21% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 545 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 15633 bps.
  • Cable One's Operating Margin stood at 32.59% in 2022, then declined by 5 bps to 30.89% in 2023, then retreated by 15 bps to 26.23% in 2024, then dropped by 4 bps to 25.17% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 24.54% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 24.54% (Q1 2026), 25.17% (Q4 2025), and 25.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 19.46%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 23.93%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 21.13%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 15.03%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 21.33%
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 21.85%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 20.96%
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - 25.48%
10 Cable One 249.16 Mn 83.56 Mn 259.07 Mn 24.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 28.73%