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Founded by David Schaeffer in 1999.1
CCOI on Nasdaq
Cogent Communications
Logo: ™/®Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5
Multinational internet service provider based in the United States
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is a multinational internet service provider based in the United States. Cogent's primary services consist of Internet access and data transport, offered on a fiber optic, IP data-only network, along with colocation in data centers.3 It was founded by David Schaeffer.1 Its chief executive is David Schaeffer.1 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol CCOI.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1999Founded1
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- TickerCCOI on Nasdaq1
- Industrytelecommunications industry1
- HeadquartersWashington, D.C.1
- Websitewww.cogentco.com
- Legal formpublic company1
- LEI549300KFWFYF8Q1U0Y264
- StatusActive4
- LEI statusIssued and current4
- Registered address251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE, 19808 Wilmington, United States4
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 33294614
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is a multinational internet service provider based in the United States. Cogent's primary services consist of Internet access and data transport, offered on a fiber optic, IP data-only network, along with colocation in data centers.3
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
What sells
Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.
Products and services
On-net brought in 54% of the revenue Cogent Communications broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
Products and services by year
| Products and services | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-net | $512.9M | $544.6M | $531.5M |
| Off-net | $393.5M | $454.1M | $397.5M |
| Wavelength Services | $5.7M | $19.2M | $38.5M |
| Non-core | $28.8M | $18.2M | $8.3M |
Regions
North America brought in 84% of the revenue Cogent Communications broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
Regions by year
| Regions | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $802.7M | $888.0M | $819.5M |
| Europe | $108.4M | $116.1M | $122.0M |
| Oceania | $21.4M | $23.3M | $24.8M |
| South America | $7.6M | $8.0M | $8.8M |
| Africa | $786.0K | $642.0K | $588.0K |
Where the money goes
Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025
- Cost of revenue55¢$535.0M
- Selling, general and admin28¢$274.4M
- Other costs11¢$103.6M
- Income tax6¢$62.8M
Out of $975.8M in revenue.9 The company lost money this year.
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service revenue | $975.8M | $1.0B | $940.9M |
| Network operations (including $1,885, $1,681 and $1,069 of equity-based compensation expense, respectively), exclusive of amounts shown separately | $535.0M | $641.8M | $544.2M |
| Selling, general, and administrative (including $24,532, $24,057 and $25,855 of equity-based compensation expense, respectively) | $274.4M | $275.8M | $275.3M |
| Acquisition costs - Cogent Fiber Business | $21.4M | $18.5M | |
| Depreciation and amortization | $270.2M | $298.0M | $232.2M |
| Total operating expenses | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Gains on lease terminations and other | $2.7M | $3.3M | -$212.0K |
| Operating loss | -$101.1M | -$197.6M | -$129.3M |
| Interest expense, including change in valuation - interest rate swap | -$161.4M | -$123.3M | -$93.3M |
| Loss on debt extinguishment and redemption - 2026 Notes | -$5.6M | ||
| Gain on bargain purchase - Cogent Fiber Business | $22.2M | $1.4B | |
| Interest income - IP Transit Services Agreement | $16.4M | $23.8M | $26.8M |
| Interest income - Purchase Agreement | $1.7M | $748.0K | $1.9M |
| Interest income and other | $4.9M | $14.6M | $7.0M |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | -$245.0M | -$259.6M | $1.2B |
| Income tax benefit | $62.8M | $55.6M | $54.0M |
| Net (loss) income | -$182.2M | -$204.1M | $1.3B |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $32.1M | -$16.3M | $4.8M |
| Comprehensive (loss) income | -$150.1M | -$220.4M | $1.3B |
| Basic net (loss) income per common share | -$3.80 | -$4.28 | $26.88 |
| Diluted net (loss) income per common share | -$3.80 | -$4.28 | $26.62 |
| Dividends declared per common share | $3.05 | $3.92 | $3.76 |
| Weighted-average common shares-basic | 47.9M shares | 47.6M shares | 47.4M shares |
| Weighted-average common shares -diluted | 47.9M shares | 47.6M shares | 47.8M shares |
| Equity-based compensation expense | $26.4M | $25.7M | $26.9M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.9
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $148.5M | $198.5M | ||
