401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$68M
Total assets Below avg plan size
895
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$75,518
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cogent Communications, Inc. · District of Columbia · Information & Media

$68M in assets, 895 participants

Cogent Communications, Inc.'s Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $68M in total assets and 895 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,348 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $68M for 895 participants (~$75,518/participant), up 43.2% in 2023.

#2,348
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+43.2%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$67,588,587 Top 12% higher than 88% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (895 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2022 filing to $68M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,076 in the plan year 2022 filing to 895 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 522192026 · Cogent Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $68M · 895 · 88th

  • PART $68M
  • PART 895
  • PART 88th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Potters Industries 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #2348

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$68M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN522192026
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cogent Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cogent Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$89M 88.04277893697858% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M 202220232024 $47.2M $88.8M ▲ +88.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,076 $47M
2023 1 895 $68M
2024 1 1,707 $89M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in District of Columbia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.067588587 · Participants: 895Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.808883656 · Participants: 29441Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings PlanGeico 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.758063779 · Participants: 39034Geico 401(k) Savings PlanFederal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.918113552 · Participants: 8044Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for EmployeesFinra Savings Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.182175101 · Participants: 3958Finra Savings Plus PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.63036822 · Participants: 1870Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan
Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Potters Industries 401(k) Plan in PA ($68M); by covered participants it is Pip 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (895 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (895 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 43.2% during 2023, from $47M to $68M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Cogent Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cogent Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 88.0%, from $47M to $89M.
Where does Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Potters Industries 401(k) Plan in PA ($68M, 425 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pip 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (895 participants, $44M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 522192026.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.