Why did Cogent Communications (CCOI) stock move recently?

On 9/2/2026, Cogent Communications moved +13.4% — No clear company-specific catalyst identified in today's news or filings to explain the sharp gain; the stock appears to have moved with broader market or technical factors following recent negative headlines around class-action litigation tied to prior declines. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Cogent Communications (CCOI) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Cogent Communications's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about -3.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Cogent Communications's revenue?

Cogent Communications reported revenue of $975.8M for FY2025, with net profit of $-182.2M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Cogent Communications (CCOI)?

Cogent Communications last traded at $7.72 (-0.5% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Cogent Communications

CCOI · NYSE · Communication Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerCCOI

ExchangeNYSE

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryTelecom Services

CountryUnited States

Employees1,833

HeadquartersWashington, United States

Websitewww.cogentco.com

Filings tracked17

About Cogent Communications

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides high-speed Internet access, private network, and data center colocation space services in North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa. It offers on-net Internet access and private network services to law firms, financial services firms, and advertising and marketing firms, as well as heath care providers, educational institutions and other professional services businesses, other Internet service providers, telephone companies, cable television companies, web hosting companies, media service providers, mobile phone operators, content delivery network companies, and commercial content and application service providers. The company also provides Internet access and private network services to customers that are not located in buildings directly connected to its network; and on-net services to customers located in buildings that are physically connected to its network. In addition, it offers off-net services to corporate customers using other carriers' circuits to provide the last mile portion of the link from the customers' premises to the network. Further, the company operates data centers that allow its customers to collocate their equipment and access the network. It serves primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, communications service providers, and other bandwidth-intensive organizations. Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

Who owns it

Insiders4.1%
Institutions95.4%
Public & other0.4%

297 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.40%
Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc.8.21%
Park West Asset Management LLC6.07%
State Street Corporation5.43%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.66%
Edgepoint Investment Group Inc.4.46%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.98%
Newtyn Management, Llc3.23%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Over 3 years only -0.00× of reported profit became operating cash — the classic sign that headline earnings may be running ahead of the cash actually generated. Often explained by working capital funding growth; worth a closer look.

Cash conversion-0.00×

Net margin trend-19.7% → -18.7%

Margin has expanded by about 1.0 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity-91.6%

Latest ROE of -91.6% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

One-off items1 of last 3 yrs

Recent reported profit includes sizeable one-off / non-operating items — the underlying operating trend may differ from the headline.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $235.1M · EPS -0.81

Est. earnings growth -166.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $956.1M · EPS -2.58

Est. earnings growth -2.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$975.8M

Net margin

-18.7%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+1.8%

EPS (FY2025)

-3.80

Net profit (FY2025)

$-182.2M

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Why it moved

Sep 2, 2026
No clear company-specific catalyst identified in today's news or filings to explain the sharp gain; the stock appears to have moved with broader market or technical factors following recent negative headlines around class-action litigation tied to prior declines.
· confidence: low
Sep 1, 2026
Cogent shares fell amid ongoing selling pressure tied to multiple securities class action lawsuits alleging the company misled investors about optical wavelength demand, backlog quality, and related operational issues following its Sprint acquisition; no new company-specific catalyst emerged today.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium
Aug 25, 2026
No specific company catalyst identified for the 4.11% gain; the stock appears to have moved with broader market or sector sentiment.
· confidence: low
Jul 28, 2026
No clear company-specific catalyst identified in recent filings or credible news coverage; the stock appears to have moved with broader market or sector sentiment amid ongoing volatility near 52-week lows.
· confidence: low
Jul 27, 2026
CCOI fell on announcements and reminders from multiple law firms about a securities class action lawsuit filed against the company alleging violations related to prior disclosures, creating legal overhang.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 24, 2026
CCOI fell with broader market risk-off sentiment and no company-specific news or filings released today.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$975.8M	$-182.2M	-3.80	-18.7%	—
FY2024	$1.0B	$-204.1M	-4.28	-19.7%	-91.6%
FY2023	$940.9M	$1.3B*	26.62	—	208.9%

* Net profit includes one-off / non-operating items (e.g. a settlement or accounting gain), so it doesn’t reflect operating performance — net margin is hidden for that period.

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$235.6M	$66.6M	1.38	28.3%
2026Q1	$239.2M	$-39.5M	-0.83	-16.5%
2025Q3	$241.9M	$-41.5M	-0.87	-17.2%
2025Q2	$246.2M	$-57.8M	-1.21	-23.5%
2025Q1	$247.0M	$-52.0M	-1.09	-21.1%
2024Q3	$257.2M	$-63.1M	-1.33	-24.5%
2024Q2	$260.4M	$-32.3M	-0.68	-12.4%
2024Q1	$266.2M	$-65.3M	-1.38	-24.5%
2023Q3	$275.4M	—	-1.20	—
2023Q2	$239.8M	—	23.65	—
2023Q1	$153.6M	$6.1M	0.13	4.0%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/29/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC6/15/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/26/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/4/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/4/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/4/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/20/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/20/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC1/7/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/17/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/6/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure
SEC8/15/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.