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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | May 4, 2026 | $0.83vs $1.03+19.4% | $239Mvs $241M-0.9% |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 | $0.64vs $1.09+41.3% | $241Mvs $244M-1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $0.87vs $1.15+24.3% | $223Mvs $244M-8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $1.21vs $0.93-30.1% | $246Mvs $247M-0.2% |
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 485.18M | 520.19M | 546.16M | 568.1M | 589.8M | 599.6M | 940.92M | 1.04B | 975.77M | 948.7M |
| Revenue Growth % | 8.56% | 7.22% | 4.99% | 4.02% | 3.82% | 1.66% | 56.92% | 10.12% | -5.82% | -6.71% |
| Cost of Revenue | 209.28M | 219.53M | 219.8M | 219.16M | 226.34M | 228.15M | 544.23M | 641.84M | 805.14M | 641.26M |
| Gross Profit | 275.9M▲ 0% | 300.67M▲ 9.0% | 326.36M▲ 8.5% | 348.95M▲ 6.9% | 363.46M▲ 4.2% | 371.45M▲ 2.2% | 396.69M▲ 6.8% | 394.27M▼ 0.6% | 170.62M▼ 56.7% | 307.44M▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 56.87% | 57.8% | 59.76% | 61.42% | 61.62% | 61.95% | 42.16% | 38.05% | 17.49% | 32.41% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 9.12% | 8.98% | 8.54% | 6.92% | 4.16% | 2.2% | 6.79% | -0.61% | -56.72% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 203.84M | 215.09M | 226.1M | 242.02M | 244.23M | 257.49M | 526.02M | 591.87M | 274.44M | 382.02M |
| Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | 151.84M | 167.79M | 180.5M | 190.4M | 208.47M | 206.18M | 102.88M | 100.41M | 166.37M | 173.61M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 31.3% | 32.26% | 33.05% | 33.51% | 35.35% | 34.39% | 10.93% | 9.69% | 17.05% | 18.3% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 9.02% | 10.5% | 7.58% | 5.48% | 9.49% | -1.1% | -50.1% | -2.4% | 65.69% | 39.26% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 75.93M | 81.23M | 80.25M | 83.48M | 89.24M | 92.22M | 232.21M | 298.02M | 270.18M | 248.19M |
| D&A / Revenue % | 15.65% | 15.62% | 14.69% | 14.69% | 15.13% | 15.38% | 24.68% | 28.76% | 27.69% | 26.16% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | 75.92M▲ 0% | 86.56M▲ 14.0% | 100.26M▲ 15.8% | 106.92M▲ 6.6% | 119.23M▲ 11.5% | 113.96M▼ 4.4% | -129.33M▼ 213.5% | -197.61M▼ 52.8% | -103.81M▲ 47.5% | -74.58M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | 15.65% | 16.64% | 18.36% | 18.82% | 20.22% | 19.01% | -13.74% | -19.07% | -10.64% | -7.86% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 18.54% | 14.02% | 15.83% | 6.65% | 11.51% | -4.42% | -213.49% | -52.79% | 47.46% | - |
| Interest Expense | 48.47M | 51.06M | 57.45M | 62.49M | 58.06M | 67.58M | 106.78M | 123.32M | 161.36M | 4M |
| Interest Coverage | 1.49x | 1.68x | 1.92x | 1.17x | 2.23x | 2.03x | 12.42x | -1.11x | -0.52x | - |
| Interest / Revenue % | 9.99% | 9.81% | 10.52% | 11% | 9.84% | 11.27% | 11.35% | 11.9% | 16.54% | 0.42% |
| Non-Operating Income | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -4M |
| Pretax Income | 31.12M▲ 0% | 41.38M▲ 33.0% | 52.67M▲ 27.3% | 10.31M▼ 80.4% | 71.42M▲ 592.6% | 26.38M▼ 63.1% | 1.22B▲ 4523.4% | -259.65M▼ 121.3% | -244.97M▲ 5.7% | -225.68M▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | 6.41% | 7.96% | 9.64% | 1.82% | 12.11% | 4.4% | 129.6% | -25.06% | -25.1% | -23.79% |
| Income Tax | 25.24M | 12.71M | 15.15M | 4.1M | 23.23M | 21.23M | -53.96M | -55.58M | -62.79M | -56.01M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 81.12% | 30.73% | 28.77% | 39.72% | 32.53% | 80.49% | -4.43% | 21.4% | 25.63% | 24.82% |
