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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI)

Cogent Communications Q3 2025 service revenue falls 1.7% as net loss narrows

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Cogent Communications reported third-quarter 2025 service revenue of $241.9 million, down 1.7% from the second quarter and down 5.9% from a year earlier. Net loss narrowed to $41.5 million, or $0.87 per share, from $57.8 million, or $1.21 per share, in the prior quarter, and EBITDA rose 36.0% year over year to $48.8 million. Shareholders also face a paused stock buyback and a non-binding letter of intent to sell two data centers for $144.0 million in cash.

Key points

  • Service revenue was $241.9 million for Q3 2025, down from $246.2 million in Q2 2025.
  • Net loss per share was $(0.87) for Q3 2025, compared with $(1.21) in Q2 2025 and $(1.33) in Q3 2024.
  • Net cash from operating activities was $3.1 million, compared with a use of $44.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Cogent is temporarily pausing its stock buyback program and approved a $0.02 per share quarterly dividend for Q4 2025.

The filing

CompanyCogent Communications Holdings (CCOI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2025, 7:16 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-107367

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 06, 2025.

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