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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. filings document operating results, material events, governance matters and capital-structure disclosures for a facilities-based Internet service provider. The company’s common stock is registered on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CCOI.
Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, common stock buyback updates, executive compensation arrangements and officer-transition disclosures. Proxy materials cover shareholder voting matters, board and governance information, material agreements and related capital-structure topics tied to Cogent’s public-company reporting.
Cogent Communications Holdings director Lewis H. Ferguson reported an open-market sale of 2,800 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.36 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 21,094 shares of Cogent Communications common stock.
Company submitted a Section 144 notice reporting proposed and recent sales of common stock by the issuer under director compensation grants. The filing lists four award lots dated 10/01/2019 (350 shares), 10/01/2020 (1,000 shares), 07/01/2022 (1,403 shares) and 07/01/2024 (47 shares). The excerpt shows one transaction in the past three months: 2,206 shares sold on 03/05/2026 for $50,804.18 via RBC Wealth Management.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. has entered into a material definitive agreement for its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Cogent Fiber, LLC, to sell 10 data center facilities to an affiliate of I Squared Capital for $225 million in cash. The facilities are located across major U.S. markets including Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago and Houston.
Cogent has agreed to guarantee certain obligations of the seller under the purchase agreement. Closing is subject to customary conditions, including expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and is expected on the later of June 12, 2026 or HSR approval, with an outside termination date of November 18, 2026.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) is the subject of a joint Schedule 13G filed by Park West Asset Management LLC and Peter S. Park. As of May 15, 2026, they report beneficial ownership of 2,546,505 shares, representing 5.1% of the issuer based on April 30, 2026 outstanding shares of 50,077,663.
The filing states PWAM is investment manager to two Park West funds that hold the shares (PWIMF and PWPI) and that voting and dispositive power is shared for the reported shares. A Joint Filing Agreement is included as an exhibit.
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. director Sheryl Lynn Kennedy reported an open-market sale of common stock. On May 14, 2026, she sold 3,300 shares at an average price of 16.2177 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 10,245 shares of common stock.
CCOI filed a Rule 144 notice reporting planned/rescheduled sales of common stock and a recent transaction. The filing lists planned director compensation share sales of 236 shares (04/01/2025), 1,968 shares (07/01/2025) and 1,096 shares (10/01/2025). It also shows 3,300 shares sold on 03/05/2026 for $75,600 through RBC Dominion Securities on NASDAQ.
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. chairman and CEO Dave Schaeffer reported several equity transactions in the company’s common stock. He made bona fide gifts totaling 2,000,000 shares, including 1,000,000 shares held directly and 1,000,000 shares held through a family trust, all transferred for no consideration.
On the same date, he received an award of 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock. This award vests in three tranches if the volume weighted average price of the stock reaches $70.00, $85.00, and $100.00 for specified 60-day periods from February 28, 2026, through February 28, 2031, subject to his continued service. Following these transactions, he holds 1,609,143 shares directly and 1,258,990 shares indirectly through a family trust.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. reported that stockholders approved a Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan, adding 1.5 million shares for equity awards, extending the plan through March 19, 2036, and raising the maximum annual award to any one person to 1,000,000 shares.
The Board granted CEO David Schaeffer a 1,000,000‑share performance-based restricted stock award, split into tranches of 200,000, 300,000 and 500,000 shares that vest only if the stock’s 60‑day volume weighted average price reaches $70, $85 and $100, respectively, and service conditions are met.
At the Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected and stockholders approved the incentive plan, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and named executive officer compensation. There were 50,102,364 shares entitled to vote and 38,736,164 shares present in person or by proxy.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. reported a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, while narrowing its operating loss and reshaping its balance sheet. Service revenue slipped 3.2% to $239.2M as the company exited low-margin and non-core Cogent Fiber customers, partly offset by growth in core services.
Operating loss improved to $13.5M from $40.3M, helped by sharply lower depreciation and amortization. Net loss was $39.5M, or $0.83 per share, better than the prior year’s $52.0M. Cash from operations was $14.8M, down from $36.4M, and cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ended at $179.3M.
The balance sheet remains highly leveraged, with total liabilities of $3.16B exceeding total assets of $3.06B, resulting in stockholders’ deficit of $104.2M. Key debt includes $600.0M senior secured 2032 notes at 6.50% and $372.1M secured IPv4 notes, alongside $745.3M senior unsecured 2027 notes.
Cogent Communications reported Q1 2026 service revenue of $239.2 million, down 0.6% from Q4 2025 and 3.2% year over year, or 4.6% lower on a constant-currency basis. Mix shifted toward higher-value products, with wavelength revenue up 90.8% year over year to $13.6 million, while off-net and non-core revenue continued to decline.
Profitability improved despite lower revenue. GAAP gross margin rose to 23.4% from 13.6% a year earlier, and non-GAAP gross margin was 46.1%. EBITDA was $45.2 million (18.9% margin), up from $43.8 million a year ago but down sequentially. Net loss narrowed to $39.5 million, or $(0.83) per share, compared to $(1.09) a year earlier.
Operating cash flow improved to $14.8 million from a $(6.0) million outflow in Q4 2025, though below $36.4 million a year earlier. Total customer connections fell 3.2% year over year to 116,809, with growth in on-net and wavelength connections offset by declines in off-net and enterprise. The board approved a $0.02 per-share quarterly dividend payable June 2, 2026.