Cogent Communications/$CCOI
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About Cogent Communications
Cogent carries over one-fifth of the world's internet traffic on its network, providing high-capacity services to businesses. Cogent's netcentric customers, which contribute nearly half of total revenue, include internet service providers and content providers, to which Cogent provides internet transit service. They hand traffic to Cogent in data centers and rely on Cogent to deliver it. About half of netcentric revenue is from outside the US. Cogent's corporate customers are in high-rise office buildings, where the firm provides two types of connections: dedicated internet access, which connects them to the internet, and virtual private networking. Cogent's corporate customers are exclusively in North America and account for about 40% of the firm's revenue.
- Ticker
- $CCOI
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 1,833
- Headquarters
- Washington, United States
- Website
- www.cogentco.com
CCOI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$405M
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-$0.94
0.75
$0.08
0.95%
Price and volume
Market cap
$405M
Beta
0.75
52-week high
$45.69
52-week low
$7.13
Average daily volume
2.1M
Dividend rate
$0.08
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.632
Quick ratio
0.37
Long term debt to equity
-53.189
Total debt to equity
-77.23
Interest coverage (TTM)
-0.37%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
162.863
Gross margin (TTM)
50.35%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-5.14%
Operating margin (TTM)
-7.16%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
33.52%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$480,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-1.24%
Return on equity (TTM)
-721.50%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.462
Price to book
-11.88
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.81
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-2.842
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-35.19%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-2.977
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.95%
Forward dividend yield
0.95%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-4.56%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-79.17%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.40%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.71%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-65.86%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.27%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-33.65%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-2.75%
What the Analysts think about CCOI
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Cogent Communications stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Cogent Communications stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The $225 million cash sale of 10 data centres gives Cogent a meaningful liquidity inflow and shows that its owned sites have monetisable value. The buyer’s plan to commit up to $1 billion to upgrades and acquisitions supports the quality of the assets. (Reuters, Financial Times)
The facilities’ dense fibre links, exchange proximity and 53 megawatts of capacity fit the shift from centralised AI training to lower-latency inference. That supports the strategic value of Cogent’s network and its connectivity around data-centre customers. (Reuters, Financial Times)
Data-intensive AI and cloud workloads are increasing demand for resilient, scalable fibre networks. That is a directly relevant tailwind for Cogent’s high-capacity internet transport business. (Reuters)
Bank of America is discussing extra collateral for a new Cogent money raise, potentially through a pari-plus structure. That points to refinancing pressure and raises the risk that new borrowing will be expensive or encumber assets needed by existing stakeholders. (Bloomberg)
Cogent has sold 10 data centres just as AI inference is attracting substantial infrastructure capital. The buyer, rather than Cogent, will fund the stated $1 billion expansion, so Cogent may give up part of the long-term upside from those assets. (Reuters, Financial Times)
Cogent’s shares had fallen nearly 16% in 2026 by late May, indicating that investors were already discounting material execution or financing concerns. A weak share price can also make any equity-linked funding more dilutive. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2026.
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CCOI News
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Kaplan Fox Reminds Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Investors That They Have Until September 21, 2026 to Move for Lead Plaintiff
Newsfile Corp2 weeks ago
CCOI FINAL DEADLINE ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds Cogent Investors of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Deadline on September 21, 2026
Business Wire2 weeks ago
CCOI Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law
Business Wire2 weeks ago
Funds containing CCOI
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $CCOI weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.01% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | £4.1B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | €7.5B | 0.00% |
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