Revenue contraction remains persistent with a 3.2% year-over-year decline in 2026Q1, while operating margins remain suppressed at -5.6% due to ongoing integration costs.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 948.7M | 975.77M | 1.04B | 940.92M | 599.6M | 589.8M | 568.1M | 546.16M | 520.19M | 485.18M | 446.9M | 404.23M | 380M | 347.98M | 316.97M | 305.5M | 263.42M | 235.81M | 215.49M | 185.66M | 149.07M | 135.21M | 91.29M | 59.42M | 51.91M | 3.02M | 0 |
| Revenue Growth % | -6.71% | -5.82% | 10.12% | 56.92% | 1.66% | 3.82% | 4.02% | 4.99% | 7.22% | 8.56% | 10.55% | 6.38% | 9.2% | 9.78% | 3.76% | 15.98% | 11.71% | 9.43% | 16.06% | 24.55% | 10.25% | 48.12% | 53.62% | 14.46% | 1620.11% | - | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 641.26M | 805.14M | 641.84M | 544.23M | 228.15M | 226.34M | 219.16M | 219.8M | 219.53M | 209.28M | 194.07M | 174.51M | 159.89M | 150.22M | 143.64M | 132.16M | 119.02M | 102.78M | 93.06M | 87.76M | 80.42M | 86.19M | 64.32M | 48.32M | 49.32M | 20.3M | 0 |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 82.51% | 61.95% | 57.84% | 38.05% | 38.38% | 38.58% | 40.24% | 42.2% | 43.13% | 43.42% | 43.17% | 42.08% | 43.17% | 45.32% | 43.26% | 45.18% | 43.58% | 43.18% | 47.27% | 53.95% | 63.75% | 70.46% | 81.32% | 95.01% | 672.53% | - |
| Gross Profit | 307.44M | 170.62M | 394.27M | 396.69M | 371.45M | 363.46M | 348.95M | 326.36M | 300.67M | 275.9M | 252.83M | 229.72M | 220.11M | 197.75M | 173.33M | 173.34M | 144.39M | 133.03M | 122.43M | 97.91M | 68.65M | 49.02M | 26.96M | 11.1M | 2.59M | -17.28M | 0 |
| Gross Margin % | 32.41% | 17.49% | 38.05% | 42.16% | 61.95% | 61.62% | 61.42% | 59.76% | 57.8% | 56.87% | 56.58% | 56.83% | 57.92% | 56.83% | 54.68% | 56.74% | 54.82% | 56.42% | 56.82% | 52.73% | 46.05% | 36.25% | 29.54% | 18.68% | 4.99% | -572.53% | - |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -56.72% | -0.61% | 6.79% | 2.2% | 4.16% | 6.92% | 8.54% | 8.98% | 9.12% | 10.06% | 4.37% | 11.3% | 14.09% | -0.01% | 20.05% | 8.54% | 8.66% | 25.05% | 42.62% | 40.04% | 81.81% | 142.94% | 328.66% | 114.98% | - | - |
| Operating Expenses | 382.02M | 274.44M | 591.87M | 526.02M | 257.49M | 244.23M | 242.02M | 226.1M | 215.09M | 203.84M | 195.94M | 183.63M | 177.16M | 151.6M | 142.36M | 136.83M | 128.58M | 136.82M | 144.65M | 129.94M | 115.46M | 109.85M | 109.21M | 307.76M | 73.31M | 43.81M | 14.22M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 28.13% | 57.13% | 55.9% | 42.94% | 41.41% | 42.6% | 41.4% | 41.35% | 42.01% | 43.85% | 45.43% | 46.62% | 43.57% | 44.91% | 44.79% | 48.81% | 58.02% | 67.12% | 69.98% | 77.45% | 81.24% | 119.64% | 517.92% | 141.21% | 1451.79% | - |
| Selling, General & Admin | 202.49M | 76.57M | 275.78M | 275.32M | 163.02M | 162.38M | 158.48M | 146.91M | 133.86M | 127.92M | 120.71M | 113.1M | 107.68M | 87.24M | 79.89M | 76.98M | 72.06M | 76.91M | 80.47M | 62.19M | 56.79M | 54.25M | 51.79M | 43.94M | 36.59M | 30.28M | 10.85M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 7.85% | 26.62% | 29.26% | 27.19% | 27.53% | 27.9% | 26.9% | 25.73% | 26.36% | 27.01% | 27.98% | 28.34% | 25.07% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 27.36% | 32.61% | 37.34% | 33.49% | 38.09% | 40.12% | 56.73% | 73.94% | 70.49% | 1003.31% | - |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -74.58M | -103.81M | -197.61M | -129.33M | 113.96M | 119.23M | 106.92M | 100.26M | 86.56M | 75.92M | 64.04M | 53.04M | 53.9M | 46.15M | 30.97M | 36.51M | 15.21M | -3.79M | 22.21M | 29.92M | 46.55M | 62.15M | 84.07M | 81.23M | 62.27M | 61.09M | 14.22M |