| Restricted cash | $56.6M | $29.4M | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,610 and $9,762, respectively | $88.0M | $96.9M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount of $10,401 and $16,915, respectively | $89.6M | $83.1M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Transition Services Agreement | $119.0K | $62.0K | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $67.7M | $74.1M | ||
| Total current assets | $450.6M | $482.1M | ||
| Property and equipment | $3.6B | $3.3B | ||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | -$1.9B | -$1.7B | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $1.7B | $1.7B | ||
| Right-of-use leased assets | $310.5M | $324.3M | ||
| IPv4 intangible asset | $458.0M | $458.0M | ||
| Other intangible assets, net | $11.3M | $13.0M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, net of discount of $2,255 and $12,122, respectively | $89.4M | $179.5M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount of $4,006 and $5,755, respectively | $24.1M | $22.4M | ||
| Deposits and other assets | $34.8M | $29.6M | ||
| Total assets | $3.1B | $3.2B | ||
| Accounts payable | $30.6M | $39.8M | ||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | $109.6M | $134.6M | ||
| Due to T-Mobile - Transition Services Agreement | $525.0K | |||
| Current maturities, operating lease liabilities | $54.6M | $57.2M | ||
| Finance lease obligations, current maturities | $26.1M | $21.2M | ||
| Total current liabilities | $220.8M | $253.3M | ||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current maturities | $269.8M | $302.0M | ||
| Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities | $597.2M | $517.2M | ||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | $333.3M | $398.3M | ||
| Other long-term liabilities | $28.6M | $40.1M | ||
| Total liabilities | $3.2B | $3.0B | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 50,062,158 and 49,034,925 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | $50.0K | $49.0K | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | $643.3M | $629.8M | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $1.4M | -$30.7M | ||
| Accumulated deficit | -$708.6M | -$376.3M | ||
| Total stockholders' (deficit) equity | -$63.8M | $222.8M | $609.6M | -$518.6M |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity | $3.1B | $3.2B | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | $4.6M | $9.8M | $3.7M | $2.3M |
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount | $10.4M | $16.9M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, noncurrent portion discount | $2.3M | $12.1M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount | $4.0M | $5.8M | ||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 75.0M shares | 75.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares issued | 50.1M shares | 49.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 50.1M shares | 49.0M shares |
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $148.5M | $198.5M | ||
| Restricted cash | $56.6M | $29.4M | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,610 and $9,762, respectively | $88.0M | $96.9M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount of $10,401 and $16,915, respectively | $89.6M | $83.1M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Transition Services Agreement | $119.0K | $62.0K | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $67.7M | $74.1M | ||
| Total current assets | $450.6M | $482.1M | ||
| Property and equipment | $3.6B | $3.3B | ||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | -$1.9B | -$1.7B | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $1.7B | $1.7B | ||
| Right-of-use leased assets | $310.5M | $324.3M | ||
| IPv4 intangible asset | $458.0M | $458.0M | ||
| Other intangible assets, net | $11.3M | $13.0M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, net of discount of $2,255 and $12,122, respectively | $89.4M | $179.5M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount of $4,006 and $5,755, respectively | $24.1M | $22.4M | ||
| Deposits and other assets | $34.8M | $29.6M | ||
| Total assets | $3.1B | $3.2B | ||
| Accounts payable | $30.6M | $39.8M | ||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | $109.6M | $134.6M | ||
| Due to T-Mobile - Transition Services Agreement | $525.0K | |||
| Current maturities, operating lease liabilities | $54.6M | $57.2M | ||
| Finance lease obligations, current maturities | $26.1M | $21.2M | ||
| Total current liabilities | $220.8M | $253.3M | ||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current maturities | $269.8M | $302.0M | ||
| Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities | $597.2M | $517.2M | ||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | $333.3M | $398.3M | ||
| Other long-term liabilities | $28.6M | $40.1M | ||
| Total liabilities | $3.2B | $3.0B | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 50,062,158 and 49,034,925 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | $50.0K | $49.0K | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | $643.3M | $629.8M | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $1.4M | -$30.7M | ||
| Accumulated deficit | -$708.6M | -$376.3M | ||
| Total stockholders' (deficit) equity | -$63.8M | $222.8M | $609.6M | -$518.6M |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity | $3.1B | $3.2B | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | $4.6M | $9.8M | $3.7M | $2.3M |
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount | $10.4M | $16.9M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, noncurrent portion discount | $2.3M | $12.1M | ||
| Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount | $4.0M | $5.8M | ||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 75.0M shares | 75.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares issued | 50.1M shares | 49.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 50.1M shares | 49.0M shares |
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) income | -$182.2M | -$204.1M | $1.3B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $270.2M | $298.0M | $232.2M |
| Amortization of debt discounts and premium | $5.7M | $3.7M | $1.3M |
| Amortization of discounts, due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services & Purchase Agreements | -$18.1M | -$24.5M | -$28.7M |
| Equity-based compensation expense (net of amounts capitalized) | $26.4M | $25.7M | $26.9M |
| Gain on bargain purchase - Cogent Fiber Business | -$22.2M | -$1.4B | |
| Loss on extinguishment & redemption of 2026 notes | $5.6M | ||
| Gains - lease terminations and other | -$2.7M | -$3.3M | $212.0K |
| Deferred income taxes | -$65.0M | -$51.6M | -$69.6M |
| Accounts receivable | $8.9M | $38.5M | -$51.0M |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | -$1.4M | -$5.8M | -$11.0M |
| Due to T-Mobile - Transition Services Agreement | -$525.0K | -$66.4M | $66.9M |
| Due from T-Mobile - Transition Services Agreement | -$57.0K | $4.5M | -$4.5M |
| Deposits and other assets | -$6.9M | -$4.0M | -$1.5M |
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities | -$50.4M | $2.9M | -$10.9M |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | -$10.6M | -$8.6M | $17.3M |
| Cash receipts - IP Transit Services Agreement - T-Mobile | $100.0M | $204.2M | $204.2M |
| Acquisition of Cogent Fiber Business, net of $47.1 million of cash acquired in 2023 | $12.3M | $2.2M | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | -$187.6M | -$195.0M | -$129.6M |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | -$87.6M | $21.5M | $76.7M |
| Redemption and extinguishment of secured 2026 notes | -$505.0M | ||
| Dividends paid | -$150.1M | -$189.4M | -$181.7M |
| Purchases and retirement of common stock | -$16.7M | -$8.0M | |
| Principal payments of finance lease obligations | -$33.8M | -$74.6M | -$77.4M |
| Settlement of a finance lease - at a discount | -$114.6M | ||
| Proceeds from exercises of common stock options | $175.0K | $2.2M | $1.2M |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $62.9M | $105.9M | -$257.9M |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | $12.4M | -$4.6M | $1.6M |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash | -$22.8M | $114.1M | -$162.1M |
| Cash paid for interest | $154.7M | $134.0M | $104.7M |
| Cash paid for income taxes net of (refunds) for 2025 -See Note 5 | -$659.0K | $3.2M | $35.3M |
| Finance lease obligations incurred | $149.1M | $241.2M | $232.5M |
| Fair value of equipment acquired in leases | $141.0K | ||
| Cash acquired | $47.1M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Corporate structure
Cogent Communications sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Major holders of Cogent Communications
- BlackRock Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Oct 5, 2026 (9 filings since Jan 25, 2022)
- State Street Corporation Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Cogent Communications, latest Aug 7, 2026
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Jul 31, 2026 (2 filings since Apr 29, 2026)
- Park West Asset Management LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Jun 17, 2026 (2 filings since May 22, 2026)
- VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Mar 26, 2026 (4 filings since Feb 9, 2022)
- Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Feb 17, 2026 (3 filings since Aug 14, 2025)
- VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Jan 26, 2024 (2 filings since Feb 3, 2023)
