CABO vs CMCSA
Cable One, Inc. and Comcast Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CABO | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $123.7B |
| Net income | $-356.5M | $20.0B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −23.7% | 15.9% |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | 21.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$63.21 | $5.39 |
| Dividend / share | $2.95 | $1.32 |
| Payout ratio | −4.8% | 24.5% |
| Free cash flow | $278.1M | $21.9B |
| Equity | $1.4B | $96.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.13× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 0.40× | 0.88× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 13.7% |
CMCSA bills 82.4× 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 | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $123.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $123.7B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $121.6B |
| FY2022 | $1.7B | $121.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $116.4B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $103.6B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $108.9B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $94.5B |
| FY2017 | $960.0M | $85.0B |
| FY2016 | $819.3M | $80.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CABO | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-356.5M | $20.0B |
| FY2024 | $14.5M | $16.2B |
| FY2023 | $224.6M | $15.4B |
| FY2022 | $213.1M | $5.4B |
| FY2021 | $291.8M | $14.2B |
| FY2020 | $304.4M | $10.5B |
| FY2019 | $178.6M | $13.1B |
| FY2018 | $164.8M | $11.7B |
| FY2017 | $235.2M | $22.7B |
| FY2016 | $100.3M | $8.7B |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$122,205,577,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2024 | −$122,151,458,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2023 | −$119,893,919,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2022 | −$119,720,957,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2021 | −$114,779,164,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2020 | −$102,238,771,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2019 | −$107,774,003,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2018 | −$93,434,705,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2017 | −$84,069,044,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2016 | −$79,916,652,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2015 | −$73,702,734,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2014 | −$67,960,188,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2013 | −$63,831,293,000 | CMCSA |
CMCSA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −39.6 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2024 | −11.9 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | CABO |
| FY2022 | +8.4 pp | CABO |
| FY2021 | +6.3 pp | CABO |
| FY2020 | +12.6 pp | CABO |
| FY2019 | +3.1 pp | CABO |
| FY2018 | +2.8 pp | CABO |
| FY2017 | −2.5 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2016 | +1.1 pp | CABO |
| FY2015 | +0.1 pp | CABO |
| FY2014 | +5.6 pp | CABO |
| FY2013 | +1.6 pp | CABO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CABO and CMCSA over this period.
13 of 19 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 CMCSA's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 11.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.8.
13 of 19 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 CMCSA over these 13 fiscal years — CABO led in 10 and CMCSA in 3.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CABO's return on equity has been more volatile than CMCSA's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 14.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.8.
13 of 19 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 CMCSA over these 13 fiscal years — CABO led in 8 and CMCSA in 5.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.