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Cogent Communications Holdings vs Ucloudlink Group

Cogent Communications Holdings is the larger business, with $976m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $81.4m for Ucloudlink Group (12.0 times as much). Cogent Communications Holdings grew faster (-5.8% against -11.1%). Ucloudlink Group kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 7.7% against -18.7%.

Latest fiscal yearCogent Communications HoldingsCCOI, 2025Ucloudlink GroupUCL, 2025
Revenue $976m $81.4m
Revenue growth -5.8% -11.1%
Net income −$182m $6.3m
Operating margin -10.4% 9.8%
Net margin -18.7% 7.7%
Return on equity — 25.0%
Free cash flow −$198m $2.3m
Cash $149m $32.8m
Total debt $1.73bn $7.2m
Debt to equity — 25.1%
Dividend per share $3.05 —
Dividend yield 17.7% —
Share buybacks $16.7m —
Employees 1,833 —
Market value $310m $7.9m
Price vs our value range — Below our value range
Moat score 60 (Moderate) —
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 15 sales 1 buys, 0 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.