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WOW logoWideOpenWest, Inc.(WOW)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

WOW•NYSE•Utilities
Price updated May 28, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryTelecom ServicesSub-IndustryFixed Broadband and Cable Operators
AboutWideOpenWest, Inc. provides high speed data, cable television, and digital telephony services to residential and business services customers in the United States. Its video services include basic cable services that comprise local broadcast television and local community programming; digital cable services; WOW tv+ that offers traditional cable video and cloud DVR functionality, voice remote with Google Assistant, and Netflix integration along with access to various streaming services and apps through the Google Play Store; and ultra-video products, as well as offers commercial-free movies, TV shows, sports, and other special event entertainment programs. The company's telephony services consist of local and long-distance telephone services; business telephony and data services include fiber based, office-to-office metro Ethernet, session initiated protocol trunking, colocation infrastructure, cloud computing, managed backup, and recovery services. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 1.9 million home and business, and 532,900 customers in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company was formerly known as WideOpenWest Kite, Inc. and changed its name to WideOpenWest, Inc. in March 2017. WideOpenWest, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue$631M-8.1%
  • EBITDA$217M+278.2%
  • Net Income-$59M+79.6%
  • Free Cash Flow-$52M+61.1%
  • EBITDA Margin34.32%+293.9%
  • Net Margin-9.32%+77.8%
  • ROE-25.18%+63.5%
  • Interest Coverage0.07+101.7%
  • Debt/Equity4.98+34.3%

WOW Key Insights

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 5.0x
  • ✗Weak interest coverage of 0.1x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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WOW Price & Volume

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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WOW Growth Metrics

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-2.8%
3 Years-4.56%
TTM-8.7%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM14.94%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM16.07%

Return on Capital

10 Years0.4%
5 Years-4.3%
3 Years-7.1%
Last Year0.49%

WOW Recent Earnings

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 3/12 qtrs (25%)●Beat Revenue 7/12 qtrs (58%)
Q4 2025Latest
Nov 5, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.43-115.0%
$0.20
Rev
$144M+3.2%
$140M
Q3 2025
Aug 11, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.22-46.7%
$0.15
Rev
$144M+1.4%
$142M
Q2 2025
May 6, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.17+10.5%
$0.19
Rev
$150M+3.3%
$145M
Q2 2025
Mar 14, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.13+18.8%
$0.16
Rev
$153M+2.9%
$148M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q4 2025LatestNov 5, 2025
$0.43vs $0.20-115.0%
$144Mvs $140M+3.2%
Q3 2025Aug 11, 2025
$0.22vs $0.15-46.7%
$144Mvs $142M+1.4%
Q2 2025May 6, 2025
$0.17vs $0.19+10.5%
$150Mvs $145M+3.3%
Q2 2025Mar 14, 2025
$0.13vs $0.16+18.8%
$153Mvs $148M+2.9%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

WOW Peer Comparison

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) competitors in Fixed Broadband and Cable Operators — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
CABO logoCABOCable One, Inc.Direct Competitor232.5M40.99-0.65-4.95%-17.67%-18.33%2.23
ATUS logoATUSAltice USA, Inc.Direct Competitor539.38M1.89-8.59-4.06%-21.76%
LUMN logoLUMNLumen Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor8.45B8.20-4.69-5.39%-14.34%-79.42%
CHTR logoCHTRCharter Communications, Inc.Product Competitor15.98B126.233.49-0.56%9.39%25.18%4.73
CMCSA logoCMCSAComcast CorporationProduct Competitor81.73B22.434.16-0.02%14.85%19.54%1.13
T logoTAT&T Inc.Product Competitor153.71B22.017.242.71%16.92%16.85%1.35
VZ logoVZVerizon Communications Inc.Product Competitor191.36B45.3711.172.52%12.43%16.42%1.90
FYBR logoFYBRFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.Product Competitor9.64B38.49-29.613.23%-6.24%-7.91%2.44

Compare WOW vs Peers

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs CABO

Most directly comparable listed peer for WOW.

