Communication Services
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc(CCOI)
Live Price
Offline$14.66
+3.31% today
1Y Change
-70.59%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $900.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -5.8%
- EPS Growth
- +11.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 11.4%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $900.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $14.66 and down 70.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -5.8%, EPS growth of +11.2%, a dividend yield of 11.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -5.8%, EPS +11.2%, free cash flow +2.7% with operating margin -7.9% and ROIC -1.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 11.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CCOI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-5.8% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-7.9% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -5.8% and EPS is at +11.2%, with operating margin around -7.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 11.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | +2.3% | +14.0% | -1.6% |
2026 Feb 20, 2026 | +41.3% | -3.9% | +0.9% | -2.9% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +24.4% | -5.9% | -33.1% | -21.4% |
Benchmark Edge
CCOI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CCOI
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CCOI Max Drawdown
-73.24%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
โ
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CCOI and SPY.
Company Overview
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc
NASDAQ
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based Internet service provider specializing in high-speed Internet access, private network services, Ethernet transport, optical wavelength and optical transport services, and data center colocation. It delivers low-cost, scalable connectivity solutions through its all-optical IP network backbone to bandwidth-intensive businesses across North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa. The company serves corporate customers in high-rise office buildings with dedicated Internet access and virtual private networking, as well as netcentric clients like other Internet service providers and content providers requiring Internet transit and colocation in hundreds of global markets. Cogent distinguishes on-net services in directly connected buildings from off-net using partner facilities, and offers wavelength services leveraging its fiber infrastructure. It also generates revenue from leasing IPv4 addresses and maintains legacy non-core services. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. plays a key role in the telecommunications sector by providing essential infrastructure for enterprise data transport and global connectivity demands.
- Leadership
- Mr. David Schaeffer Ph.D.
- Employees
- 1.8k
- Street Address
- 2450 North Street NW
- Mailing
- Washington, DC, 20037
- Region
- Washington, DC, United States
- Last Updated
- May 7, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.3
- Price/Sales
- 1.0
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- -5.8%
- EPS
- +11.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +2.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 32.4%
- Operating Margin
- -7.9%
- Net Margin
- -17.9%
- ROE
- 422.8%
- ROIC
- -1.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 1.90
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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