Cogent Communications Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Cogent Communications's competitors and similar companies include EarthLink and Lumen Technologies.

	Cogent Communications Cogent Communications is a company that specializes in internet service providers (ISPs).	EarthLink EarthLink is an internet services company.	Lumen Technologies Lumen Technologies (formerly known as CenturyLink) is a company that provides networking, edge cloud, and cybersecurity services.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1999	Founding Date 1994	Founding Date 1968
Type	Type Public	Type Private	Type Public
Tags	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications connectivity internet provider wireless	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications fiber optic internet provider wireless	Tags Technology cloud connectivity cybersecurity it services monitoring
Locations	Locations Washington, US HQ Mississauga, CA Montreal, CA Toronto, CA Toronto, CA La Garenne Colombes, FR Frankfurt Am Main, DE see more	Locations Atlanta, US HQ	Locations Monroe, US HQ Melbourne, AU North Sydney, AU Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN Frankfurt Am Main, DE München, DE see more
Employees	Employees 1,9162% decrease	Employees 8491% decrease	Employees 24,0004% decrease
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 4 b	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 6.7 b
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $975.8m (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $12.4b (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods $535m (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $6.6b (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit $440.8m (FY, 2025)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $5.8b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income ($182.2m) (FY, 2025)	Net income N/A	Net income ($1.7b) (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Fiber Route Miles	Fiber Route Miles 57.2 k (FY, 2016)	Fiber Route Miles N/A	Fiber Route Miles 400 k (FY, 2022)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 219m	Total funding raised $ 15m	Total funding raised $ 10.4m