Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
CCOI · Price history
Price at last available close
$7.64
+$0.21 (+2.83%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
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.
How they make money
Cogent Communications generates revenue primarily by providing high-speed internet access, private network services, and data center colocation services to net-centric and corporate customers. The company operates a global fiber-optic network and utilizes a low-cost, high-volume business model to sell bandwidth and connectivity services on a recurring subscription basis.
Products & services
Internet access, private network services (VPN), colocation services in data centers, and optical wavelength services.
Brands & revenue mix
Primary brand for all internet and data transport services.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
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Geographic revenue
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Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Customer concentration
The company's customer base is highly diversified, and no single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Fiber and network equipment providers — The company relies on various unnamed third-party vendors for network infrastructure, fiber capacity, and hardware components.Source
Competitors
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
22
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
30
Poor
Financial Strength
8
Business Quality / Moat
38
Management
33
Growth Quality
62
Risk / Durability
20
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
28
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
40/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Severe debt stress
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CCOI
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can CCOI maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •How long can CCOI fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is CCOI's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for CCOI to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify CCOI's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
22
Opportunity Score
28
Market Cap
$391.3M
P/E Ratio
-4.4
EPS
$-1.78
52-Week High
$45.69
52-Week Low
$7.13
Beta
0.75
Analyst Target
$12.00
Shares Outstanding
47.9M
Total Revenue
$1.18B
Total Debt
$2.64B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.05%
Liquidation Value / Share
$-0.71
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.08
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Strong downward momentum
High movement
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A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for CCOI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Severe debt stress
Negative shareholder equity • Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Interest coverage is below 2x • Free cash flow is negative • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on CCOI.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Extensive global fiber-optic network infrastructure.
- +Low-cost operating model.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (severe): Negative shareholder equity.
- −Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
- −Interest coverage is below 2x.
- −Free cash flow is negative.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
25
Sep 14, 2026
Change
-2.7
points
Current Score
22
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
CCOI decreased 2.7 points because Moat declined by 36.3 points, Buffett declined by 5 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Asset improved by 3.2 points
- + Capital improved by 2 points
Negative Contributors
- − Moat declined by 36.3 points
- − Buffett declined by 5 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
20
Projected Change
-1.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$7.64
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.18B | $975.8M | $1.04B | $940.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $682.7M | $805.1M | $641.8M | $544.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $494.5M | $170.6M | $394.3M | $396.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $282.0M | $76.6M | $275.8M | $275.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $432.2M | $274.4M | $591.9M | $526.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $380.2M | $186.6M | $161.7M | $1.56B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $62.3M | -$103.8M | -$197.6M | -$129.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $219.3M | $161.4M | $123.3M | $106.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$119.0M | -$245.0M | -$259.6M | $1.22B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$34.2M | -$62.8M | -$55.6M | -$54.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$84.8M | -$182.2M | -$204.1M | $1.27B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-1.78 | $-3.80 | $-4.28 | $26.88 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 47.97M | 47.93M | 47.54M | 47.37M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 48.33M | 47.93M | 47.63M | 47.84M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$474.7M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.56
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-1.1%
Cash Change
-14.0%
Margin Change
+29.2 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 92.8%. EPS declined 146.3%. Cash declined 14.0%. Total debt declined 1.1%. Net income margin improved by 29.2 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
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