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Filed SC 13G/A on Cogent Communications, latest Feb 10, 2022
- Cogent Communications Washington, the District of Columbia, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Cogent Communications, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
Chief financial officer
Chief operating officer
200020052010201520202025
- FounderDavid Schaeffer1
- Chief executive officerDavid Schaeffer Jan 26, 2006 to now18
- ChairDavid Schaeffer Jan 26, 2006 to now19
- PresidentDavid Schaeffer Jan 26, 2006 to May 2, 200619
- PresidentR. Reed Harrison May 2, 2006 to Sep 10, 200920
- Chief financial officerJean-Michel F.f. Slagmuylder Mar 19, 2020 to Mar 19, 202021
- Chief financial officerThaddeus Gerard Weed Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 19, 202022
- Chief operating officerGreg W. O'Connor May 3, 2023 to May 3, 202323
- Chief operating officerR. Reed Harrison May 2, 2006 to Sep 10, 200920
Board members and other officers (26)
- DIRECTOR NOMINEEMarc Montagner Jul 5, 2023 to Jul 5, 202324
- VP InfrastructureJeffrey S. Danielson Aug 3, 2023 to Aug 3, 202325
- VP, ControllerThaddeus Gerard Weed Apr 29, 2022 to Apr 29, 202226
- Chief Revenue OfficerJames Bubeck Oct 1, 2015 to now27
- VP of IP EngineeringHenry W. Kilmer Feb 19, 2014 to now28
- Chief Revenue OfficerErnest Ortega Aug 1, 2013 to Sep 17, 201529
- VP Field EngineeringTimothy G. Oneill Feb 10, 2006 to Jun 3, 202130
- VP of IP EngineeringMark A. Schleifer Mar 21, 2006 to Dec 5, 201131
- CTO & VPRaymond B. Kummer Mar 22, 2006 to Jan 4, 202332
- VP Sales & CROJeffrey Karnes Jul 20, 2006 to May 2, 201333
- Board memberSa Paul De Jan 3, 2022 to now34
- Board memberJohn B. Chang Apr 4, 2022 to Dec 1, 202235
- Board memberDeneen C. Howell May 4, 2022 to now36
- Board memberEve N. Howard Jul 1, 2022 to now37
- Board memberCarolyn Katz Nov 7, 2019 to Oct 1, 202138
- Board memberSheryl Lynn Kennedy Nov 7, 2019 to now39
- Board memberMarc Montagner Jan 7, 2011 to now40
- Board memberLewis H. Ferguson Apr 6, 2007 to now41
- Board memberSteven D. Brooks Jan 31, 2006 to now42
- Board memberKenneth D. Peterson Jr. Feb 1, 2006 to Mar 23, 200743
- Board memberEdward F. Glassmeyer Feb 2, 2006 to Jan 10, 200744
- Board memberTim Weingarten Feb 2, 2006 to Oct 3, 201945
- Board memberRichard Liebhaber Mar 24, 2006 to Oct 2, 201946
- Board memberBlake Bath Nov 22, 2006 to now47
- General counselJohn B. Chang Aug 7, 2019 to now48
- General counselRobert N. Beury Jr. Jan 18, 2006 to May 1, 201949
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)
- AUSTRIA Permanent Establishment of C.C.D. Cogent Communications Deutschland, GmbH Austria6
- CCD COGENT COMMUNICATIONS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Germany6
- CCE COGENT INTERNET SERVICES LTD. Ireland6
- CCM COMMUNICATIONS, S.de R.L. de C.V. Mexico6
- COGENT ADRIA, KOMUNIKACIJE, d.o.o. Slovenia6
- COGENT AFRICAONE, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT AFRICATWO, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT ALBANIA SH.P.K. Albania6
- COGENT ARGENTINA S.R.L. Argentina6
- COGENT BRASIL TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA. Brazil6
- COGENT CANADA, INC. Nova Scotia, Canada6
- COGENT COLOMBIA, S.A.S Colombia6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS (THAILAND) LIMITED Thailand6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Australia6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS BELGIUM SPRL Belgium6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS BULGARIA EOOD Bulgaria6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS CHILE LIMITADA Chile6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O. Czech Republic6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS DENMARK ApS Denmark6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS ESPANA S.L. Spain6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS ESTONIA, OU Estonia6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS FINLAND OY Finland6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS France, SAS France6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC Delaware6
All 101 listed subsidiaries
