CABO
Cable One, Inc.
CABO trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over CABO overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
CABO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
CABO's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
GOOGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
GOOGL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
CABO PE Valuation
CABO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GOOGL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 16x | $299 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $378 | +27% |
| Forward | 22x | $299 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $497 | +66% |
| Expensive | 31x | $586 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GOOGL's PE is in its cheap range at 16x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 22x.
CABO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CABO's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
GOOGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
CABO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$274.38 | -$194.47 |
| Q2 2026 | -$184.20 | -$97.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$57.55 | -$54.98 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.21 | -1943% |
| Q3 2025 | -$79.91 | -310% |
| Q2 2025 | -$86.85 | -333% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.57 | -106% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.43 | -92% |
CABO lost $274.38 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
GOOGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.89 | -28% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.16 | +89% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.91 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.11 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.81 | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.13 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.38 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.96 | +37% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.04 | +39% |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CABO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $332.2M | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $348.9M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $353M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $363.7M | -6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $376M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $381.1M | -3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $380.6M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $387.2M | -6% |
CABO's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $332M last quarter, down 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -103% | -128 points |
| Q2 2026 | -150% | -22 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -128% | -156 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -4.7 points |
CABO's operating margin was −103% last quarter, down 128 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
GOOGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.6B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $119.8B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $109.9B | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.8B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.3B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $96.4B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $90.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $96.5B | +12% |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 34% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +4.6 points |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CABO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.7M | -83% |
| Q2 2026 | $46.9M | -39% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.6M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.8M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.6M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.2M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $95.7M | +165% |
CABO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $183M over the past year, down 39% from the year before.
GOOGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$9.1B | -137% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.9B | -210% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.1B | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.6B | -1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $19B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.8B | +215% |
GOOGL usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$9.1B, but it generated $19.7B over the past year.
CABO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +8.9K shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -361K shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -319K shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -753K shares |
| Available history | -0.8% | -44.2K shares |
CABO has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $16.5M |
| Q2 2023 | $41.4M |
| Q1 2023 | $41.8M |
GOOGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +59M shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +165M shares |
| 3 years | -1.2% | -148M shares |
| 5 years | -6.8% | -907M shares |
| Available history | -10% | -1.4B shares |
GOOGL has 12.4B diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1B |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6B |
GOOGL spent $5.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% from the year before.
CABO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 36.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 24.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 23.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 20.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 4.0x | High |
CABO's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 years a year ago.
GOOGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CABO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
CABO's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
GOOGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.7 | Oversold |
GOOGL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
CABO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CABO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
CABO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GOOGL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GOOGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 6% below |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
GOOGL is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
CABO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.85 | 62% below |
| 20 week MA | $22.5 | 87% below |
| 50 week MA | $62.2 | 95% below |
| 100 week MA | $132.6 | 98% below |
| 200 week MA | $329.7 | 99% below |
CABO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% below its 200-week average.
GOOGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $320.4 | 6.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $336.1 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $334.5 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $267.8 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $204.7 | 46% above |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CABO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,497.5 | $2,260.9 | +51% |
| 2021 | $2,260.9 | $1,738.1 | -23% |
| 2022 | $1,738.1 | $697.5 | -60% |
| 2023 | $697.5 | $556.6 | -20% |
| 2024 | $556.6 | $370.6 | -33% |
| 2025 | $370.6 | $116.9 | -68% |
| 2026 YTD | $116.9 | $2.96 | -97% |
CABO has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 97% so far in 2026.
GOOGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $67.7 | $86.7 | +28% |
| 2021 | $86.7 | $146.9 | +69% |
| 2022 | $146.9 | $89.2 | -39% |
| 2023 | $89.2 | $139.7 | +57% |
| 2024 | $139.7 | $192.8 | +38% |
| 2025 | $192.8 | $313.5 | +63% |
| 2026 YTD | $313.5 | $298.7 | -4.7% |
GOOGL has the edge over CABO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.