Cable One (CABO) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Cable One has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 4.02% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1135.0% year-over-year to 4.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.02% (down 1135.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.91%, down 1079.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.02%, up from 4.25% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.14% in Q3 2023, with the low at 4.25% in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.97% across 5 years, with a median of 7.54% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 581 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1137 bps.
• Cable One's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.1% in 2022, then dropped by 1 bps to 7.99% in 2023, then declined by 13 bps to 6.93% in 2024, then slumped by 161 bps to 4.25% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 4.02% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.02% (Q1 2026), 4.25% (Q4 2025), and 3.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.