Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 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.
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Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.11% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 9.58% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 4.82% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.46% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -45.15% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -11.61% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cogent Communications Holdings | 433.29 Mn | -564.96 Mn | 110.55 Mn | 3.59% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.13% |
API Access
Cogent Communications Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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_KEYimport 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();