CABO vs ROKU
Cable One, Inc. and Roku, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CABO | ROKU |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $4.7B |
| Net income | $-356.5M | $88.4M |
| Gross margin | · | 43.8% |
| Net margin | −23.7% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | 3.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −$63.21 | $0.59 |
| Dividend / share | $2.95 | · |
| Payout ratio | −4.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $278.1M | $478.4M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $2.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.13× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.40× | 2.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.5% | 21.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
ROKU bills 3.2× 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 | ROKU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $4.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $4.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $3.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.7B | $3.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $2.8B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $742.5M |
| FY2017 | $960.0M | $512.8M |
| FY2016 | $819.3M | $398.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CABO | ROKU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-356.5M | $88.4M |
| FY2024 | $14.5M | $-129.4M |
| FY2023 | $224.6M | $-709.6M |
| FY2022 | $213.1M | $-498.0M |
| FY2021 | $291.8M | $242.4M |
| FY2020 | $304.4M | $-17.5M |
| FY2019 | $178.6M | $-59.9M |
| FY2018 | $164.8M | $-8.9M |
| FY2017 | $235.2M | $-63.5M |
| FY2016 | $100.3M | $-42.8M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$3,235,828,000 | ROKU |
| FY2024 | −$2,533,356,000 | ROKU |
| FY2023 | −$1,806,538,000 | ROKU |
| FY2022 | −$1,420,491,000 | ROKU |
| FY2021 | −$1,158,748,000 | ROKU |
| FY2020 | −$453,159,000 | ROKU |
| FY2019 | +$39,076,000 | CABO |
| FY2018 | +$329,789,000 | CABO |
| FY2017 | +$447,193,000 | CABO |
| FY2016 | +$420,699,000 | CABO |
| FY2015 | +$487,409,000 | CABO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CABO and ROKU over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −25.6 pp | ROKU |
| FY2024 | +4.1 pp | CABO |
| FY2023 | +33.7 pp | CABO |
| FY2022 | +28.4 pp | CABO |
| FY2021 | +9.4 pp | CABO |
| FY2020 | +24.0 pp | CABO |
| FY2019 | +20.6 pp | CABO |
| FY2015 | +24.1 pp | CABO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CABO and ROKU over this period.
8 of 13 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 ROKU's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 13.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.1.
8 of 13 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 ROKU over these 8 fiscal years — CABO led in 7 and ROKU in 1.
8 of 13 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 ROKU's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 14.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.9.
8 of 13 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 ROKU over these 8 fiscal years — CABO led in 7 and ROKU in 1.
8 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.