Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Cable One (CABO) Q3 Earnings

Cable One (CABO) reported $376.01 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.5%. EPS of $5.17 for the same period compares to $7.92 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $379.9 million, representing a surprise of -1.02%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -44.11%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $9.25.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Cable One performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Residential Video: $44.97 million versus $45.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16.2% change.
• Revenues- Other: $24.15 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $25.5 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.1%.
• Revenues- Residential Voice: $6.69 million versus $6.57 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -13.8% change.
• Revenues- Residential Data: $227.6 million compared to the $227.62 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.2% year over year.

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Shares of Cable One have returned -16.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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