Scale Benchmark

vs CSCO

Larger-name benchmark to compare WOW against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs CABO, ATUS, LUMN, CHTR

WOW Income Statement

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Revenue
1.24B1.19B1.15B727M730.2M725.7M704.9M686.7M630.9M590.8M
Revenue Growth %
1.64%-3.95%-2.89%-36.99%0.44%-0.62%-2.87%-2.58%-8.13%-8.7%
Cost of Revenue
668.3M626.5M619M397.4M405.2M376.4M327M301M256.8M230.2M
Gross Profit
568.7M▲ 0%
561.6M▼ 1.2%
534.8M▼ 4.8%
329.6M▼ 38.4%
325M▼ 1.4%
349.3M▲ 7.5%
377.9M▲ 8.2%
385.7M▲ 2.1%
374.1M▼ 3.0%
360.6M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
45.97%47.27%46.35%45.34%44.51%48.13%53.61%56.17%59.3%61.04%
Gross Profit Growth %
5.61%-1.25%-4.77%-38.37%-1.4%7.48%8.19%2.06%-3.01%-
Operating Expenses
325.1M337.6M341M307.8M335.2M344.5M378.6M700.7M367.6M353.4M
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
450.6M368.8M165.3M228M220.4M215.1M178.6M-121.5M216.5M212.2M
EBITDA Margin %
36.43%31.04%14.33%31.36%30.18%29.64%25.34%-17.69%34.32%35.92%
EBITDA Growth %
5.77%-18.15%-55.18%37.93%-3.33%-2.4%-16.97%-168.03%278.19%12.87%
Depreciation & Amortization
207M198.1M186.9M206.2M230.6M210.3M179.3M193.5M210M205M
D&A / Revenue %
16.73%16.67%16.2%28.36%31.58%28.98%25.44%28.18%33.29%34.7%
Operating Income (EBIT)
243.6M▲ 0%
170.7M▼ 29.9%
-21.6M▼ 112.7%
21.8M▲ 200.9%
-10.2M▼ 146.8%
4.8M▲ 147.1%
-700K▼ 114.6%
-315M▼ 44900.0%
6.5M▲ 102.1%
7.2M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
19.69%14.37%-1.87%3%-1.4%0.66%-0.1%-45.87%1.03%1.22%
Operating Income Growth %
18.89%-29.93%-112.65%200.93%-146.79%147.06%-114.58%-44900%102.06%-
Interest Expense
211.1M151.6M132.5M141.9M130M93.5M38.7M71.1M88.6M4M
Interest Coverage
1.00x1.18x-0.15x0.18x-0.07x0.12x0.41x-4.40x0.07x-
Interest / Revenue %
17.07%12.76%11.48%19.52%17.8%12.88%5.49%10.35%14.04%0.68%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
-1M▲ 0%
27M▲ 2800.0%
-152.4M▼ 664.4%
-116.3M▲ 23.7%
-138.9M▼ 19.4%
-82.4M▲ 40.7%
-22.8M▲ 72.3%
-383.8M▼ 1583.3%
-82.1M▲ 78.6%
-91.2M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
-0.08%2.27%-13.21%-16%-19.02%-11.35%-3.23%-55.89%-13.01%-15.44%
Income Tax
-27.3M-132.5M-61.8M-33.9M-30.6M-13.8M-20.3M-96.1M-23.3M-13.2M
Effective Tax Rate %
2730%-490.74%40.55%29.15%22.03%16.75%89.04%25.04%28.38%14.47%
Net Income
26.3M▲ 0%
159.5M▲ 506.5%
-90.6M▼ 156.8%
36.4M▲ 140.2%
14.4M▼ 60.4%
770.5M▲ 5250.7%
-2.5M▼ 100.3%
-287.7M▼ 11408.0%
-58.8M▲ 79.6%
-78M▲ 0%
Net Margin %
2.13%13.42%-7.85%5.01%1.97%106.17%-0.35%-41.9%-9.32%-13.2%
Net Income Growth %
154%506.46%-156.8%140.18%-60.44%5250.69%-100.32%-11408%79.56%14.94%
EPS (Diluted)
-0.40▲ 0%
2.35▲ 687.5%
-1.11▼ 147.2%
0.45▲ 140.5%
0.18▼ 60.0%
-0.83▼ 561.1%
-0.03▲ 96.4%
-3.53▼ 11745.6%
-0.72▲ 79.6%
-0.94▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
29.82%687.5%-147.23%140.54%-60%-561.11%96.41%-11745.64%79.6%16.07%
EPS (Basic)
-0.402.35-1.110.450.18-0.83-0.03-3.53-0.72-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
84.73M78.92M81.81M81.19M81.56M82.72M83.93M81.6M81.86M82.66M

