Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Stock

About Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in Washington, D.C., functions as a multinational provider of high-speed internet connectivity, private networking solutions, and data center co-location services. Its extensive reach covers clients across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and Africa. The company delivers its core services, including rapid internet access and secure private networks, in two primary ways: directly to customers located within buildings physically connected to its network (referred to as on-net services), and to those outside this direct infrastructure (off-net services). For corporate customers requiring off-net connections, Cogent frequently utilizes other carriers' circuits to complete the final segment of the network link to the customer's premises. Cogent serves a broad spectrum of organizations, from professional services firms like legal practices, financial institutions, advertising and marketing agencies, healthcare providers, and educational institutions, to other key players in the communications sector. This includes other internet service providers, telephone and cable television companies, web hosting providers, media and mobile phone operators, content delivery networks, and commercial content/application developers. Furthermore, Cogent operates 54 data centers, allowing customers to house their equipment securely and connect directly to its network. The company boasts a significant infrastructure presence, providing facilities to 3,035 buildings in total, with direct on-net services available to 1,817 multi-tenant office buildings. Cogent primarily caters to small and medium-sized enterprises, communications service providers, and organizations with substantial bandwidth demands.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is led by CEO David Schaeffer, employs 1,899 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2002.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) stock trades at $7.48 with a market capitalization of $383.09M. The stock is valued at a negative price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -4.34, reflecting a net loss over the last twelve months, a negative price-to-book of -10.85, reflecting negative shareholders' equity, price-to-sales of 0.34. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $7.06 and $44.31, and currently trades 83.1% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.04%.

On profitability, Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 140.52% (not meaningful, as shareholders' equity is negative), return on capital employed of 2.91%, an operating margin of -7.48%, a net profit margin of -7.20%.

Official website: www.cogentco.com

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. reported revenue of $447.0M rising to $976.0M, a change of +118.3% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 11.4% a year over five years, 17.6% over three, -5.8% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $-182.0M.

Operating margin went from 14.3% in 2016 to -10.6% in 2025, a fall of 25.0 percentage points. The most recent net margin is -7.20%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $1.2B and net profit $-86.0M.

Borrowings rose from $702.0M to $2.9B, cash from operations was $-11.0M in the latest year, positive in 8 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 77.5% over five years, and was 284.4% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at -22.9% a year over five years, -33.3% over three, -66.4% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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