| Operating Margin % | -7.86% | -10.64% | -19.07% | -13.74% | 19.01% | 20.22% | 18.82% | 18.36% | 16.64% | 15.65% | 14.33% | 13.12% | 14.18% | 13.26% | 9.77% | 11.95% | 5.78% | -1.61% | 10.31% | 16.11% | 31.23% | 45.96% | 92.09% | 136.7% | 119.96% | 2024.32% | - |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 47.46% | -52.79% | -213.49% | -4.42% | 11.51% | 6.65% | 15.83% | 14.02% | 18.54% | 20.75% | -1.6% | 16.78% | 49.04% | -15.17% | 139.93% | 501.88% | -117.04% | -25.76% | -35.73% | -25.1% | -26.07% | 3.5% | 30.44% | 1.93% | 329.54% | - |
| EBITDA | 173.61M | 166.37M | 100.41M | 102.88M | 206.18M | 208.47M | 190.4M | 180.5M | 167.79M | 151.84M | 139.28M | 123.56M | 123.38M | 110.51M | 93.45M | 96.36M | 71.74M | 56.13M | 85.34M | 97.13M | 107.23M | 132.6M | 154.03M | 151.47M | 108.18M | 77.95M | 14.56M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 18.3% | 17.05% | 9.69% | 10.93% | 34.39% | 35.35% | 33.51% | 33.05% | 32.26% | 31.3% | 31.17% | 30.57% | 32.47% | 31.76% | 29.48% | 31.54% | 27.23% | 23.8% | 39.6% | 52.32% | 71.93% | 98.07% | 168.74% | 254.91% | 208.39% | 2582.94% | - |
| EBITDA Growth % | 39.26% | 65.69% | -2.4% | -50.1% | -1.1% | 9.49% | 5.48% | 7.58% | 10.5% | 9.02% | 12.72% | 0.15% | 11.64% | 18.26% | -3.02% | 34.31% | 27.82% | -34.23% | -12.14% | -9.42% | -19.13% | -13.91% | 1.69% | 40.02% | 38.78% | 435.35% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 248.19M | 270.18M | 298.02M | 232.21M | 92.22M | 89.24M | 83.48M | 80.25M | 81.23M | 75.93M | 75.23M | 70.53M | 69.48M | 64.36M | 62.48M | 59.85M | 56.52M | 59.91M | 63.13M | 67.21M | 60.68M | 70.45M | 69.97M | 70.25M | 45.91M | 16.86M | 338K |
| EBIT | -60.69M | -83.6M | -136.33M | 1.33B | 137.07M | 129.48M | 72.8M | 110.13M | 85.58M | 72.06M | 59.99M | 46.09M | 42.95M | 46.15M | 32.82M | 40.09M | 16.17M | -2.68M | 4.89M | -32.03M | -46.81M | -60.83M | -82.25M | -81.23M | -70.72M | -61.09M | 15.46M |
| Net Interest Income | -150.21M | -138.29M | -84.25M | -71.07M | -64.15M | -56.62M | -61.51M | -49.85M | -45.18M | -44.8M | -39.78M | -40.32M | -49.41M | -39.17M | -34.47M | -30.92M | -15.72M | -14.61M | -14.73M | -3.31M | -7.71M | -10.43M | -10.88M | -18.26M | -34.55M | -6.03M | 2.33M |
| Interest Income | 21.19M | 23.08M | 39.07M | 35.72M | 3.44M | 1.44M | 978K | 7.6M | 5.88M | 3.67M | 1.02M | 956K | 536K | 2.63M | 1.85M | 848K | 959K | 898K | 3.85M | 6.91M | 2.97M | 1.32M | 2.12M | 1.51M | 1.74M | 1.91M | 3.43M |
| Interest Expense | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Income/Expense | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | -225.68M | -244.97M | -259.65M | 1.22B | 26.38M | 71.42M | 10.31M | 52.67M | 41.38M | 31.12M | 24.26M | 12.71M | 4.49M | 6.99M | -3.5M | 5.58M | -508K | -18.4M | 28.32M | -53.76M | 47.06M | 65.89M | 86.76M | -66.91M | -91.84M | -11.76M | 14.36M |
| Pretax Margin % | -23.79% | -25.1% | -25.06% | 129.6% | 4.4% | 12.11% | 1.82% | 9.64% | 7.96% | 6.41% | 5.43% | 3.14% | 1.18% | 2.01% | -1.1% | 1.83% | -0.19% | -7.8% | 13.14% | -28.95% | 31.57% | 48.73% | 95.04% | -112.61% | -176.92% | -389.7% | - |
