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Cable One acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Cable One bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
RBI Holding LLC (NewWave)Word for word“In 2017, we acquired RBI Holding LLC (“NewWave”) for $740.2 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2017 | $740.2 million |
Delta Communications, L.L.C. (Clearwave)Word for word“In 2019, we acquired Delta Communications, L.L.C. (“Clearwave”) for $358.8 million and Fidelity Communications Co. (“Fidelity”) for $531.4 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2019 | $358.8 million |
Fidelity Communications Co. (Fidelity)Word for word“In 2019, we acquired Delta Communications, L.L.C. (“Clearwave”) for $358.8 million and Fidelity Communications Co. (“Fidelity”) for $531.4 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2019 | $531.4 million |
Valu-Net LLC (Valu-Net)Word for word“In 2020, we acquired Valu-Net LLC (“Valu-Net”) for $38.9 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2020 | $38.9 million |
Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC (Hargray)Word for word“In 2020, we contributed the assets of our Anniston, Alabama system (the “Anniston System”) to Hargray in exchange for an approximately 15% equity interest in Hargray and subsequently acquired the remaining approximately 85% equity interest in 2021 for approximately $2.0 billion.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2021 | approximately $2.0 billion |
Wisper ISP, LLC (Wisper) equity investmentWord for word“In July 2023, we redeemed our equity investment in Wisper for total cash proceeds of $35.9 million, which resulted in the recognition of a $1.8 million gain.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed divestiture | July 2023 | $35.9 million |
Tristar Acquisition I Corp (Tristar) equity investmentWord for word“In July 2023, we divested our equity investment in Tristar for total cash proceeds of $20.9 million, which resulted in the recognition of a $3.4 million loss.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | July 2023 | $20.9 million |
Tallahassee, Florida systemWord for word“In 2022, we contributed certain fiber operations to a newly formed entity, Clearwave Fiber LLC ("Clearwave Fiber") (the "Clearwave Fiber Contribution") in exchange for an approximately 58% equity interest in Clearwave Fiber valued at $440.0 million as of the closing date and invested a combined $41.8 million (including $7.0 million of the fair value of our Tallahassee, Florida system) in Point Broadband, MetroNet Systems, LLC ("MetroNet"), Visionary Communications, Inc. ("Visionary") and Northwest Fiber Holdco, LLC ("Ziply").” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | 2022 | $7.0 million |
Small acquisitionWord for word“We also acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities from Cable America Missouri, LLC (“CableAmerica”) for $113.1 million in late 2021 and completed a small acquisition for $4.3 million in the third quarter of 2024.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | third quarter of 2024 | $4.3 million |
Clearwave Fiber LLC (certain fiber operations contributed in exchange for approximately 58% equity interest)Word for word“In 2022, we contributed certain fiber operations to a newly formed entity, Clearwave Fiber LLC ("Clearwave Fiber") (the "Clearwave Fiber Contribution") in exchange for an approximately 58% equity interest in Clearwave Fiber valued at $440.0 million as of the closing date and invested a combined $41.8 million (including $7.0 million of the fair value of our divested Tallahassee, Florida system) in Point, MetroNet Systems, LLC ("MetroNet"), Visionary Communications, Inc. ("Visionary") and Northwest Fiber Holdco, LLC ("Ziply").” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | valued at $440.0 million as of the closing date |
Wisper ISP, LLC (Wisper) equity investment redeemedWord for word“Also, we redeemed our equity investment in Wisper for total cash proceeds of $35.9 million and divested our equity investment in Tristar for total cash proceeds of $20.9 million.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | total cash proceeds of $35.9 million |
Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (MBI)Word for word“On January 3, 2026, we entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the remaining equity interests in MBI that we do not already own following the exercise of the Put Option (as defined elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K).” 10-K for 2025 | agreed acquisition | January 3, 2026 | — |
Valu-Net LLCWord for word“In 2020, we acquired Valu-Net LLC (“Valu-Net”) and contributed the assets of our Anniston, Alabama system (the “Anniston System”) to Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC ("Hargray") in exchange for an approximately 15% equity interest in Hargray.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | 2020 | — |
Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLCWord for word“We subsequently acquired the remaining approximately 85% equity interest in Hargray in 2021 (the "Hargray Acquisition").” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | 2021 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-31 | $727.9 million | — | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $883.4 million | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $38.3 million | $0 | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.07 billion | $0 | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | $9.2 million | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | — | $0 | $662,000 |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-01-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-12-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-02-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-05-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-05-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-03-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-03-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-11-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-11-12 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2020-11-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-10-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-05-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-05-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-04-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-01-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-04-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-02-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-01-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-01-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Cable One’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.