| Net Income | 5.88M▲ 0% | 28.67M▲ 387.9% | 37.52M▲ 30.9% | 6.22M▼ 83.4% | 48.19M▲ 675.2% | 5.15M▼ 89.3% | 1.27B▲ 24646.2% | -204.07M▼ 116.0% | -182.17M▲ 10.7% | -169.67M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | 1.21% | 5.51% | 6.87% | 1.09% | 8.17% | 0.86% | 135.34% | -19.7% | -18.67% | -17.88% |
| Net Income Growth % | -60.64% | 387.87% | 30.88% | -83.43% | 675.18% | -89.32% | 24646.23% | -116.03% | 10.73% | 11.08% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.13▲ 0% | 0.63▲ 384.6% | 0.81▲ 28.6% | 0.13▼ 84.0% | 1.03▲ 692.3% | 0.11▼ 89.3% | 26.62▲ 24100.0% | -4.30▼ 116.2% | -3.80▲ 11.6% | -3.55▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | -60.61% | 384.62% | 28.57% | -83.95% | 692.31% | -89.32% | 24100% | -116.15% | 11.63% | 11.47% |
| EPS (Basic) | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.14 | 1.04 | 0.11 | 26.88 | -4.28 | -3.80 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 45.18M | 45.78M | 46.08M | 46.67M | 46.96M | 47.21M | 47.84M | 47.63M | 47.93M | 47.77M |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | 710.59M | 739.85M | 932.12M | 1B | 984.56M | 1.01B | 3.21B | 3.17B | 3.1B | 3.06B |
| Asset Growth % | -3.7% | 4.12% | 25.99% | 7.33% | -1.59% | 2.6% | 217.92% | -1.2% | -2.31% | -8.31% |
| PP&E (Net) | 381.28M | 375.32M | 442.39M | 530M | 559.57M | 626.03M | 1.9B | 1.99B | 2.03B | 4B |
| PP&E / Total Assets % | 53.66% | 50.73% | 47.46% | 52.97% | 56.83% | 61.97% | 59.14% | 62.67% | 65.54% | 130.87% |
| Total Current Assets | 306.12M | 350.34M | 475.73M | 456.34M | 409.58M | 365.91M | 513.63M | 482.1M | 450.58M | 430.28M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 247.01M | 276.09M | 399.42M | 371.3M | 319.61M | 223.78M | 75.09M | 198.49M | 205.11M | 140.26M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Assets | 20.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.02M | 98.01M | 38.69M | 29.43M | 0 | 198.91M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 5.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.52M | 113.52M |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 472.81M | 471.03M | 469.25M | 458M |
| Other Assets | 5.57M | 11.46M | 13.67M | 14.14M | 15.41M | 18.24M | 325.77M | 231.49M | -281.49M | -1.83B |
| Total Liabilities | 813.13M | 888.85M | 1.14B | 1.29B | 1.36B | 1.53B | 2.6B | 2.95B | 3.16B | 3.16B |
| Total Debt | 718.18M | 795.24M | 1.05B | 1.21B | 1.26B | 1.36B | 1.83B | 2.34B | 2.93B | 2.29B |
| Net Debt | 471.17M | 519.15M | 649.62M | 839.96M | 941.67M | 1.13B | 1.75B | 2.14B | 2.73B | 2.15B |
| Long-Term Debt | 560.68M | 631.46M | 782.46M | 869.65M | 891.42M | 944.26M | 945.59M | 1.44B | 1.98B | 2.21B |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 7.17M | 4.21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.69M | 77.63M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 157.5M | 163.78M | 266.58M | 341.61M | 369.86M | 410.82M | 882.57M | 897.56M | 866.99M | 2.76B |
| Total Current Liabilities | 74.53M | 75.31M | 89.69M | 94.44M | 81.01M | 120.28M | 373.32M | 253.34M | 220.84M | 226.07M |
| Accounts Payable | 11.59M | 8.52M | 11.07M | 9.78M | 11.92M | 27.21M | 48.36M | 39.8M | 30.57M | 36.09M |
| Accrued Expenses | 5.14M | 42.72M | 40.93M | 40.46M | 29.87M | 36.02M | 50.59M | 81.34M | 19.39M | 265.06M |
| Deferred Revenue | 4.76M | 4.5M | 4.32M | 4.65M | 4.89M | 4.91M | 6.55M | 6.24M | 6.42M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 38.7M | 12.49M | 9.06M | 6.79M | 785K | 20.27M | 21.57M | 18.26M | 83.78M | 112.34M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | -1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1.37B |
