Company data
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
CCOI · Telecommunications Services · $428M market cap
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. had 1,833 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 4.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $976M, down 5.8% from a year earlier, or $532K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
1,833
-4.3% YoY
Revenue
$976M
-5.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$532K
Peer median $584K
Rank in industry
11 of 18
Telecommunications Services
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1,833 | $976M | $532K | -4.3% | -5.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 1,916 | $1.04B | $541K | -1.6% | +10.1% |
| Dec 2023 | 1,947 | $941M | $483K | +80.9% | +56.9% |
| Dec 2022 | 1,076 | $600M | $557K | +7.5% | +1.7% |
| Dec 2021 | 1,001 | $590M | $589K | -7.6% | +3.8% |
| Dec 2020 | 1,083 | $568M | $525K | +3.0% | +4.0% |
| Dec 2019 | 1,051 | $546M | $520K | +7.5% | +5.0% |
| Dec 2018 | 978 | $520M | $532K | +5.4% | +7.2% |
| Dec 2017 | 928 | $485M | $523K | +196.5% | +8.6% |
| Dec 2016 | 313 | $447M | $1.43M | — | — |
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Telecommunications Services.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc. | 975 | $872M | $894K | Hiring ahead |
| IDT IDT Corporation | 1,965 | $1.30B | $661K | Efficient growth |
| GSAT Globalstar, Inc. | 477 | $273M | $572K | Hiring ahead |
| CCOI Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 1,833 | $976M | $532K | Contracting |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 24,000 | $12.4B | $517K | Contracting |
| ATNI ATN International, Inc. | 2,100 | $728M | $347K | Contracting |
| SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | 1,041 | $358M | $344K | Leaner |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 4,000 | $1.23B | $307K | Contracting |
| OOMA Ooma, Inc. | 1,420 | $274M | $193K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
- How many employees does Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. have?
- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. reported 1,833 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is down 4.3% from a year earlier.
- What is Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. brought in $976M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $532K per employee. That ranks 11 of 18 companies we track in Telecommunications Services, where the median is $584K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CCOI.