CABO vs CHTR
Cable One, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CABO | CHTR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $54.8B |
| Net income | $-356.5M | $5.0B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −23.7% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | 31.5% |
| Diluted EPS | −$63.21 | $36.21 |
| Dividend / share | $2.95 | · |
| Payout ratio | −4.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $278.1M | $4.4B |
| Equity | $1.4B | $16.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.13× | 5.87× |
| Current ratio | 0.40× | 0.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 9.1% |
CHTR bills 36.5× the revenue of CABO, and CABO closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CABO | CHTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $54.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $55.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $54.6B |
| FY2022 | $1.7B | $54.0B |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $51.7B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $48.1B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $45.8B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $43.6B |
| FY2017 | $960.0M | $41.6B |
| FY2016 | $819.3M | $29.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CABO | CHTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-356.5M | $5.0B |
| FY2024 | $14.5M | $5.1B |
| FY2023 | $224.6M | $4.6B |
| FY2022 | $213.1M | $5.1B |
| FY2021 | $291.8M | $4.7B |
| FY2020 | $304.4M | $3.2B |
| FY2019 | $178.6M | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $164.8M | $1.2B |
| FY2017 | $235.2M | $9.9B |
| FY2016 | $100.3M | $3.5B |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$53,272,577,000 | CHTR |
| FY2024 | −$53,505,458,000 | CHTR |
| FY2023 | −$52,928,919,000 | CHTR |
| FY2022 | −$52,315,957,000 | CHTR |
| FY2021 | −$50,076,164,000 | CHTR |
| FY2020 | −$46,771,771,000 | CHTR |
| FY2019 | −$44,596,003,000 | CHTR |
| FY2018 | −$42,561,705,000 | CHTR |
| FY2017 | −$40,621,044,000 | CHTR |
| FY2016 | −$28,183,652,000 | CHTR |
| FY2015 | −$8,946,734,000 | CHTR |
| FY2014 | −$8,293,188,000 | CHTR |
| FY2013 | −$7,329,293,000 | CHTR |
CHTR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
13 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −34.3 pp | CHTR |
| FY2024 | −9.7 pp | CHTR |
| FY2023 | +3.8 pp | CABO |
| FY2022 | +1.7 pp | CABO |
| FY2021 | +7.9 pp | CABO |
| FY2020 | +15.3 pp | CABO |
| FY2019 | +10.9 pp | CABO |
| FY2018 | +11.9 pp | CABO |
| FY2017 | +0.2 pp | CABO |
| FY2016 | −0.7 pp | CHTR |
| FY2015 | +14.2 pp | CABO |
| FY2014 | +20.1 pp | CABO |
| FY2013 | +14.7 pp | CABO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CABO and CHTR over this period.
13 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CABO's net margin has been more volatile than CHTR's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 11.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
13 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CABO and CHTR over these 13 fiscal years — CABO led in 10 and CHTR in 3.
13 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CHTR's return on equity has been more volatile than CABO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 56.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 15.1.
11 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CABO and CHTR over these 11 fiscal years — CABO led in 6 and CHTR in 5.
11 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.