Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) reported Operating Expenses of $250.05 million for Q2 2026, down 10.0% from $277.71 million a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cogent Communications Holdings' Operating Expenses came in at $1.02 billion, down 12.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.08 billion, down 12.7% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $1.24 billion in FY2024 (+15.6%), $1.07 billion in FY2023 (+120.4%), $485.65 million in FY2022 (+1.6%) and $477.96 million in FY2021 (+3.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 173.2%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 16.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $255.62 million (Q1 2026), $252.01 million (Q4 2025) and $262.53 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 193.94 Bn | 158.35 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 27.07 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 178.90 Bn | 163.65 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 170.76 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 24.52 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -117.85 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.07 Bn | 41.32 Bn | - | 24.78 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.67 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 309.31 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 3.06 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.74 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 19.19 Bn | 17.52 Bn | - | -2.51 Bn |
| 10 | Cogent Communications Holdings | 380.53 Mn | -617.71 Mn | 110.55 Mn | 250.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 250.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 255.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 252.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 262.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 277.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 287.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 285.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 315.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 310.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 325.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 340.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 325.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 274.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 129.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 124.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 121.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 118.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 120.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 119.37 Mn |
API Access
Cogent Communications Holdings Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CCOI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "CCOI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CCOI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();