Cogna's Profit Rises, Shares Jump 5.42%
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Cogna is a company from Brazil. It works in education. Cogna made a big profit in the second part of 2026.
The company earned R$ 210.2 million. This is called net income. Cogna's net profit was R$ 148.9 million. This is 25.3% more money than last year.
Cogna also made more money from sales. This is called revenue. Revenue grew by 18% in the second quarter.
After the news, Cogna's shares went up. Shares rose by 5.42%. This means investors were happy.
Cogna wants to do three things now. First, it wants less debt. Second, it wants to pay dividends to investors. Third, it wants to buy other companies. This is called an acquisition.
Vocabulary15 words
- profit
- money a company earns after costs
- net income
- the final money a company keeps
- revenue
- all the money a company gets from sales
- shares
- small parts of a company people can buy
- debt
- money a company owes
- dividends
- money a company pays to people who own shares
- acquisition
- when a company buys another company
- quarter
- three months of the year
- investors
- people who put money into a company
- company
- a business
- education
- teaching and learning
- money
- what people use to buy things
- grew
- became bigger
- news
- new information
- sales
- when a company sells things
Quiz
Answer key
1. Education 2. 5.42% 3. False
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Cogna is a company from Brazil. It works in _____. Cogna made a big _____ in the second part of 2026.
The company earned R$ 210.2 million. This is called net _____. Cogna's net profit was R$ 148.9 million. This is 25.3% more money than last year.
Cogna also made more money from sales. This is called _____. Revenue grew by 18% in the second quarter.
After the news, Cogna's _____ went up. Shares rose by _____. This means investors were happy.
Cogna wants to do three things now. First, it wants less _____. Second, it wants to pay _____ to investors. Third, it wants to buy other companies. This is called an _____.