For the quarter ended December 2025, Cable One (CABO) reported revenue of $363.74 million, down 6.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$1.35, compared to $1.53 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.49% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $369.25 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $7.60, the EPS surprise was -117.76%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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 Data: $219.64 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $222.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.2%.
- Revenues- Other: $23.14 million compared to the $24.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -59.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Residential Voice: $6.4 million versus $6.22 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -13.9% change.
- Revenues- Residential Video: $43.14 million versus $42.08 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -15.2% change.
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Shares of Cable One have returned +24.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% 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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