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Cable One (CABO): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$10,159,056CEO Julia Laulis · source
Say-on-pay support90.5%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 4 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio118:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $7,734,480FY2023
  • $8,044,971FY2024
  • $10,159,056FY2025

CEO total pay was $10,159,056 in fiscal 2025, up from $8,044,971 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $945,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $8,566,881 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Cable One in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Julia Laulis (Chair of the Board, President and CEO) was the highest-paid executive at Cable One in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $10,159,056.
How does Cable One's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Julia Laulis's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Cable One's disclosed peer group.
What is Cable One's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Cable One's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 118:1.
How did shareholders vote on Cable One's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 90.5% of shareholders supported Cable One's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Cable One spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Cable One reported total board compensation of $1,829,129 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Julia Laulis$945,000$0$8,566,881$0$526,932$7,463$112,780$10,159,056
Chair of the Board, President and CEO
Kenneth Johnson475,00002,569,9110190,699049,3463,284,956
Chief Operating Officer
Todd Koetje445,00002,141,3350178,655039,4382,804,428
Chief Financial Officer
Megan Detz357,00001,391,7140143,325024,6001,916,639
Chief People Officer
Anthony Mokry350,00001,370,4440101,483034,8441,856,771
Senior Vice President, Residential Services

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Julia Laulis$10,159,056$8,044,971$7,734,480↑ +2,114,085
Kenneth Johnson3,284,9562,964,3641,644,915↑ +320,592
Todd Koetje2,804,4283,065,2162,361,479↓ −260,788
Megan Detz1,916,6392,296,987—↓ −380,348
Anthony Mokry1,856,771———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our compensation approach is designed to attract, hire and retain talented employees and to incentivize and reward employees based on, and link executive officer (including NEO) compensation with, our short- and long-term performance and align executive compensation with the interests of our stockholders. Under our “One Team, One Goal” philosophy, we utilize the same performance metrics to determine annual cash incentive opportunities for substantially all full-time associates, from NEOs to front-line associates.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Todd KoetjeRSU2025-01-03——2,142—$799,651
Julia LaulisRSU2025-01-03——8,571—3,199,726
Julia LaulisPSU2025-01-034,88612,857—32,1455,367,155
Kenneth JohnsonPSU2025-01-031,4663,857—9,6421,610,105
Megan DetzPSU2025-01-037942,089—5,222872,053
Anthony MokryPSU2025-01-036111,607—4,017670,842
Megan DetzRSU2025-01-03——1,392—519,661
Todd KoetjePSU2025-01-031,2213,214—8,0351,341,684
Kenneth JohnsonRSU2025-01-03——2,571—959,806
Anthony MokryRSU2025-01-03——1,874—699,602

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Todd Koetje$799,651$1,341,684$062.7%
Julia Laulis3,199,7265,367,155062.7%
Kenneth Johnson959,8061,610,105062.7%
Megan Detz519,661872,053062.7%
Anthony Mokry699,602670,842049.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Julia LaulisRSU161—$18,169
Kenneth JohnsonRSU174—19,636
Kenneth JohnsonRSU201—22,683
Megan DetzRSU210—23,699
Todd KoetjeRSU325—36,676
Megan DetzRSU788—88,926
Kenneth JohnsonRSU886—99,985
Kenneth JohnsonPSU982—110,819
Todd KoetjeRSU1,084—122,329
Julia LaulisRSU1,111—125,376
Kenneth JohnsonPSU1,357—153,081
Megan DetzRSU1,392—157,087
Megan DetzPSU1,422—160,473
Anthony MokryRSU1,874—211,481
Todd KoetjeRSU2,142—241,725
Todd KoetjePSU2,198—247,988
Kenneth JohnsonRSU2,571—290,137
Julia LaulisRSU2,857—322,412
Anthony MokryPSU4,017—453,318
Megan DetzPSU4,432—500,151
Kenneth JohnsonPSU4,987—562,783
Megan DetzPSU5,222—589,303
Todd KoetjePSU6,095—687,821
Julia LaulisPSU7,499—846,206
Todd KoetjePSU8,035—906,750
Julia LaulisRSU8,571—967,237
Kenneth JohnsonPSU9,642—1,088,100
Julia LaulisPSU16,070—1,813,500
Julia LaulisPSU32,145—3,627,563
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Mary E. MeduskiIndependent · Board Chair · Executive Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair)$0$274,884———$274,884
Deborah J. KissireIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair)110,302157,204———267,506
Katharine B. WeymouthIndependent105,288154,983———260,271
Wallace R. WeitzIndependent0257,177———257,177
Brad D. BrianIndependent0246,020———246,020
P. Robert BartoloIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee90,247154,983———245,230
Sherrese M. SmithIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee0244,909———244,909
Thomas O. MightIndependent33,1320———33,132
James A. HolandaIndependent · Executive Committee · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$90,000
Annual equity retainer$155,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$338,969
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,490,160
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,829,129

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Cable One as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CABO

7 companies name CABO as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses CABO in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CABO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

VSAT Viasat, Inc. Cogeco Communications Inc.T AT&T Inc.ATUS Altice USA, Inc.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Cable One names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Viasat, Inc. (VSAT)— AT&T Inc. (T)35 Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS)

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Cable One.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1AT&T Inc.2025John Stankey$2,400,000$19,500,012$0$6,272,000$29,906,872
2Viasat, Inc.2026Mark Dankberg1,406,53810,305,39002,450,00014,208,178
3Cable One2025Julia Laulis945,0008,566,8810526,93210,159,056
—Altice USA, Inc.——————not in coverage universe

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Cable Onenot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Altice USA, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
AT&T Inc.112%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) Payout ModifierFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook)
Viasat, Inc.121%RSU 50 · PSU 25 · Cash LTI 25Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) vs. Russell 3000 IndexCompensia

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-144,189,700439,6441,12590.5%Passed
20252025-05-154,334,330729,13562,74485.6%Passed
20242024-05-164,712,859161,81362,78796.68%Passed
20232023-05-194,982,540156,35750,73396.96%Passed
20212021-05-215,231,826118,23447,51997.79%Passed
20202020-05-154,649,47554,8105,77998.83%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1490.5%a
20252025-05-1585.6%b
20242024-05-1696.68%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)118 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation$86,334
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (35 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Julia Laulis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 10,159,056. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kenneth Johnson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 3,284,956. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Todd Koetje. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 2,804,428. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Megan Detz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 1,916,639. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Anthony Mokry. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 1,856,771. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Todd Koetje RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Laulis RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Laulis PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kenneth Johnson PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Megan Detz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Anthony Mokry PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Megan Detz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Todd Koetje PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kenneth Johnson RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Anthony Mokry RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 118 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mary E. Meduski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 274,884. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Deborah J. Kissire. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 267,506. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Katharine B. Weymouth. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,271. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Wallace R. Weitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 257,177. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Brad D. Brian. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 246,020. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, P. Robert Bartolo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,230. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sherrese M. Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,909. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Thomas O. Might. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 33,132. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, James A. Holanda. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.5% (votes for as printed: 4,189,700). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.6% (votes for as printed: 4,334,330). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.68% (votes for as printed: 4,712,859). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 338,969 + equity 1,490,160 + all other 0 = 1,829,129, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • AT&T Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in AT&T Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 29,906,872. View filing ↗
  • Viasat, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Viasat, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,208,178. View filing ↗
  • Cable One (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Cable One's own proxy. As printed: 10,159,056. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, AT&T Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. AT&T Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Cable One. View filing ↗
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