CCOI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #7 of 30 in industry

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $25.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $98,111 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-20
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#7/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
259:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$25.4M
Median worker
$98,111

Answer first

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $25.4M ranks #99 of 1,423 complete filings; its 259:1 pay ratio ranks #240. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $98,111. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 7 of 30, 80th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#99
$25.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#240
259:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
80th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$25,410,749 Top 7% higher than 93% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($25.4M) against pay ratio (259:1) for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both94478401699516024542480320898003963712075.3:1139.9:1204.5:1269.1:1333.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25410749 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 259:1Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.Verizon Communications Inc, CEO total pay: 38264880 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 248:1Verizon Communications IncAt&t Inc., CEO total pay: 29890590 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1At&t Inc.Gray Media, Inc, CEO total pay: 11496628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Gray Media, IncLiberty Latin America Ltd., CEO total pay: 16884714 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 322:1Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
259:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+123:1
from FY2024 136:1
CEO $ YoY
+96%
$25.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $12.7M - $88,542 143:1 -
2022 $10.9M -14% $85,286 128:1 -15:1
2023 $11.0M +0.6% $94,633 116:1 -12:1
2024 $12.9M +18% $95,141 136:1 +20:1
2025 $25.4M +96% $98,111 259:1 +123:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1158324, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
259:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$25.4M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
#7 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 259:1 ranks #7 of 30 Communications filers (80th percentile). the CEO earned 259× the median employee ($98,111) in FY2025.

Median employee $98,111 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 259 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$25.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

259:1

Elevated vs. peers

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. in the higher Communications third

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 259:1 ranks #7 of 30 Communications filers (80th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s $25.4M CEO total is above the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #99 and ratio rank #240 split - treat 259:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$25.4M
Median Employee Pay
$98,111
Pay Ratio
259:1
Filing Date
2026-03-20

Company Info

Ticker
CCOI
CIK
1158324
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4899
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1158324, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 259:1 ranks #7 of 30 Communications filers (80th percentile).

Read with Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

MGM Resorts International · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.3M (Δ $82K lighter vs Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.3M (Δ $144K lighter vs Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Tg Therapeutics, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.6M (Δ $161K heavier vs Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
L3harris Technologies, Inc. /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.6M (Δ $199K heavier vs Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Lumen Technologies, Inc. stamps STEEP · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #99/#240

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #99 by CEO dollars and #240 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1158324), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.