CABO vs LBTYA
Cable One, Inc. and Liberty Global Ltd., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CABO | LBTYA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $4.9B |
| Net income | $-356.5M | $-7.1B |
| Gross margin | · | 65.8% |
| Net margin | −23.7% | −145.5% |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | −64.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$63.21 | −$20.86 |
| Dividend / share | $2.95 | · |
| Payout ratio | −4.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $278.1M | $-132.0M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $9.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.13× | 0.67× |
| Current ratio | 0.40× | 1.08× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.5% | −15.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
LBTYA bills 3.2× the revenue of CABO, and both 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 | LBTYA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $4.9B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $4.3B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $1.7B | $4.0B |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $10.3B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $11.5B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $11.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $12.0B |
| FY2017 | $960.0M | $11.3B |
| FY2016 | $819.3M | $13.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CABO | LBTYA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-356.5M | $-7.1B |
| FY2024 | $14.5M | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $224.6M | $-4.1B |
| FY2022 | $213.1M | $1.5B |
| FY2021 | $291.8M | $13.4B |
| FY2020 | $304.4M | $-1.6B |
| FY2019 | $178.6M | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $164.8M | $725.3M |
| FY2017 | $235.2M | $-2.8B |
| FY2016 | $100.3M | $1.7B |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$3,377,077,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2024 | −$2,762,358,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2023 | −$2,437,719,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2022 | −$2,311,457,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2021 | −$8,705,464,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2020 | −$10,220,171,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2019 | −$9,947,803,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2018 | −$10,885,605,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2017 | −$10,316,444,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2016 | −$12,911,752,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2015 | −$16,255,434,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2014 | −$17,433,488,000 | LBTYA |
| FY2013 | −$13,648,493,000 | LBTYA |
LBTYA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
13 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +121.7 pp | CABO |
| FY2024 | −37.0 pp | LBTYA |
| FY2023 | +107.5 pp | CABO |
| FY2022 | −37.0 pp | LBTYA |
| FY2021 | −113.8 pp | LBTYA |
| FY2020 | +35.7 pp | CABO |
| FY2019 | −89.4 pp | LBTYA |
| FY2018 | +8.3 pp | CABO |
| FY2017 | +48.6 pp | CABO |
| FY2016 | −0.6 pp | LBTYA |
| FY2015 | +17.5 pp | CABO |
| FY2014 | +21.6 pp | CABO |
| FY2013 | +18.9 pp | CABO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CABO and LBTYA over this period.
13 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LBTYA's net margin has been more volatile than CABO's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 69.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.7.
13 of 15 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 LBTYA over these 13 fiscal years — CABO led in 8 and LBTYA in 5.
13 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LBTYA's return on equity has been more volatile than CABO's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 44.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.0.
13 of 15 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 LBTYA over these 13 fiscal years — CABO led in 10 and LBTYA in 3.
13 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.