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS GUATEMALA Y COMPAÑÍA LIMITADA Guatemala6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HONG KONG LIMITED Hong Kong6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HUNGARY KFT Hungary6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET SERVICES LLC Turkey6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS ITALIA SRL Italy6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS MONTENEGRO d.o.o., Podgorica Montenegro6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS NETHERLANDS B.V. Netherlands6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS OF D.C., INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS OF FLORIDA, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS OF MARYLAND, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS USA, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS PANAMA S. de R.L. Panama6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS POLAND Sp.zo.o. Poland6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS PORTUGAL Lda Portugal6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS ROMANIA SRL Romania6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS SLOVAKIA S.R.O. Slovakia6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS TANZANIA LIMITED Tanzania6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS UK LTD. United Kingdom6
- COGENT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT COSTA RICA LLC, S. de R.L. Costa Rica6
- COGENT EUROPE HOLDINGS, S.À R.L. Luxembourg6
- COGENT EUROPE, SARL Luxembourg6
- COGENT FINANCE, INC. Delaware6
- COGENT HELLAS INTERNET SERVICES SOLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Greece6
- COGENT IH, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT INTERNET PRIVATE LIMITED India6
- COGENT INTERNET SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Singapore6
- COGENT INTERNET SWITZERLAND, LLC Switzerland6
- COGENT INTERNET d.o.o. Croatia6
- COGENT IPV4 HOLDCO LLC Delaware6
- COGENT IPV4 LLC Delaware6
- COGENT JAPAN G.K. Japan6
- COGENT KOREA YUHAN HOESA (COGENT KOREA, LLC) South Korea6
- COGENT LATVIA SIA Latvia6
- COGENT LITHUANIA UAB Lithuania6
- COGENT NEW ZEALAND LIMITED New Zealand6
- COGENT NORWAY AS Norway6
- COGENT PERÚ S.R.L. Peru6
- COGENT PHILIPPINES COMMUNICATIONS, CORP. Philippines6
- COGENT RB, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT SERB D.O.O. BEOGRAD Serbia6
- COGENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD South Africa6
- COGENT TAIWAN LIMITED Taiwan6
- COGENT TW, LLC Delaware6
- COGENT WG, LLC Delaware6
- COMPANY FOR INTERNET SERVICES COGENT MACEDONIA DOOEL SKOPJE Macedonia6
- SIHI MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V. Mexico6
- SIHI SCANDINAVIA AB Sweden6
- SPRINT (THAILAND) LIMITED Thailand6
- SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LP Delaware6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL ARGENTINA, S.R.L. Argentina6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED Australia6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIA GMBH Austria6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL COLOMBIA LTDA Colombia6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC Delaware6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SINGAPORE PTE LTD Singapore6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O. Czech Republic6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC Kansas6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL LLC Delaware6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL NETWORK COMPANY LLC Delaware6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL SPAIN, S.L. Spain6
- SPRINT INTERNATIONAL TAIWAN LIMITED Taiwan6
- SPRINT RUS LLC Russia6
- SPRINT SOLUTIONS WIRELINE LLC Delaware6
- SPRINT TELECOM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED India6
- SPRINTLINK DENMARK APS Denmark6
- SPRINTLINK GERMANY GMBH Germany6
- SPRINTLINK POLAND SP. Z O.O. Poland6
- SPRINTLINK UK LIMITED United Kingdom6
- SWEDISH Branch Svensk filial till C.C.D. Communications Deutschland GmbH Sweden6
- TOV COGENT COMMUNICATIONS UKRAINE Ukraine6
- UTELCOM LLC Kansas6
- WIRELINE NETWORK HOLDINGS LLC Delaware6
- Î.C.S. “COGENT INTERNET MLD” S.R.L. Moldova6
The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.
Acquisitions
Cogent was founded in 1999 at the peak of the industry's growth and was funded by angel investors including members of Keiretsu Forum. In three years, Cogent acquired 13 other failing carriers, purchasing $14 billion in capital for $60 million, including $4 billion worth of Property, Plant and Equipment.
September 2001 – Acquires the assets of NetRail
February 2002 – Acquires Allied Riser
April 2002 – Acquires Building Access Agreements from OnSite Access
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April 2002 – Acquires Major US Assets of PSINet
September 2002 – Acquires Major Assets of FiberCity Networks
February 2003 – Acquires Fiber Network Solutions
May 2003 – Acquires Assets of Applied Theory
January 2004 – Acquires LambdaNet France & Spain
March 2004 – Acquires Fiber Network and Equipment in Germany Out of Former Carrier1 Assets
September 2004 – Acquires Global Access
October 2004 – Acquires Aleron Broadband
December 2004 – Acquires NTT/Verio Dedicated Access Business in U.S.