| Income Tax | -56.01M | -62.79M | -55.58M | -53.96M | 21.23M | 23.23M | 4.1M | 15.15M | 12.71M | 25.24M | 9.33M | 7.82M | 3.69M | -49.7M | 751K | -1.96M | -1.18M | -1.25M | 1.54M | -1M | 6.95M | 6.69M | 7.41M | -437.4M | 21.13M | 5.82M | -2.46M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 24.82% | 25.63% | 21.4% | -4.43% | 80.49% | 32.53% | 39.72% | 28.77% | 30.73% | 81.12% | 38.46% | 61.49% | 82.25% | -711.35% | -21.46% | -35.11% | 231.69% | 6.78% | 5.42% | 1.87% | 14.77% | 10.15% | 8.54% | 653.69% | -23% | -49.48% | -17.15% |
| Net Income | -169.67M | -182.17M | -204.07M | 1.27B | 5.15M | 48.19M | 6.22M | 37.52M | 28.67M | 5.88M | 14.93M | 4.9M | 797K | 56.69M | -4.25M | 7.54M | 669K | -17.15M | 26.78M | -31.02M | -53.76M | -67.52M | -89.66M | 140.74M | -91.84M | -66.91M | -11.76M |
| Net Margin % | -17.88% | -18.67% | -19.7% | 135.34% | 0.86% | 8.17% | 1.09% | 6.87% | 5.51% | 1.21% | 3.34% | 1.21% | 0.21% | 16.29% | -1.34% | 2.47% | 0.25% | -7.27% | 12.43% | -16.71% | -36.06% | -49.93% | -98.22% | 236.85% | -176.92% | -2217.13% | - |
| Net Income Growth % | 11.08% | 10.73% | -116.03% | 24646.23% | -89.32% | 675.18% | -83.43% | 30.88% | 387.87% | -60.64% | 204.92% | 514.3% | -98.59% | 1433.55% | -156.36% | 1027.35% | 103.9% | -164.05% | 186.31% | 42.29% | 20.38% | 24.7% | -163.7% | 253.24% | -37.26% | -468.94% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -169.67M | -182.17M | -204.07M | 1.27B | 5.15M | 48.19M | 6.22M | 37.52M | 28.67M | 5.88M | 14.93M | 4.9M | 797K | 56.69M | -4.25M | 7.54M | 669K | -17.15M | -15.22M | -31.02M | -53.76M | -67.52M | -89.66M | 140.74M | -91.84M | -66.91M | -11.76M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -3.55 | -3.80 | -4.30 | 26.62 | 0.11 | 1.03 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 1.21 | -0.09 | 0.17 | 0.01 | -0.39 | -0.34 | -0.65 | -1.16 | -1.96 | -117.43 | 11.18 | -564.45 | -391.36 | -170.16 |
| EPS Growth % | 11.47% | 11.63% | -116.15% | 24100% | -89.32% | 692.31% | -83.95% | 28.57% | 384.62% | -60.61% | 200% | 450% | -98.35% | 1395.5% | -154.94% | 1600% | 102.56% | -14.71% | 47.69% | 43.97% | 40.82% | 98.33% | -1150.36% | 101.98% | -44.23% | -130% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -3.80 | -4.28 | 26.88 | 0.11 | 1.04 | 0.14 | 0.82 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 1.22 | -0.09 | 0.17 | 0.01 | -0.39 | -0.34 | -0.65 | -1.16 | -1.96 | -117.43 | 11.18 | -564.45 | -391.36 | -170.16 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 47.77M | 47.93M | 47.63M | 47.84M | 47.21M | 46.96M | 46.67M | 46.08M | 45.78M | 45.18M | 44.87M | 45.16M | 46.35M | 47M | 45.51M | 45.7M | 44.79M | 44.03M | 44.56M | 47.8M | 46.34M | 34.44M | 763.54K | 7.94M | 162.71K | 170.97K | 69.12K |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 47.77M | 47.93M | 47.54M | 47.37M | 46.88M | 46.42M | 45.95M | 45.54M | 45.28M | 44.86M | 44.64M | 44.89M | 45.96M | 46.29M | 45.51M | 45.18M | 44.63M | 44.03M | 44.56M | 47.8M | 46.34M | 34.44M | 763.54K | 7.94M | 162.71K | 170.97K | 69.12K |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | 14.27% | 3300.76% | 311.9% | 2081.92% | 300.23% | 341.46% | 1389.67% | 456.9% | 1354.45% | 6802.51% | 62.36% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sprint integration execution failure
