CABO
Cable One, Inc.
CABO offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ 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.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
CABO PE Valuation
CABO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ 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.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over CABO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ 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.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over CABO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 VZ 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 |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
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.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ 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).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
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.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ 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.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over CABO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.