Cincinnati Bell Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cincinnati Bell Inc (CBB) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Cincinnati Bell Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,114M vs 278,252M combined for tracked competitors (0.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-0.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Cincinnati Bell Inc generated 2.6% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 2.3% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -3.3% net margin compares with 13.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Cincinnati Bell Inc accounted for 0.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.4% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.53M compares with $1.13M for the peer group (0.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CBB Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Cincinnati Bell Inc reported revenue growth of 2.60 % year on year in Q1 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 2.34 %.
With a net margin of -3.28 %, Cincinnati Bell Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (13.50 %).
Cincinnati Bell Inc generated 0.41 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.41 % a year earlier.
Cincinnati Bell Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cincinnati Bell Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Cincinnati Bell Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Communications Services industry grew revenue 7.4% year over year, combined, vs 2.6% for Cincinnati Bell Inc. Cincinnati Bell Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.02%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CBB Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CBB Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuvera Communications Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Verizon Communications Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Lumen Technologies inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | At and t Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cincinnati Bell Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Cincinnati Bell Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | - | 1,114.40 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702.28 | 138,895.00 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094.32 | 127,239.00 |
| Lumen Technologies inc | 5,552.70 | 11,832.00 |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 2,893.76 | 213.53 |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | 91.90 | 72.20 |
| SUBTOTAL | 376,334.96 | 279,366.13 |
Sources: Cincinnati Bell Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Cincinnati Bell Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | Network 100.00 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Verizon Consumer Group 76.61 % |
| At and t Inc | Advanced Connectivity 90.37 % |
| Lumen Technologies inc | Business 87.13 % |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | Single Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | - | 530,667 | -43,095 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702 | 1,544,994 | 184,638 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094 | 956,468 | 173,074 |
| Lumen Technologies inc | 5,553 | 493,000 | -42,667 |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 2,894 | 3,558,833 | 9,300,950 |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | 92 | 352,210 | 5,563 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 376,335 | 1,125,637 | 158,410 |
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 56 companies in Cincinnati Bell Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Cincinnati Bell Inc ranks #0 of 56 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,244, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications Inc | 194,869 | 19.10 % |
| 2 | T mobile Us Inc | 178,928 | 17.54 % |
| 3 | At and t Inc | 174,299 | 17.08 % |
| 4 | Veon ltd | 132,379 | 12.98 % |
| 5 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Tim S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ast Spacemobile Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Millicom International Cellular Sa | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Cincinnati Bell Inc | - | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Cincinnati Bell Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2021-09-03.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Communications Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (85 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 58.29 % | 45.44 % (avg) | +12.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 0.22 % | industry median | +2.8 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.04 % | 4.17 % (avg) | +2.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 48.20 % | 14.44 % (avg) | +33.8 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 6.96 % | 11.50 % | 1.50 % | 0.00 % | 15.14 % | 1.19 % | -39.67 % | 0.99 % |
| Operating Margin | 6.04 % | 4.76 % | 4.23 % | 4.23 % | -5.42 % | -4.55 % | -9.55 % | 1.04 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.38 % | 3.58 % | 3.35 % | 1.80 % | -1.82 % | -1.45 % | -1.73 % | 0.20 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Cincinnati Bell Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Cincinnati Bell Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,244 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 48.20 % vs industry average 14.44 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Cincinnati Bell Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Cincinnati Bell Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Cincinnati Bell Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 14.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | 0.25 | 0.99 | 0.96 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.15 | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| At and t Inc | 0.32 | 0.95 | 1.10 |
| Lumen Technologies inc | 0.41 | 1.48 | - |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.33 |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | 0.03 | 1.81 | 1.51 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | Q1 2026 | +2.6 % | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | -22.9 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % |
| Lumen Technologies inc | Q2 2026 | -9.3 % | - |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | Q2 2026 | +89.5 % | +1,051.1 % |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.8 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +0.3 % | +0.5 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | Q1 2026 | -7.5 % | -16.0 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +29.6 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.7 % | +16.4 % |
| Lumen Technologies inc | Q2 2026 | -12.9 % | +1.2 % |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -3.6 % |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | +281.9 % | -43.1 % |
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | - | - | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.10% | 5.08% | 15.74% |
| At and t Inc | 5.44% | 5.04% | 18.23% |
| Lumen Technologies inc | - | - | - |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 13.18% | 16.33% | 27.06% |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | 0.41% | 0.43% | 1.20% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Cincinnati Bell Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bell Inc | - | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 11.82 | 1.40 |
| At and t Inc | 8.28 | 1.36 |
| Lumen Technologies inc | - | 0.47 |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | 5.19 | 13.55 |
| Nuvera Communications Inc | 82.50 | 1.27 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 9.63 | 1.35 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.