Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.59% in Q2 2026, up 9.10 percentage points from -5.51% a year earlier and up 6.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cogent Communications Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -3.47%, up 3.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -15.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -6.72% in FY2024 (+0.72 pp), -7.44% in FY2023 (-20.44 pp), 12.99% in FY2022 (-0.09 pp) and 13.08% in FY2021 (+0.82 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 9.10 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 20.21 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -2.60% (Q1 2026), -3.48% (Q4 2025) and -4.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.39% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.24% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 2.57% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | 7.98% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.44% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.75% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 32.40% |
| 10 | Cogent Communications Holdings | 222.74 Mn | -716.71 Mn | 109.83 Mn | 4.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.18% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.02% |
Cogent Communications Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCOI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCOI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();