Cogeco Inc.

TSX:CGO Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$671.7m

Cogeco Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Fred Perron

Chief executive officer

CA$7.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.31%
CEO tenure1.9yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 07
Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jul 17
Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 16
Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

We Like The Quality Of Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Earnings

Nov 08
We Like The Quality Of Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Earnings

Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jul 18
Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

We Think Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Dec 07
We Think Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Investors Can Find Comfort In Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Earnings Quality

Nov 08
Investors Can Find Comfort In Cogeco's (TSE:CGO) Earnings Quality

Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 06
Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

We Think Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 01
We Think Cogeco (TSE:CGO) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Fred Perron's remuneration changed compared to Cogeco's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Nov 30 2025n/an/a

CA$83m

Aug 31 2025CA$7mCA$1m

CA$85m

May 31 2025n/an/a

CA$88m

Feb 28 2025n/an/a

CA$86m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

CA$92m

Aug 31 2024CA$4mCA$837k

CA$97m

May 31 2024n/an/a

CA$107m

Feb 29 2024n/an/a

CA$53m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

CA$63m

Aug 31 2023CA$2mCA$670k

CA$71m

May 31 2023n/an/a

CA$78m

Feb 28 2023n/an/a

CA$150m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

CA$153m

Aug 31 2022CA$2mCA$647k

CA$149m

May 31 2022n/an/a

CA$146m

Feb 28 2022n/an/a

CA$143m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

CA$140m

Aug 31 2021CA$2mCA$630k

CA$142m

Compensation vs Market: Fred's total compensation ($USD5.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD799.96K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Fred's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Fred Perron (49 yo)

1.9yrs
Tenure
CA$7,223,147
Compensation

Mr. Frederic Perron, BComm, MIM, Msc., also known as Fred, is Director of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Perron serves as President, CEO & Director at Cogeco Communications Inc. & Cogeco Inc. sinc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frederic Perron
President1.9yrsCA$7.22mno data
Patrice Ouimet
Chief Financial Officer11.3yrsCA$3.04m0.14%
CA$ 929.5k
Sean Brushett
Chief Operations Officer1.4yrsCA$2.19mno data
Paul Cowling
Chief Legal Officer1.6yrsCA$1.76mno data
Linda Gillespie
Chief Human Resources Officer3.8yrsCA$2.08m0.030%
CA$ 203.4k
Tim Dinesen
Chief Technology & Information Officer2.4yrsCA$992.07k0.0092%
CA$ 61.7k
Troy Crandall
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Francois-Philippe Lessard
Vice President of Corporate Development3.9yrsno data0.0018%
CA$ 11.9k
Nancy Audette
Chief Growth Officer1.4yrsno datano data
Bart Nickerson
Chief Commercial Officer1.1yrsno datano data
Julie Latreille
VP & Treasurer4.1yrsno data0.0076%
CA$ 50.9k
Caroline Jamet
President of Cogeco Media1.1yrsno datano data
1.9yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CGO's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Frederic Perron
President1.9yrsCA$7.22mno data
Bernard Lord
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Louis Audet
Chairman of the Board42.1yrsCA$225.00k1.63%
CA$ 10.9m
James Cherry
Lead Independent Director10.1yrsCA$149.16k0.016%
CA$ 106.4k
Robin Bienenstock
Independent Director2.1yrsCA$205.00kno data
Samih Elhage
Independent Director7.1yrsCA$235.00kno data
Michael Hanley
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Emilie Audet
Non Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00053%
CA$ 3.6k
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CGO's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/17 13:31
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/17 00:00
Earnings2025/11/30
Annual Earnings2025/08/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cogeco Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Phillip HuangBarclays
Glen CampbellBofA Global Research
Stephanie PriceCIBC Capital Markets