CABO Cable One, Inc.
Last updated: May 11, 2026
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
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $16M vs trailing avg $66M (-75%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-254M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 1,292,488 shares = 22.9% of 5,635,219 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
6 open-market purchases by 5 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
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Company buybacks in 4 quarters and 6 insider purchases by 5 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)
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