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Cogeco Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2025 earnings summary30 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Completed year one of a three-year transformation program, achieving targeted cost reductions and operational synergies, with a unified management structure for Canadian and U.S. operations.

  • Canadian Internet customer growth was the strongest in 13 years, adding 16,988 new subscribers in Q4 2025, mainly from market share gains in legacy areas.

  • U.S. operations saw improved subscriber trends, with Ohio recording its first customer growth since acquisition and positive net additions for the first time in four years.

  • Launched Canadian wireless service ahead of plan, now deployed across most of the footprint, with strong early demand and reduced introductory offers.

  • Focus on operational efficiency, digitization, and customer experience to sustain growth and shareholder value.

Financial highlights

  • Fiscal 2025 revenue was $2.91B, with adjusted EBITDA of $1.44B and free cash flow of $517M; Q4 2025 revenue decreased by 4.9% year-over-year to $731.4M, and adjusted EBITDA fell 3.8% to $357.1M.

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 110 basis points year-over-year and has remained above 47% over the past five years.

  • Dividend increased by 7% to $0.987 per share, with a yield of 6.1% and a history of annual increases.

  • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio at 3.1x, with available liquidity of $944M.

  • Free cash flow in constant currency decreased by 27.4% in the quarter but increased by 7.9% for the full year.

Outlook and guidance

  • Fiscal 2026 consolidated revenue expected to decrease by 1–3% in constant currency, with adjusted EBITDA anticipated to decrease by 0–2% year-over-year.

  • Net capital expenditures projected at $560M–$605M, with $100M–$140M for growth-oriented network expansions.

  • Free cash flow and free cash flow excluding network expansions expected to increase by 0–10% over fiscal 2025.

  • Capital intensity targeted at 19%–21%.

  • Dividend growth expected to continue, supported by strong free cash flow outlook.

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Cogeco Inc. operates through two segments: Communications and Media. The Communications segment, through Cogeco Communications Inc., provides to its residential and small business customers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet services, telephony services, and wireless services through the Corporation s interest in Videotron Ltd; and business information technology services. The company was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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