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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Washington, United States | NasdaqGS
9.48 USD -0.19 (-1.965%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.53 +0.05 (0.506%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:44 a.m. EDT

Cogent Communications presents a catastrophic investment case driven by a complete collapse in profitability and a toxic legal environment. The company is burning cash with negative free cash flow and negative operating margins, while its balance sheet is crippled by debt exceeding total assets, resulting in negative book value. This fundamental rot is compounded by a massive securities fraud class-action lawsuit alleging undisclosed backlog issues, which has likely triggered the severe price decline seen in the annual trajectory. While the stock trades at a low price-to-sales ratio, this is a value trap reflecting the business's inability to generate earnings or sustain operations. The dividend is a tiny fraction of the previous payout, indicating the company is barely covering its obligations, let alone returning capital. Options activity confirms a deep pessimism, with traders buying insurance against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. Avoid this security entirely.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061208
AutoARIMA0.128680
AutoETS0.130874
MSTL0.137349

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 1.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.401
Excess Kurtosis -0.60
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Revenue per Share 18.325
Market Cap 485,525,152
Forward P/E -3.67
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins -5.14%
Website https://www.cogentco.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:44 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bearish, positioning heavy protective puts at strikes significantly below the current price (5.0 and 7.5) while holding minimal call exposure. Open interest is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money puts for later expirations, suggesting a fear of a significant downside gap rather than a rally. Call volume is negligible compared to put volume, indicating a lack of speculative upside conviction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.22% 0.54% 4.70% 5.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.020 0.218103
2026-05-18 0.020 0.116144
2026-03-06 0.020 0.086693
2025-11-21 0.020 0.117302
2025-08-21 1.015 2.705224
2025-05-22 1.010 2.200436
2025-03-13 1.005 1.486466
2024-11-22 0.995 1.196489
2024-08-22 0.985 1.361061
2024-05-22 0.975 1.656755
2024-03-14 0.965 1.503115
2023-11-22 0.955 1.448286
2023-08-23 0.945 1.386240
2023-05-17 0.935 1.497438
2023-03-09 0.925 1.518136
2022-11-17 0.915 1.600490
2022-08-17 0.905 1.552848
2022-05-12 0.880 1.505045
2022-03-08 0.855 1.383943
2021-11-18 0.830 1.045340
2021-08-19 0.805 1.138775
2021-05-13 0.780 1.015228
2021-03-11 0.755 1.218135
2020-11-19 0.730 1.250857
2020-08-20 0.705 1.052082
2020-05-21 0.680 0.903654
2020-03-12 0.660 0.853154
2019-11-21 0.640 1.023181
2019-08-22 0.620 1.032817
2019-05-16 0.600 1.025466
2019-03-07 0.580 1.195383
2018-11-15 0.560 1.150843
2018-08-16 0.540 1.015992
2018-05-16 0.520 1.025641
2018-03-08 0.500 1.149425
2017-11-16 0.480 1.034483
2017-08-16 0.460 1.057471
2017-05-16 0.440 1.098627
2017-03-08 0.420 1.079691
2016-11-18 0.400 1.036269
2016-08-17 0.380 1.043096
2016-05-18 0.370 0.970110
2016-03-08 0.360 1.000834
2015-11-18 0.350 1.058041
2015-08-19 0.340 1.175657
2015-05-20 0.420 1.294299
2015-03-09 0.350 0.989819
2014-11-24 0.310 0.883694
2014-08-27 0.300 0.859353
2014-05-28 0.170 0.463215
2014-03-05 0.390 1.054054
2013-11-25 0.370 1.002167
2013-09-03 0.140 0.450595
2013-05-29 0.130 0.470503
2013-02-28 0.120 0.477327
2012-11-19 0.110 0.518623
2012-08-20 0.100 0.508388
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.08
dividendYield 0.83
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.075
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.11116856
lastDividendValue 0.02
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.73808235
Address1 2,450 North Street NW
All Time High 110.0
All Time Low 3.39
Ask 9.54
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,727,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,449,296
Average Volume 1,449,296
Average Volume10Days 1,727,910
Beta 0.786
Bid 7.14
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 5
Book Value -0.712
City Washington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.48
Current Ratio 0.632
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.0
Day Low 9.4
Display Name Cogent Communications
Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Dividend Rate 0.08
Dividend Yield 0.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 162,863,008
Ebitda Margins 0.18511
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.846
Enterprise To Revenue 3.304
Enterprise Value 2,906,498,560
Eps Current Year -2.515
Eps Forward -2.58333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.92
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 12.0804
Fifty Day Average Change -2.600401
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.21525784
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -73.808235
Fifty Two Week High 45.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -36.21
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.7925148
Fifty Two Week Low 9.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.47999954
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.053333282
Fifty Two Week Range 9.0 - 45.69
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,012,919,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.6
Float Shares 42,028,428
Forward Eps -2.58333
Forward P E -3.669682
Free Cashflow -132,067,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,833
Fullday Change -0.190001
Fullday Change Percent -1.96485
Fullday Price 9.528
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.50345004
Gross Profits 442,945,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0414
Held Percent Institutions 0.97603
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,215,736
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.02
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,111,622,400
Last Split Factor 1:20
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 485,525,152
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_97928
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -45,231,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 495,256,167
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 9.7
Operating Cashflow 15,137,000
Operating Margins -0.0669
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 5.6232
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 202 295 4200
Post Market Change 0.048000336
Post Market Change Percent 0.5063327
Post Market Price 9.528
Post Market Time 1,787,960,443
Previous Close 9.67
Price Eps Current Year -3.7693834
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -13.314606
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.5518498
Profit Margins -0.051409997
Quick Ratio 0.37
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.58333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.190001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.96485
Regular Market Day High 10.0
Regular Market Day Low 9.4
Regular Market Day Range 9.4 - 10.0
Regular Market Open 9.7
Regular Market Previous Close 9.67
Regular Market Price 9.48
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,055,771
Return On Assets -0.01235
Return On Equity -7.2150297
Revenue Growth -0.042
Revenue Per Share 18.325
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 51,215,736
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1318
Shares Short 6,747,898
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,936,709
Short Name Cogent Communications Holdings,
Short Percent Of Float 0.1826
Short Ratio 4.39
Source Interval 15
State DC
Symbol CCOI
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 9.0
Target Mean Price 15.27273
Target Median Price 12.0
Total Cash 183,703,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.833
Total Debt 2,635,860,992
Total Revenue 879,814,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.075
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.11116856
Trailing Eps -0.92
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.5165
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.036501
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.48802423
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,055,771
Website https://www.cogentco.com
Zip 20,037