| Other Liabilities | 27.6M | 23.84M | 15.33M | 14.79M | 44.61M | 34.99M | 61.64M | 40.13M | -241.19M | 400.88M |
| Total Equity | -102.54M▲ 0% | -149M▼ 45.3% | -203.68M▼ 36.7% | -293.17M▼ 43.9% | -373.1M▼ 27.3% | -518.63M▼ 39.0% | 609.56M▲ 217.5% | 222.85M▼ 63.4% | -63.85M▼ 128.7% | -104.16M▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | -92.56% | -45.31% | -36.7% | -43.94% | -27.27% | -39.01% | 217.53% | -63.44% | -128.65% | -502.45% |
| Shareholders Equity | -102.54M | -149M | -203.68M | -293.17M | -373.1M | -518.63M | 609.56M | 222.85M | -63.85M | -104.16M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 46K | 46K | 47K | 47K | 48K | 48K | 49K | 49K | 50K | 50K |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 456.7M | 471.33M | 493.18M | 515.87M | 547.73M | 575.06M | 606.75M | 629.83M | 643.26M | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -554.69M | -609.45M | -684.58M | -807.77M | -909.88M | -1.07B | 17.14M | -376.35M | -708.58M | -749.42M |
| Accumulated OCI | -4.6M | -10.93M | -12.33M | -1.31M | -11M | -19.16M | -14.38M | -30.68M | 1.43M | -6.33M |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.81% | 3.95% | 4.49% | 0.64% | 4.85% | 0.52% | 60.33% | -6.39% | -5.81% | -5.4% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2801.11% | -49.03% | -229.15% | 422.83% |
| Debt / Equity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.00x | 10.49x | - | -21.98x |
| Debt / Assets | 101.07% | 107.49% | 112.54% | 121.07% | 128.11% | 134.14% | 56.92% | 73.65% | 94.57% | 74.91% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.10x | 3.09x | 3.60x | 4.41x | 4.52x | 5.49x | 17.04x | 21.30x | 16.39x | 16.39x |
| Book Value per Share | -2.27 | -3.25 | -4.42 | -6.28 | -7.94 | -10.99 | 12.74 | 4.68 | -1.33 | -2.18 |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 111.7M | 133.92M | 148.81M | 140.32M | 170.26M | 173.71M | 17.34M | -8.64M | -10.58M | -10.58M |
| Operating CF Growth % | 3.46% | 19.89% | 11.12% | -5.7% | 21.33% | 2.03% | -90.01% | -149.84% | -22.37% | -183.74% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 23.02% | 25.74% | 27.25% | 24.7% | 28.87% | 28.97% | 1.84% | -0.83% | -1.08% | -1.12% |
| Net Income | 5.88M | 28.67M | 37.52M | 6.22M | 48.19M | 5.15M | 1.27B | -204.07M | -182.17M | -169.67M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 75.93M | 81.23M | 80.25M | 83.48M | 89.24M | 92.22M | 232.21M | 298.02M | 270.18M | 248.19M |
| Deferred Taxes | 24.68M | 11.12M | 12.16M | 282K | 18.16M | 16.54M | -69.58M | -51.62M | -64.97M | -57.99M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -3.59M | 424K | -822K | 36.45M | -23.37M | -17.84M | -1.43B | -46.36M | 16.87M | -1.3M |
| Working Capital Changes | -4.47M | -5.23M | 1.25M | -9.63M | 11.22M | 53.2M | -12.06M | -30.34M | -50.48M | -77.3M |
| Capital Expenditures | -45.8M | -49.94M | -46.96M | -55.95M | -69.92M | -78.97M | -129.63M | -195M | -187.57M | -175.72M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 9.44% | 9.6% | 8.6% | 9.85% | 11.85% | 13.17% | 13.78% | 18.82% | 19.22% | 18.52% |
| CapEx / D&A | 0.60x | 0.61x | 0.59x | 0.67x | 0.78x | 0.86x | 0.56x | 0.65x | 0.69x | 0.71x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 2.44x | 2.68x | 3.17x | 2.51x | 2.44x | 2.20x | 0.13x | -0.04x | -0.06x | -0.06x |
| Cash from Investing | -45.8M | -49.94M | -46.96M | -55.95M | -69.92M | -78.97M | 76.73M | 21.49M | -87.57M | -75.72M |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.19M | 12.32M | 0 | 0 |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.17M | 204.17M | 100M | 100M |
