---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001632127-23-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CABO"
cik: "0001632127"
company_name: "Cable One, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T00:29:22.331043+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cable One Q3 revenue down 1% to $420.3M; net income plunges 44% to $39.5M

## Summary
- Revenue $420.3M, down 1.0% YoY; net income $39.5M, down 44.1% from $70.6M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $230.0M (+2.4%); margin expanded to 54.7% from 52.9%.
- Residential data revenues up 5.8%; ARPU $85.69 (+6.5% YoY).
- Repurchased 23,875 shares for $16.5M; paid $16.7M in dividends in Q3.
- Repaid $50M on revolver; total YTD repayments $100M as of Sept 30, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001632127-23-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CABO
- cik: 0001632127
- company_name: Cable One, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632127/000163212723000070/0001632127-23-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632127/000163212723000070/cabo-20231102.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001632127-23-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Cable One, Inc. reported the third quarter of 2023 results: revenue $ 420,348, net income $ 39,472.
  - Period: the third quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $ 420,348
  - Net income: $ 39,472
  - Result: reported results
  source text: reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands) 2023 2022 $ Change % Change Revenues $ 420,348 $ 424,718 $ (4,370) (1.0) % Net income $ 39,472 $ 70,607 $ (31,135) (44.1) % Net profit margin 9.4% 16.6% Cash flows from operating activities $ 180,152 $ 216,708 $ (36,556)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632127/000163212723000070/0001632127-23-000070-index.htm

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