Cogent (CCOI) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Core Insights - Cogent Communications reported revenue of $241.95 million for Q3 2025, a year-over-year decline of 5.9% [1] - The company’s EPS for the same period was -$0.87, an improvement from -$1.33 a year ago [1] - Revenue fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $245.64 million, resulting in a surprise of -1.5% [1] - The EPS exceeded expectations with a surprise of +24.35%, compared to the consensus estimate of -$1.15 [1] Performance Metrics - Cogent's stock has returned -10.1% over the past month, while the Zacks S&P 500 composite increased by +1.3% [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell), indicating potential underperformance against the broader market [3] Customer Connections - On-net customer connections totaled 87,767, slightly below the average estimate of 88,481 [4] - Non-core customer connections were 3,244, exceeding the average estimate of 2,903 [4] - Wavelength customer connections were 1,750, below the average estimate of 1,836 [4] - Total customer connections reached 118,279, slightly below the average estimate of 118,677 [4] - Off-net customer connections were 25,518, also below the average estimate of 26,113 [4] Revenue Breakdown - Corporate revenue was $105.2 million, below the average estimate of $108.48 million, representing a -9.5% change year-over-year [4] - Enterprise revenue was $36.46 million, below the average estimate of $39.48 million, reflecting a -25.7% change year-over-year [4] - Net-centric revenue was $100.29 million, exceeding the average estimate of $97.69 million, with a year-over-year change of +9.2% [4] - Wavelength revenue was $10.18 million, below the average estimate of $11.48 million, showing a significant year-over-year increase of +92.5% [4] - Non-core service revenue was $1.39 million, below the average estimate of $2.26 million, representing a -66.4% change year-over-year [4] - On-net service revenue was $135.27 million, slightly above the average estimate of $130.24 million, with a year-over-year change of -0.9% [4] - Off-net service revenue was $95.11 million, below the average estimate of $101.61 million, reflecting a year-over-year change of -14.5% [4]