---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001632127-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CABO"
cik: "0001632127"
company_name: "Cable One, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:57:40.515557+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cable One Q1 revenue falls 7.3% to $353M; adj EBITDA down 9.6% to $183M

## Summary
- Revenue $353M, down 7.3% YoY; adj EBITDA $183.3M, down 9.6% YoY.
- Residential data revenue $213.6M, down 5.1% YoY; business data $56.3M, down 1.8%.
- Net income $35.8M vs $2.6M in Q1 2025; net profit margin 10.1% vs 0.7%.
- Completed fiber-to-the-tower contract sale for $42M cash, used to accelerate debt repayment.
- Paid down $90.6M of debt in Q1, including $33.7M senior note repurchases and $27.4M term loan prepayments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001632127-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CABO
- cik: 0001632127
- company_name: Cable One, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+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/1632127/000163212726000021/0001632127-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632127/000163212726000021/cabo-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Cable One, Inc. reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $352,957, net income $35,774.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $352,957
  - Net income: $35,774
  - Result: reported results
  source text: today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands) 2026 2025 $ Change % Change Revenues $ 352,957 $ 380,601 $ (27,644) (7.3) % Net income $ 35,774 $ 2,607 $ 33,167 NM Net profit margin 10.1 % 0.7 % Cash flows from operating activities $ 118,220 $ 116,332 $ 1,888 1.6 % Adjusted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632127/000163212726000021/0001632127-26-000021-index.htm

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