WOW Balance Sheet

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Total Assets
2.77B2.44B2.42B2.47B2.49B1.91B1.72B1.51B1.51B1.51B
Asset Growth %
3.21%-11.88%-0.9%2.15%0.62%-23.33%-9.93%-11.8%-0.15%-2.95%
PP&E (Net)
995.1M924.7M1.05B1.1B743M739.5M740.8M850.5M850.5M854.2M
PP&E / Total Assets %
35.91%37.87%43.54%44.51%29.88%38.78%43.13%56.15%56.23%56.69%
Total Current Assets
129.5M165.2M112.4M118.7M114.8M282M120.9M110.2M111.8M89.2M
Cash & Equivalents
30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M38.8M22.9M
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
0000000000
Other Current Assets
000039.2M0038.5M38.9M24M
Long-Term Investments
900K-220.4M-201.4M0000000
Goodwill
568M384.1M408.8M408.8M225.1M225.1M225.1M225.1M225.1M225.1M
Intangible Assets
1.07B957.9M812.8M802.4M622M621.8M586.4M279.3M278.9M277.3M
Other Assets
3.1M9.7M32.2M41.5M782.1M38.3M44.2M49.6M46.2M61.1M
Total Liabilities
3.49B2.65B2.71B2.72B2.7B1.34B1.14B1.26B1.3B1.36B
Total Debt
2.87B2.25B2.3B2.32B2.29B760.3M759.2M956.8M1.04B1.09B
Net Debt
2.84B2.18B2.28B2.3B2.28B567.1M728.2M933.4M1B1.06B
Long-Term Debt
2.85B2.23B2.27B2.26B2.23B723.5M725M915.7M997.4M1.04B
Short-Term Borrowings
22.7M24M24.1M30.9M37.5M17.9M17.7M18.8M20M26M
Capital Lease Obligations
2.6M2.23B5.1M29.5M24.8M18.9M16.5M22.3M21.5M80.4M
Total Current Liabilities
251M191.4M224.1M227.4M235.9M320.9M164.7M169.6M183.2M183.7M
Accounts Payable
21M33.6M42M47.1M32.4M50.3M46.1M59.5M42.2M47.8M
Accrued Expenses
157.1M90.6M19.7M81.2M68.7M86.8M58.9M54.7M79.5M243.2M
Deferred Revenue
50.2M43.2M60.2M45M28.6M28.1M27.2M25.4M23.8M22.4M
Other Current Liabilities
0069.4M14.7M57.3M04.1M5.4M4.8M58.1M
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K373M
Other Liabilities
2M-1.97B9.2M14.7M15.4M20.1M15.7M27.5M15.2M13M
Total Equity
-718M▲ 0%
-204.4M▲ 71.5%
-290.3M▼ 42.0%
-245.9M▲ 15.3%
-212.4M▲ 13.6%
570.8M▲ 368.7%
575.1M▲ 0.8%
258.2M▼ 55.1%
208.8M▼ 19.1%
148M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
17.09%71.53%-42.03%15.29%13.62%368.74%0.75%-55.1%-19.13%-94.21%
Shareholders Equity
-718M-204.4M-290.3M-245.9M-212.4M570.8M575.1M258.2M208.8M148M
Minority Interest
0000000000
Common Stock
700K900K900K900K1M1M1M1M1M1M
Additional Paid-in Capital
0299.9M312.7M322.8M333.8M348.5M374.7M391.8M402.9M410.8M
Retained Earnings
-659.9M-500.4M-519.3M-474.4M-460M310.5M308M20.3M-38.5M-105.9M
Accumulated OCI
-1.47B-1.6B-6.5M-15.5M-6.5M00000
Return on Assets (ROA)
0.96%6.12%-3.73%1.49%0.58%35.07%-0.14%-17.8%-3.88%-5.18%
Return on Equity (ROE)
-----429.97%-0.44%-69.05%-25.18%-42.52%
Debt / Equity
-----1.33x1.32x3.71x4.98x7.34x
Debt / Assets
103.62%92.2%94.87%93.86%92.11%39.88%44.21%63.17%68.69%72.08%
Net Debt / EBITDA
6.30x5.92x13.81x10.08x10.34x2.64x4.08x-4.62x5.01x
Book Value per Share
-8.47-2.59-3.55-3.03-2.66.96.853.162.551.79

