SuperworthCogent Communications profit margin CCOI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −4.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 8.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +16.8 pts
- Peer median
- 6.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cogent Communications kept −4.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 8.0% and a gross margin of 46.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 0.8%.
The median for 7 telecom stocks of a similar size is 6.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −18.7% | −10.4% | 45.2% |
| FY2024 | −19.7% | −19.1% | 38.1% |
| FY2023 | n/a | −13.7% | 42.2% |
| FY2022 | 0.9% | 19.0% | 61.9% |
| FY2021 | 8.2% | 20.2% | 61.6% |
| FY2020 | 1.1% | 18.8% | 61.4% |
| FY2019 | 6.9% | 18.4% | 59.8% |
| FY2018 | 5.5% | 16.6% | 57.8% |
| FY2017 | 1.2% | 15.6% | 56.9% |
| FY2016 | 3.3% | 14.3% | 56.6% |
| FY2015 | 1.2% | 13.1% | 56.8% |
| FY2014 | 0.2% | 14.2% | 57.9% |
| FY2013 | 16.3% | 13.3% | 56.8% |
| FY2012 | −1.3% | 9.8% | 54.7% |
| FY2011 | 2.5% | 11.9% | 56.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −4.7% | +16.8 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −17.5% | +1.2 pts | −7.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −18.7% | +1.0 pts | −10.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −19.7% | −23.4 pts | −12.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −21.6% | −25.8 pts | −16.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −18.8% | n/a | −17.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −19.7% | n/a | −19.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 3.7% | n/a | −22.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.3% | n/a | −21.0% | |
| Q1 FY24 | n/a | n/a | −20.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | n/a | n/a | −13.7% | |
| Q3 FY23 | n/a | n/a | −4.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Telecommunications Services nearest Cogent Communications' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CCOICogent Communications | −4.7% |
| ATNIATN International | 22.5% |
| SPOKSpok | 9.0% |
| CXDOCrexendo | 5.3% |
| ATEXAnterix | n/m |
| IDTIDT | 6.7% |
| CALXCalix | 4.6% |
| ADArray Digital Infrastructure | n/m |
| Peer median | 6.7% |
Where Cogent Communications ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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