Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Description of business We are a facilities-based provider of low-cost, high-speed Internet access, private network services, optical wavelength and optical transport services and data center colocation space and power. Our network is specifically designed and optimized to transmit packet-routed data.
$7.44
-$0.28 (-3.63%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-10.36% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 5.8% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Negative free cash flow of -$198M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$957M
▼ -5.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$45M
▲ +10.7% YoY
Op. Margin
7.95%
▲ +8.7pp YoY
ROIC
2.26%
▲ +3.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$143M
▲ +2.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$15M
▼ -22.4% YoY
Net Debt
$2.45B
Cash & Equiv.
$184M
5Y CAGR: +11.4%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 28 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) overvalued?
Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cogent Communications Holdings scores 18/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 14.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Cogent Communications Holdings a high-quality business?+
Cogent Communications Holdings scores 18 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 8.0% operating margin and a 2.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Cogent Communications Holdings pays a regular dividend of about $1.13 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 14.4% at the current price. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CCOI's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Cogent Communications Holdings a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CCOI's valuation and scores 18/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 14.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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