AAOI vs AVNW vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Aviat Networks and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$20.71 +5.6% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$259.38M
P/E
102.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.59 +12.0% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Extreme Networks leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Extreme Networks 6, Applied Optoelectronics 4, Aviat Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOIAVNWEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.59B $259.38M $2.96B AAOI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -98.1x 102.2x 56.4x EXTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 111.5x 8.0x 17.1x AVNW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% +1.2% +11.3% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% 0.6% 4.0% EXTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% 1.0% 23.5% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 1.0x -0.4x EXTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +123.2% -16.0% +31.0% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +59.6%/yr -6.3%/yr +19.1%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 139.0% 62.6% 53.1% EXTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 55/100 59/100 EXTR

Percentile Scorecard

AAOIAVNWEXTR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAOIAVNWEXTR
Valuation 12 #99 of 112 83 #20 of 112 53 #53 of 112
Growth 54 #50 of 108 68 #35 of 108 51 #54 of 108
Profitability 16 #88 of 104 44 #59 of 104 76 #26 of 104
Financial Health 71 #34 of 116 30 #82 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Shareholder Returns 9 #71 of 78 48 #41 of 78 90 #9 of 78
Overall 32 55 59
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AVNW ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAOIAVNWEXTRSPY
1 month -21.3%+5.6%+12.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%-1.1%-20.9% +3.7%
6 months -51.8%-9.7%+6.8% +7.1%
Year to date +127.2%-3.1%+41.7% +12.8%
1 year +123.2%-16.0%+31.0% +11.9%
3 years +1,018.5%-20.9%+19.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +123.8%-7.5%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years +935.2%-27.6%+140.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +59.6%-6.3%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years +302.2%+387.3%+482.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%+17.2%+19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOIAVNWEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 139.0%62.6%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 127.1%78.1%51.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.321.651.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.260.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-65.1%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-22.6%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $223.10$26.74$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$15.09$13.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAOIAVNWEXTR
P/E now vs peer median -113.3xmedian 32.9x 104.8xmedian 32.9x 59.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.9x 0.6xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -194.4xmedian 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x 30.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 30.2x 43.5xmedian 30.2x 20.2xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 35.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.41median 1.08 -2.69median 1.08 -3.29median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAOIAVNWEXTR
Revenue $595.97M $439.68M $1.31B
Gross profit $172.33M $138.29M $813.05M
Operating income -$67.41M $19.24M $74.49M
Net income -$57.02M $2.54M $52.49M
Free cash flow -$600.81M $6.09M $154.76M
R&D $107.61M $28.40M $233.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $0.19 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $72.84M $244.52M
Total debt $57.26M $97.00M $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 13.03M 134.68M
Enterprise value $4.31B -$42.89M $2.07B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAOIAVNWEXTR
P/E -113.3x 104.8x 59.1x
P/FCF -11.1x 43.5x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow -50.7x 19.6x 17.1x
P/S 11.2x 0.6x 2.4x
P/B 4.0x 1.0x 35.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.1x 36.5x
EV/EBITDA -194.4x 11.4x 30.7x
EV/EBIT -92.6x 15.0x 41.3x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 0.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF -10.4x 47.5x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -47.3x 21.3x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.41 -2.69 -3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOIAVNWEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% 1.2% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 8.5% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% -0.8% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% 4.2% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% 81.9% 126.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -7.9% -16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% 89.3% 506.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -37.0% -17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% 86.4% 508.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -39.0% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 137.0% 52.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% 117.2% -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% 184.0% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% 42.2% -15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOIAVNWEXTR
Gross margin 28.9% 31.5% 61.9%
EBITDA margin -5.4% 5.8% 7.6%
Operating margin -11.3% 4.4% 5.7%
Pretax margin -10.6% 3.0% 4.7%
Net margin -9.6% 0.6% 4.0%
FCF margin -100.8% 1.4% 11.8%
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% 3.1% 13.9%
Return on equity -4.1% 0.9% 59.4%
Return on assets -2.9% 0.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital -4.2% 1.0% 23.5%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 5.0% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 5.3x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.4% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOIAVNWEXTR
Debt / assets 2.5% 16.2% 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 15.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 55.4% 93.2%
Equity / assets 72.5% 44.6% 6.8%
Interest coverage -19.1x – 4.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.57 0.41 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOIAVNWEXTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.2% 0.0% 3.2%
Shareholder yield -20.2% 0.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAOIAVNWEXTR
Forward P/E 111.5xFY2026 8.0xFY2027 17.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $2.60FY2027 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +56.6%FY2027 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% +21.9% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $436.13MFY2027 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2027 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +8.1% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOIAVNWEXTR
Held by institutions 60.5% 81.1% 96.7%
Institutions holding 481 123 338
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +2.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 313 68 181
Institutions selling 143 35 121
Buyers to sellers 2.19 1.94 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAOIAVNWEXTR
AAOI 1.00 0.25 0.35
AVNW 0.25 1.00 0.26
EXTR 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, AVNW and EXTR?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.59B, Aviat Networks (AVNW) $259.38M, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $2.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAOI, AVNW and EXTR?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -98.1x, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 102.2x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 56.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aviat Networks (AVNW) is cheapest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 111.5x, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 8.0x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) +1.2%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 1.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 23.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.2%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) -16.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +31.0%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +59.6%/yr, Aviat Networks (AVNW) -6.3%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Extreme Networks (EXTR) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 62.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, AVNW and EXTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.