Cable One (CABO) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Cable One's (CABO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.02% in Q1 2026, down 1135.0% YoY from 0.39% in Q1 2025, and up 5.42% on a QoQ basis from 4.25% in Q4 2025.
Cable One (CABO) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cable One (CABO) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1135.0% year-over-year to 4.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.02% (down 1135.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.91%, down 1079.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 4.02% in Q1 2026, from 4.25% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.14% in Q3 2023 to a low of 4.25% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 4.97% and a median of 7.54% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 124 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1137 bps.
- Tracing CABO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.99% |