| Cash from Financing | -97.27M | -52.55M | 22.02M | -116M | -140.82M | -144.85M | -257.85M | 105.92M | 62.9M | 105.27M |
| Dividends Paid | -81.66M | -97.89M | -112.65M | -129.41M | -150.29M | -169.86M | -181.72M | -189.41M | -150.06M | -102.23M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | 1389.67% | 341.46% | 300.23% | 2081.92% | 311.9% | 3300.76% | 14.27% | - | - | - |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175K | 30K |
| Share Repurchases | -1.83M | -6.56M | 0 | -4.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.97M | -16.69M | -16.69M |
| Other Financing | -2.58M | -7.67M | -8.37M | -9.16M | -5.1M | -176K | 1.23M | 2.2M | 0 | -13.33M |
| Net Change in Cash | -27.31M▲ 0% | 29.08M▲ 206.5% | 123.33M▲ 324.1% | -28.12M▼ 122.8% | -42.68M▼ 51.8% | -52.71M▼ 23.5% | -162.13M▼ 207.6% | 114.14M▲ 170.4% | -22.8M▼ 120.0% | -4.71M▲ 0% |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 4.06M | -2.36M | -542K | 3.51M | -2.19M | -2.6M | 1.65M | -4.64M | 12.44M | -2.15M |
| Cash at Beginning | 274.32M | 247.01M | 276.09M | 399.42M | 371.3M | 328.62M | 275.91M | 113.78M | 227.92M | 205.11M |
| Cash at End | 247.01M | 276.09M | 399.42M | 371.3M | 328.62M | 275.91M | 113.78M | 227.92M | 205.11M | 179.26M |
| Free Cash Flow | 65.9M▲ 0% | 83.98M▲ 27.4% | 101.85M▲ 21.3% | 84.37M▼ 17.2% | 100.34M▲ 18.9% | 94.74M▼ 5.6% | -112.29M▼ 218.5% | -203.64M▼ 81.4% | -198.15M▲ 2.7% | -207.82M▲ 0% |
| FCF Growth % | 5.05% | 27.44% | 21.27% | -17.17% | 18.93% | -5.59% | -218.53% | -81.36% | 2.7% | -2.01% |
| FCF Margin % | 13.58% | 16.14% | 18.65% | 14.85% | 17.01% | 15.8% | -11.93% | -19.65% | -20.31% | -21.91% |
| FCF / Net Income % | 1121.53% | 292.96% | 271.46% | 1357.27% | 208.24% | 1840.96% | -8.82% | 99.79% | 108.77% | 122.48% |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2801.11% | -49.03% | -229.15% | 422.83% |
| EBITDA Margin | 31.3% | 32.26% | 33.05% | 33.51% | 35.35% | 34.39% | 10.93% | 9.69% | 17.05% | 18.3% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.10x | 3.09x | 3.60x | 4.41x | 4.52x | 5.49x | 17.04x | 21.30x | 16.39x | 16.39x |
| Interest Coverage | 1.49x | 1.68x | 1.92x | 1.17x | 2.23x | 2.03x | 12.42x | -1.11x | -0.52x | - |
| CapEx / Revenue | 9.44% | 9.6% | 8.6% | 9.85% | 11.85% | 13.17% | 13.78% | 18.82% | 19.22% | 18.52% |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 1389.67% | 341.46% | 300.23% | 2081.92% | 311.9% | 3300.76% | 14.27% | - | - | -59.48% |
| Debt / Equity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.00x | 10.49x | - | -21.98x |
| EPS Growth | -60.61% | 384.62% | 28.57% | -83.95% | 692.31% | -89.32% | 24100% | -116.15% | 11.63% | 11.47% |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) reported $948.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2025.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) saw revenue decline by 5.8% over the past year.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) reported a net loss of $169.7M for fiscal year 2025.
Yes, Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) pays a dividend with a yield of 17.34%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -229.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) had negative free cash flow of $207.8M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) financial analysis — history, returns, DCA and operating performance tools
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