As indicated by the most recent quarterly data, CCOI's revenue has experienced a consistent decline, with the 2026Q1 figure of $239.2M representing a 3.2% year-over-year contraction, suggesting that organic growth initiatives are currently failing to offset the secular erosion of the legacy Sprint wireline customer base.
The persistent negative growth trajectory appears to reflect the challenges of integrating a declining enterprise asset into a lean, high-volume network model. Investors should monitor whether the company can stabilize its top-line performance as the legacy customer churn eventually reaches a floor.
Based on reported financial statements, gross margins have exhibited significant volatility, fluctuating from a low of 13.6% in 2025Q2 to 46.0% in 2026Q1, which highlights the operational instability introduced by the absorption of high-cost legacy infrastructure and the ongoing rationalization of network capacity.
The wide variance in gross margins suggests that the company is still in the early stages of optimizing the cost structure of the acquired assets. This inconsistency makes it difficult to forecast long-term profitability until the network footprint is fully integrated and legacy cost burdens are permanently removed.
According to the income statement data, CCOI continues to report negative operating income, with the 2026Q1 operating margin of -5.6% demonstrating that the company has yet to achieve the necessary scale to cover its fixed operating expenses following the recent large-scale acquisition of wireline assets.
The inability to generate positive operating income suggests that the current revenue base is insufficient to support the expanded cost structure. Further investigation is warranted into whether management can achieve meaningful SG&A efficiencies to drive the operating margin toward positive territory in the coming quarters.
As reported in recent filings, the company's persistent net losses, including the -$39.5M reported in 2026Q1, raise concerns regarding the sustainability of the current business model, particularly if the anticipated synergies from the Sprint acquisition fail to materialize within the expected timeframe for institutional investors.
Short-sellers may focus on the potential for continued margin compression if the legacy enterprise business continues to decline faster than the company can reduce its associated operating costs. The reliance on non-core asset monetization to offset operational losses may be viewed as a temporary fix rather than a long-term solution.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CCOI stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) reported total revenue of $975.8M.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) reported a net loss of $182.2M for the fiscal year ending 2025.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) reported an operating income of $-103.8M, resulting in an operating profit margin of -10.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) generated $170.6M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 17.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.