Cable One (CABO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Cable One's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cable One reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -17.48%, down 5.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -13.81%, down 41.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -49.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2014.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -24.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.45 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 156.33 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CABO's Return on Sales [ROS] at 24.54% (Q1 2026), 25.17% (Q4 2025) and 25.19% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 24.00% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 4.84% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | 18.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 13.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 51.26% |
| 10 | Cable One | 21.41 Mn | -1.14 Bn | 233.45 Mn | -103.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -103.25% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cable One Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();