
Cogent Communications Holdings Income Statement 2025-2011 | CCOI
Brief overview of financial performance at Cogent Communications Holdings
The conclusions below are based on five years of reported results. Revenue at Cogent Communications Holdings moved from $568 million in 2020 to $976 million in 2025. The total change was +71.8%, with a CAGR of approximately 11.4%. The pace indicates confident and sustained business growth.
Gross profit changed from $349 million to $441 million (+26.3%). Direct costs outpaced revenue, limiting the benefit of changes in sales. Comparing the endpoints gives gross margins of 61.4% and 45.2%. The margin decline reflects a less favorable sales-and-cost structure.
The five-year EBITDA result moved by −11.2%: from 190 million dollars to 169 million dollars. EBITDA lagged revenue, showing weaker operating momentum. EBITDA margin moved from 33.5% to 17.3%. The business retained less EBITDA from each unit of revenue.
Net income moved from 6.2 million dollars at the start to −182 million dollars at the end. The business lost profitability by the end of the period.
Market value was $2.5 billion at the start and $906 million at the end. The market has not yet confirmed the improvement in fundamentals.
Financial takeaway
The results contain several connected negative signals. Key strengths include a larger revenue base. The main areas of concern are pressure on operating profitability, weaker gross profitability and a weaker final result. The next reporting periods will show whether revenue, margins, and final profitability can strengthen.
Annual Income Statement Cogent Communications Holdings
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Market Cap |
906 M | 3.43 B | 3.81 B | 2.94 B | 2.95 B | 2.53 B | 3.3 B | 2.14 B | 2.01 B | 1.87 B | 1.5 B | 1.7 B | 1.89 B | 1.1 B | 691 M |
Shares |
47.9 M | 47.6 M | 47.4 M | 46.9 M | 46.4 M | 45.9 M | 45.5 M | 45.3 M | 44.9 M | 44.6 M | 44.9 M | 46 M | 46.3 M | 45.5 M | 45.2 M |
Historical Prices |
18.9 | 72 | 80.4 | 62.8 | 63.6 | 55 | 66 | 43.1 | 38.4 | 34.1 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 17.7 | 10.8 |
Net Income |
-182 M | -204 M | 1.27 B | 5.15 M | 48.2 M | 6.22 M | 37.5 M | 28.7 M | 5.88 M | 14.9 M | 4.9 M | 797 K | 56.7 M | -4.25 M | 7.54 M |
Revenue |
976 M | 1.04 B | 941 M | 600 M | 590 M | 568 M | 546 M | 520 M | 485 M | 447 M | 404 M | 380 M | 348 M | 317 M | 306 M |
Cost of Revenue |
535 M | 642 M | 544 M | 228 M | 226 M | 219 M | 220 M | 220 M | 209 M | 194 M | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross Profit |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 326 M | 301 M | 276 M | 253 M | 230 M | 220 M | 198 M | 173 M | 173 M |
Operating Income |
-101 M | -198 M | -129 M | 114 M | 119 M | 107 M | 100 M | 86.6 M | 75.9 M | 64 M | 53 M | 53.9 M | 46.2 M | 31 M | 36.5 M |
Interest Expense |
- | - | - | 111 M | 58.1 M | 62.5 M | 57.5 M | 51.1 M | 48.5 M | 40.8 M | 41.3 M | 49.9 M | 41.8 M | 36.3 M | 34.5 M |
EBITDA |
169 M | 100 M | 103 M | 206 M | 208 M | 190 M | 179 M | 167 M | 148 M | 132 M | 117 M | 112 M | 111 M | 93.4 M | 96.4 M |
Operating Expenses |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 227 M | 215 M | 204 M | 196 M | 184 M | 177 M | 152 M | 142 M | 137 M |
General and Administrative Expenses |
274 M | 276 M | 275 M | 163 M | 162 M | 158 M | 147 M | 134 M | 128 M | 121 M | 113 M | 108 M | 87.2 M | 79.9 M | 77 M |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Income Statement Cogent Communications Holdings
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
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Shares |
47.6 M | 47.6 M | 47.7 M | 49 M | 47.4 M | 47.5 M | 47.4 M | 48.6 M | 47.2 M | 47.1 M | 47 M | 48 M | 46.7 M | 46.7 M | 46.6 M | 47.7 M | 46.3 M | 46.2 M | 46.1 M | 47.2 M | 45.8 M | 45.8 M | 45.7 M | 45.6 M | 45.4 M | 45.4 M | 45.2 M | 45.3 M | 45.1 M | 45 M | 44.9 M | 44.8 M | 44.8 M | 44.7 M | 44.6 M | 44.6 M | 44.6 M | 44.5 M | 44.4 M | 44.6 M | 44.6 M | 44.5 M | 44.4 M | 45.2 B | 45.6 B | 45.9 B | 46.4 B | 46.3 M | 46.2 M | 46 M | 45.5 M | 45.5 M | 45.4 M | 45.3 M | 45.2 M | 45 M | 45.1 M | 45 M | 44.7 M |
