401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$89M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,707
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$52,000
Avg per participant Low 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

$89M in assets, 1,707 participants

Cogent Communications, Inc.'s Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $89M in total assets and 1,707 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,404 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

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

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $89M for 1,707 participants (~$52,000/participant), up 31.3% in 2024.

#2,404
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+31.3%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$88,763,672 Top 10% higher than 90% of 123,620 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 2024

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,707 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 895 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,707 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $68M in the plan year 2023 filing to $89M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 522192026 · Cogent Communications, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $89M · 1,707 · 90th

  • TYPE $89M
  • NET 1,707
  • BOOK 90th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near 401(k) Tech Collective Plan
  • SCH ind #2404

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

401(k) Tech Collective Plan$89MThe Bridgespan Group 401(k) PlanThe Bridgespan Group 401(k) …$89MThe Cramer-Krasselt Profit Sharing/401(k) PlanThe Cramer-Krasselt Profit S…$89MCogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) PlanCogent Communications, Inc. …$89MArctic Wolf Networks, Inc. 401(k) PlanArctic Wolf Networks, Inc. 4…$89M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$68M
Net Assets (End of Year)$89M
Net Income$21M
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. 010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.088763672 · Participants: 1707Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.46217777 · Participants: 23090Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings PlanGeico 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.227697332 · Participants: 30641Geico 401(k) Savings PlanFederal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees, Total assets ($B): 4.602350192 · Participants: 8108Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for EmployeesFinra Savings Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.487396082 · Participants: 4201Finra Savings Plus PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.905912868 · Participants: 1973Hogan 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 401(k) Tech Collective Plan in WA ($89M); by covered participants it is Key Autism Services Opr LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in IL (1,707 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($89M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,707 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Cogent Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 31.3% during 2024, from $68M to $89M. Reported net income was $21M.
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 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% 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 401(k) Tech Collective Plan in WA ($89M, 2,601 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 Key Autism Services Opr LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in IL (1,707 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.