Cable One vs GCI Liberty
Cable One reported revenue of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times GCI Liberty's $1.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Cable One's revenue fell 5.0% in its latest year, and GCI Liberty's grew 3.0%. Cable One had an operating margin of -13.8%, against -33.2% at GCI Liberty. Free cash flow was $278 million at Cable One and $122 million at GCI Liberty.
Side by side
| Cable One | GCI Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.0B |
| Revenue growth | −5.0% | 3.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 2.5% | — |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −13.8% | −33.2% |
| Net margin | −23.7% | −29.5% |
| Free cash flow | $278M | $122M |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.5% | 11.7% |
| Return on capital | −3.4% | −11.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 23.3x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $17M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | — |
| Last close | $4.30 | $26.63 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 8 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cable One and GCI Liberty pages.