Net Income |
-41.5 M | -57.8 M | -52 M | - | -63.1 M | -32.3 M | -65.3 M | - | -56.7 M | 1.12 B | 6.15 M | - | -8.01 M | 11.2 M | 1.14 M | - | 29.7 M | -2.49 M | 18.9 M | - | 12.8 M | 17.8 M | 9.23 M | 7.46 M | 30.1 M | 16.4 M | 9.22 M | 7.1 M | 21.6 M | 13.3 M | 6.78 M | -6.23 M | 3.65 M | 4.32 M | 4.14 M | 3.89 M | 3.46 M | 4.22 M | 3.35 M | 3.89 M | 3.46 M | 4.22 M | 3.35 M | -352 K | -184 K | 1.21 M | 125 K | 52.6 M | 2.12 M | 1.61 M | 361 K | -276 K | -94 K | -1.79 M | -2.09 M | 5.42 M | 281 K | 2.12 M | -278 K |
Revenue |
242 M | 246 M | 247 M | - | 257 M | 260 M | 266 M | - | 275 M | 240 M | 154 M | - | 150 M | 148 M | 149 M | - | 148 M | 148 M | 147 M | - | 142 M | 141 M | 141 M | 140 M | 137 M | 135 M | 134 M | 132 M | 130 M | 129 M | 129 M | 125 M | 123 M | 120 M | 117 M | 116 M | 113 M | 110 M | 108 M | 116 M | 113 M | 110 M | 108 M | 96.7 M | 95.7 M | 94.6 M | 92.9 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cost of Revenue |
132 M | 137 M | 137 M | - | 162 M | 156 M | 169 M | - | 174 M | 138 M | 58.6 M | - | 57.2 M | 56.5 M | 57.4 M | - | 56.6 M | 56.2 M | 57.1 M | - | 54.5 M | 53.9 M | 55.9 M | 56 M | 55.3 M | 54.4 M | 54.2 M | 55.7 M | 54.6 M | 54.4 M | 54.9 M | 53.9 M | 53.6 M | 51.1 M | 50.7 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Income |
-18.1 M | -31.5 M | -40.3 M | - | -57.8 M | -47.1 M | -59.4 M | - | -50.6 M | -34.6 M | 24.3 M | - | 28.1 M | 29.6 M | 28.8 M | - | 28.6 M | 28.2 M | 26.3 M | - | 26 M | 27.6 M | 25.8 M | 28 M | 25.8 M | 22 M | 24.4 M | 22.3 M | 22.3 M | 21.4 M | 20.6 M | 20.5 M | 17.7 M | 19 M | 18.7 M | 14.8 M | 16.1 M | 17.5 M | 15.7 M | 14.8 M | 16.1 M | 17.5 M | 15.7 M | 13.1 M | 13.6 M | 14.3 M | 12.9 M | 12.1 M | 12.6 M | 11.6 M | 9.9 M | 9.17 M | 8.03 M | 7.8 M | 5.97 M | 10.9 M | 9.58 M | 8.67 M | 7.36 M |
Interest Expense |
4.56 M | -2.42 M | -865 K | - | -1.15 M | 2.48 M | 2.74 M | - | 1.6 M | 200 K | 19 M | - | 17.9 M | 13.5 M | 14.2 M | - | 14.3 M | 14.2 M | 15.8 M | - | 15.8 M | 15.5 M | 15.2 M | - | 15.2 M | 13.6 M | 13.5 M | - | 12.8 M | 12.4 M | 12.4 M | - | 12.3 M | 12.1 M | 11.9 M | - | 9.89 M | 10.2 M | 10.1 M | - | 10 M | 9.69 M | 11.3 M | - | 12.7 M | 13.8 M | 11.3 M | - | 10.6 M | 10.2 M | 9.87 M | - | 9.02 M | 8.99 M | 8.99 M | - | 8.95 M | 9.14 M | 7.58 M |
EBITDA |
42.3 M | 43.8 M | 35.7 M | - | 28 M | 26.9 M | 11.5 M | - | 36.2 M | 17.9 M | 49.5 M | - | 51 M | 52.6 M | 51.5 M | - | 51.2 M | 50.3 M | 48.3 M | - | 47.7 M | 47.5 M | 45.4 M | 28 M | 45.8 M | 42 M | 44.7 M | 22.3 M | 42.5 M | 41.6 M | 40.4 M | 20.5 M | 36.9 M | 37.9 M | 37.2 M | 14.8 M | 34.9 M | 36.1 M | 33.4 M | 14.8 M | 33.7 M | 34.9 M | 33.2 M | 13.1 M | 31 M | 31.6 M | 30.1 M | 12.1 M | 28.6 M | 27.5 M | 25.8 M | 9.17 M | 23.6 M | 23.3 M | 21.2 M | 10.9 M | 24.8 M | 23.4 M | 22.1 M |
General and Administrative Expenses |
70.4 M | 64.9 M | 73.9 M | - | 67.7 M | 68.3 M | 76.7 M | - | 65.3 M | 83.7 M | 45.1 M | - | 39.1 M | 39.4 M | 40.6 M | - | 40.1 M | 41.4 M | 41.4 M | - | 39.7 M | 39.8 M | 39.7 M | - | 36 M | 38.6 M | 35.9 M | 33.2 M | 33.4 M | 33.7 M | 33.5 M | - | 32.9 M | 31.8 M | 31.5 M | - | 30 M | 29.8 M | 29.5 M | - | 27.3 M | 28.9 M | 29.7 M | - | 27.4 M | 26.1 M | 26.3 M | - | 21.7 M | 21.2 M | 21.5 M | - | 19.5 M | 19.4 M | 21.3 M | - | 19 M | 18.9 M | 19.5 M |
All numbers in USD currency
The income statement is one of the three key financial reports of a company Cogent Communications Holdings (alongside the balance sheet and the cash flow statement). It shows how the company makes money and what its expenses are:
- How much revenue the company earned
- How much it spent on production, personnel, marketing, taxes, etc.
- What profit remained in the end
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