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CABO Cable One, Inc.

Last updated: Mar 17, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2024: $16M, Q2 2024: $41M, Q1 2024: $42M, Q3 2023: $115M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $16M vs trailing avg $66M (-75%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-177M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 1,292,488 shares = 23.0% of 5,619,365 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

27 open-market purchases by 8 insiders

  • Koetje Todd M (Chief Financial Officer) bought 998 shares at $100.16 on 2026-03-03
  • Weymouth Katharine () bought 150 shares at $130.88 on 2025-06-16
  • WEITZ WALLACE R () bought 5,188 shares at $132.08 on 2025-06-13
  • WEITZ WALLACE R () bought 1,812 shares at $133.82 on 2025-06-13
  • Detz Margaret Masoner (Chief People Officer) bought 300 shares at $132.28 on 2025-06-12
  • Meduski Mary E () bought 250 shares at $148.00 on 2025-06-11
  • WEITZ WALLACE R () bought 3,000 shares at $246.00 on 2025-03-05
  • WEITZ WALLACE R () bought 1,000 shares at $244.02 on 2025-03-04
  • WEITZ WALLACE R () bought 1,000 shares at $369.98 on 2024-05-21
  • GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON () bought 100 shares at $709.30 on 2023-03-06
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 4 of 4 quarters

  • Q3 2024: GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON bought while company spent $16M
  • Q2 2024: GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON bought while company spent $41M
  • Q1 2024: GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON bought while company spent $42M
  • Q3 2023: Brian Brad D. bought while company spent $115M
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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $23M, sold $26M (net selling)

Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected