COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:CCOI • US19239V3024

24.29 USD
+1.74 (+7.72%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
24.29 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:22:01 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, CCOI scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CCOI was compared to 36 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CCOI have multiple concerns. CCOI does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively. CCOI also has an excellent dividend rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CCOI has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year CCOI had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years CCOI 4 years were profitable.
  • CCOI had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CCOI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCCOI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • CCOI has a Return On Assets of -6.18%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CCOI underperforms 72.22% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.18%
ROE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)11.24%
ROA(5y)7.85%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CCOI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCCOI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

  • CCOI's Gross Margin of 43.11% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CCOI is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CCOI has declined.
  • CCOI does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 43.11%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-14.85%
GM growth 5Y-8.63%
CCOI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCCOI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 100

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CCOI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • CCOI has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CCOI has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • CCOI has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CCOI Yearly Shares OutstandingCCOI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
CCOI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCCOI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.20, we must say that CCOI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CCOI has a worse Altman-Z score (0.20) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.2
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.21%
CCOI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCCOI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M -500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CCOI has a Current Ratio of 2.02. This indicates that CCOI is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With an excellent Current ratio value of 2.02, CCOI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.02 indicates that CCOI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • CCOI has a better Quick ratio (2.02) than 86.11% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.02
Quick Ratio 2.02
CCOI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCCOI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CCOI shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -623.08%.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -6.48% in the past year.
  • CCOI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.66% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-623.08%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%34.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.48%
Revenue growth 3Y20.66%
Revenue growth 5Y13.66%
Sales Q2Q%-5.93%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 13.70% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.28% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y1.41%
EPS Next 2Y7.6%
EPS Next 3Y13.27%
EPS Next 5Y13.7%
Revenue Next Year-6.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.9%
Revenue Next 3Y1.15%
Revenue Next 5Y5.28%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
CCOI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCCOI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 500M 1B 1.5B
CCOI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCCOI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 5 10 15 20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CCOI. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year CCOI is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CCOI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCCOI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • CCOI's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 21.9
CCOI Per share dataCCOI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 -10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CCOI's earnings are expected to grow with 13.27% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y7.6%
EPS Next 3Y13.27%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 13.53%, CCOI is a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.24, CCOI pays a better dividend. On top of this CCOI pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CCOI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 13.53%

5.2 History

  • On average, the dividend of CCOI grows each year by 9.91%, which is quite nice.
  • CCOI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • CCOI has not decreased their dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)9.91%
Div Incr Years12
Div Non Decr Years12
CCOI Yearly Dividends per shareCCOI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 2 3

5.3 Sustainability

  • The earnings of CCOI are negative and hence is the payout ratio. CCOI will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
  • The dividend of CCOI is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP-100.75%
EPS Next 2Y7.6%
EPS Next 3Y13.27%
CCOI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCCOI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN

NASDAQ:CCOI (2/6/2026, 8:22:01 PM)

After market: 24.29 0 (0%)

24.29

+1.74 (+7.72%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)11-06
Earnings (Next)02-20
Inst Owners105.64%
Inst Owner Change-2.47%
Ins Owners2.26%
Ins Owner Change18.84%
Market Cap1.19B
Revenue(TTM)987.53M
Net Income(TTM)-194.71M
Analysts72.22
Price Target31.16 (28.28%)
Short Float %12.42%
Short Ratio4.86
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 13.53%
Yearly Dividend3.88
Dividend Growth(5Y)9.91%
DP-100.75%
Div Incr Years12
Div Non Decr Years12
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-5.28%
Min EPS beat(2)-27.22%
Max EPS beat(2)16.66%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)3.94%
Min EPS beat(4)-27.22%
Max EPS beat(4)26.15%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)72.93%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-790.2%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-604.7%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.43%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.57%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.28%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.64%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.22%
Max Revenue beat(4)-3.28%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.27%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.35%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.16%
PT rev (1m)-1.18%
PT rev (3m)-40.8%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.68%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-5.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.13%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.83%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.61%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.01%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.93%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.21
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 119.97
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 21.9
EPS(TTM)-4.08
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-3.62
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-3.8
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.2
OCFY0.83%
SpS20.1
BVpS-0.8
TBVpS-10.36
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.18%
ROE N/A
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 43.11%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)11.24%
ROA(5y)7.85%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-14.85%
GM growth 5Y-8.63%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.31
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 14.92
Cap/Depr 70.47%
Cap/Sales 19.91%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 6.48%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.02
Quick Ratio 2.02
Altman-Z 0.2
F-Score4
WACC7.21%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)68.98%
Cap/Depr(5y)70.47%
Cap/Sales(3y)15.26%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.5%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-623.08%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%34.59%
EPS Next Y1.41%
EPS Next 2Y7.6%
EPS Next 3Y13.27%
EPS Next 5Y13.7%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.48%
Revenue growth 3Y20.66%
Revenue growth 5Y13.66%
Sales Q2Q%-5.93%
Revenue Next Year-6.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.9%
Revenue Next 3Y1.15%
Revenue Next 5Y5.28%
EBIT growth 1Y36.51%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year246.28%
EBIT Next 3Y57.34%
EBIT Next 5Y32.26%
FCF growth 1Y-5557.48%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-90.28%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN / CCOI FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CCOI.


What is the valuation status of COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) stock?

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for CCOI stock?

The financial health rating of COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) is 3 / 10.