WOW Cash Flow Statement

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Cash from Operations
191.2M195.5M269.3M266.3M277.4M174M33.8M135.1M163.7M122.7M
Operating CF Growth %
-8.17%2.25%37.75%-1.11%4.17%-37.27%-80.57%299.7%21.17%-128.55%
Operating CF / Revenue %
15.46%16.45%23.34%36.63%37.99%23.98%4.8%19.67%25.95%20.77%
Net Income
26.3M159.5M-90.6M36.4M14.4M770.5M-2.5M-287.7M-58.8M-78M
Depreciation & Amortization
207M198.1M186.9M206.2M230.6M210.3M179.3M193.1M210M204.7M
Deferred Taxes
-36.3M-149.8M-54M4.3M5.3M54.9M-32.2M-99.6M-34.7M-900K
Other Non-Cash Items
31.7M46.9M240.3M37.3M35.3M-982.9M41.5M321.7M18.1M9.6M
Working Capital Changes
-38.6M-72.6M-26.3M-28M-19.3M105.9M-178.1M-9.2M18M-23.4M
Capital Expenditures
-287.5M-301.3M-314.1M-247.5M-234.1M1.56B-167.2M-268.9M-215.8M-191M
CapEx / Revenue %
23.24%25.36%27.22%34.04%32.06%214.87%23.72%39.16%34.21%32.33%
CapEx / D&A
1.39x1.52x1.68x1.20x1.02x7.41x0.93x1.39x1.03x0.93x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.67x0.65x0.86x1.08x1.18x0.11x0.20x0.50x0.76x0.64x
Cash from Investing
-321.4M134.5M-287.7M-224.1M-234.3M1.56B-165.8M-268.8M-215.6M-189.4M
Acquisitions
-54.3M434.6M22.6M24.7M01.77B0000
Purchase of Investments
287.5M000000000
Sale of Investments
17.7M000000000
Other Investing
-284.8M435.8M26.4M-1.3M-200K1.3M1.4M100K200K1.6M
Cash from Financing
94.4M-291.4M-37.8M-34.4M-51.7M-1.55B-30.2M126.1M67.3M68M
Dividends Paid
-2.2M000000000
Dividend Payout Ratio %
8.37%---------
Debt Issuance (Net)
-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K1000K4M
Stock Issued
0334.1M00000000
Share Repurchases
0-4.8M-73.3M-1.6M-1M-8.5M-19.4M-46.3M-1.5M-1.3M
Other Financing
121.1M7.2M-200K00-2.6M00-7.9M-2.3M
Net Change in Cash
-35.8M▲ 0%
38.6M▲ 207.8%
-56.2M▼ 245.6%
7.8M▲ 113.9%
-8.6M▼ 210.3%
180.8M▲ 2202.3%
-162.2M▼ 189.7%
-7.6M▲ 95.3%
15.4M▲ 302.6%
1.3M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
0000000000
Cash at Beginning
66.6M30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M31.8M
Cash at End
30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M38.8M22.9M
Free Cash Flow
-96.3M▲ 0%
-105.8M▼ 9.9%
-44.8M▲ 57.7%
18.8M▲ 142.0%
43.3M▲ 130.3%
1.73B▲ 3903.0%
-133.4M▼ 107.7%
-133.8M▼ 0.3%
-52.1M▲ 61.1%
-68.3M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-306.33%-9.87%57.66%141.96%130.32%3903%-107.7%-0.3%61.06%-1.64%
FCF Margin %
-7.78%-8.9%-3.88%2.59%5.93%238.85%-18.92%-19.48%-8.26%-11.56%
FCF / Net Income %
-366.16%-66.33%49.45%51.65%300.69%224.96%5336%46.51%88.61%87.56%

WOW Key Ratios

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
-----429.97%-0.44%-69.05%-25.18%-42.52%
EBITDA Margin
36.43%31.04%14.33%31.36%30.18%29.64%25.34%-17.69%34.32%35.92%
Net Debt / EBITDA
6.30x5.92x13.81x10.08x10.34x2.64x4.08x-4.62x5.01x
Interest Coverage
1.00x1.18x-0.15x0.18x-0.07x0.12x0.41x-4.40x0.07x-
CapEx / Revenue
23.24%25.36%27.22%34.04%32.06%214.87%23.72%39.16%34.21%32.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
8.37%--------0%
Debt / Equity
-----1.33x1.32x3.71x4.98x7.34x
EPS Growth
29.82%687.5%-147.23%140.54%-60%-561.11%96.41%-11745.64%79.6%16.07%
Related:WOW Dividend History·WOW Revenue History·WOW Price History·WOW P/E History·WOW Financial Ratios·WOW Institutional Holders

WOW SEC Filings & Documents

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Dec 31, 2025·SEC

Material company update

Dec 3, 2025·SEC

Material company update

Nov 25, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2025

Mar 14, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Mar 13, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2025

Nov 5, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 11, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 6, 2025·SEC

WOW Frequently Asked Questions

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) reported $590.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 51% decrease from $1.22B in 2015.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) saw revenue decline by 8.1% over the past year.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) reported a net loss of $78.0M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) has a return on equity (ROE) of -25.2%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) had negative free cash flow of $68.3M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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