In September, 2022, it was announced that Cogent was buying the Sprint Corporation wireline business from T-Mobile for $1.00, assuming some liabilities.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cogent Communications, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7
Timeline
- Aug 6, 20268-K Results of operations50
- Jun 29, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure51
- Jun 15, 20268-K Entered a material agreement52
- May 26, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Other events53
- May 4, 20268-K Results of operations54
- May 4, 20268-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote55
- Feb 20, 20268-K Results of operations56
- Jan 7, 20268-K Executive or director change57
- Nov 17, 20258-K Results of operations58
- Nov 6, 20258-K Results of operations59
- Aug 15, 20258-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure60
- Aug 7, 20258-K Results of operations61
- Mar 6, 2006Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
- Jan 26, 2006New chief executive David Schaeffer becomes CEO1
- 1999Founded Founded1
Calendar
Coming up
- Nov 5, 2026 · Before the openReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported ($0.87) a share, on Nov 6, 2025.62
When it reported results
- Aug 6, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results50
- May 4, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results54
- Feb 20, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results56
- Nov 17, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results58
- Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results59
- Aug 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results61
- May 8, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results63
- Feb 27, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results64
Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar
Filings
661 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 62 major events, 407 insider forms, 24 large holders, 148 other. The latest 20:
- Oct 5, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 3, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 2, 2026144 EDGAR
- Aug 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
- Aug 6, 202610-Q EDGAR
- Aug 6, 20268-K EDGAR
- Jul 31, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Jul 1, 20264 EDGAR
- Jul 1, 20264 EDGAR
- Jul 1, 20264 EDGAR
- Jul 1, 20264 EDGAR
- Jun 30, 20264 EDGAR
The 661 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Major holders
Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.
- BlackRockSCHEDULE 13G/A, 9 filings Jan 25, 2022 to Oct 5, 202665
- State Street CorporationSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Aug 7, 202666
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 31, 202667
- Park West Asset Management LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings May 22, 2026 to Jun 17, 202668
- VANGUARD GROUP INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Mar 26, 202669
- Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc.SCHEDULE 13G/A, 3 filings Aug 14, 2025 to Feb 17, 202670
- VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.SC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 3, 2023 to Jan 26, 202471
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 10, 202272
Executive pay
What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.
| Year | Executive | Age | Salary | Total pay |
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| 2025 | Dave SchaefferChief Executive Officer | $0 | $25.4M73 | |
| 2025 | Thaddeus WeedChief Financial Officer | $370.2K | $4.8M73 | |
| 2025 | John ChangChief Legal Officer | $294.2K | $3.6M73 | |
| 2025 | Mark HarrisChief Revenue Officer | $321.1K | $2.8M73 | |
| 2025 | Henry KilmerChief Network Officer | $258.1K | $1.4M73 | |
| 2025 | James BubeckFormer Chief Revenue Officer | $300.4K | $1.3M73 | |
| 2024 | Dave SchaefferChief Executive Officer | $0 | $12.7M73 | |
| 2024 | Thaddeus WeedChief Financial Officer | $361.2K | $4.5M73 | |
| 2024 | John ChangChief Legal Officer | $287.1K | $3.5M73 | |
| 2024 | James BubeckFormer Chief Revenue Officer | $267.1K | $2.2M73 | |
| 2024 | Henry KilmerChief Network Officer | $251.8K | $1.5M73 | |
| 2023 | Dave SchaefferChief Executive Officer | $0 | $9.0M73 | |
| 2023 | Thaddeus WeedChief Financial Officer | $349.0K | $2.3M73 | |
| 2023 | John ChangChief Legal Officer | $277.3K | $976.3K73 | |
| 2023 | James BubeckFormer Chief Revenue Officer | $258.0K | $957.0K73 | |
| 2023 | Henry KilmerChief Network Officer | $243.3K | $938.2K73 |
