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How Cable One, Inc. stacks up
CABO · against 22 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
72/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 23 · scores higher than 95% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score2 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including CABO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.2% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 65% of peers. Return on assets: 4.3% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 26.0% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CABO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CABO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 18 reported | 8.2% | -5.0% | 88% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 23 reported | 26.0% | 2.7% | 100% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 23 reported | 4.3% | 0.4% | 82% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 23 reported | -126.2% | -3.5% | 9% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 23 reported | 73.5% | 36.7% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CABO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.4B JPY (≈$43M) | 81 | 73 | |
| 2 | 28M USD | 72 | 46 | |
| 3 | 59.4B KRW (≈$43M) | 71 | 66 | |
| 4 | 226M SEK (≈$23M) | 55 | 63 | |
| 5 | 866.7B IDR (≈$54M) | 53 | 65 | |
| 6 | 302M HKD (≈$39M) | 49 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score