Held by these funds
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Share of the fund | Change |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | 7,376,384 | $102.4M | 0.0% | +301,012 |
| Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. | 4,203,527 | $58.3M | 2.3% | −145,370 |
| Park West Asset Management LLC | 3,106,339 | $43.1M | 2.9% | +1,171,138 |
| State Street Corp | 2,779,367 | $38.6M | 0.0% | +506,102 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,384,929 | $33.1M | 0.0% | −363,830 |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | 2,283,378 | $31.7M | 0.2% | No change |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2,037,716 | $28.3M | 0.0% | −82,815 |
| Newtyn Management, LLC | 1,655,895 | $23.0M | 2.9% | +55,895 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1,245,445 | $17.3M | 0.0% | +39,810 |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 1,172,541 | $16.3M | 0.0% | +746,261 |
| Magnolia Group, LLC | 979,686 | $13.6M | 2.9% | −310,518 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 973,138 | $13.5M | 0.0% | +260,204 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 805,244 | $11.2M | 0.0% | +45,127 |
| Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC | 783,783 | $10.9M | 0.1% | +284,493 |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC | 660,130 | $9.2M | 1.4% | −3,070 |
| Morgan Stanley | 627,593 | $8.7M | 0.0% | −1,255,479 |
| Aqr Capital Management LLC | 615,561 | $8.5M | 0.0% | +405,652 |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC | 599,418 | $8.3M | 15.5% | −487,582 |
| Northern Trust Corp | 516,683 | $7.2M | 0.0% | +19,488 |
| UBS Group AG | 512,618 | $7.1M | 0.0% | +86,650 |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 503,457 | $7.0M | 0.3% | +9,174 |
| AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd | 400,000 | $5.6M | 2.8% | New |
| Frontier Capital Management Co LLC | 382,608 | $5.3M | 0.0% | −16,600 |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 344,108 | $4.8M | 0.0% | +9,680 |
| Bnp Paribas Financial Markets | 328,127 | $4.6M | 0.0% | +250,321 |
13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.
SEC filer profile
How Cogent Communications is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARCOGENT COMMUNICATIONS INC2
- CIK0001107582
- Business address1015 31St St, Suite 330, Washington, DC 200072
- On EDGAR sinceApr 11, 20062
- Filings4 in all: 8-K (1), S-3 (1), S-3/A (1), S-3ASR (1)2
- Latest filingsLatest 8-K (8-K) Nov 6, 2012
Links
- Websitewww.cogentco.com1
- WikipediaCogent Communications
- WikidataQ1106938
- SEC EDGARCIK 1107582
Sources
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- 18Wikidata and SEC EDGARDavid Schaeffer, Chief executive officer
- 19SEC EDGARDavid Schaeffer, Chair
- 20SEC EDGARR. Reed Harrison, President
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- 24SEC EDGARMarc Montagner, DIRECTOR NOMINEE
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- 26SEC EDGARThaddeus Gerard Weed, VP, Controller
- 27SEC EDGARJames Bubeck, Chief Revenue Officer
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- 29SEC EDGARErnest Ortega, Chief Revenue Officer
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- 32SEC EDGARRaymond B. Kummer, CTO & VP
- 33SEC EDGARJeffrey Karnes, VP Sales & CRO
- 34SEC EDGARSa Paul De, Board member
- 35SEC EDGARJohn B. Chang, Board member
- 36SEC EDGARDeneen C. Howell, Board member
- 37SEC EDGAREve N. Howard, Board member
- 38SEC EDGARCarolyn Katz, Board member
- 39SEC EDGARSheryl Lynn Kennedy, Board member
- 40SEC EDGARMarc Montagner, Board member
- 41SEC EDGARLewis H. Ferguson, Board member
- 42SEC EDGARSteven D. Brooks, Board member
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- 44SEC EDGAREdward F. Glassmeyer, Board member
- 45SEC EDGARTim Weingarten, Board member
- 46SEC EDGARRichard Liebhaber, Board member
- 47SEC EDGARBlake Bath, Board member
- 48SEC EDGARJohn B. Chang, General counsel
- 49SEC EDGARRobert N. Beury Jr., General counsel
- 50SEC EDGARResults of operations
- 51SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
- 52SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement
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- 54SEC EDGARResults of operations
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- 56SEC EDGARResults of operations
- 57SEC EDGARExecutive or director change
- 58SEC EDGARResults of operations
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- 61SEC EDGARResults of operations
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