AAOI vs CALX vs RCI Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Calix and Rogers Communications Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$33.39 +8.3% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.69B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 7, Applied Optoelectronics 3, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOICALXRCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $2.11B $18.69B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -84.8x 46.2x 27.8x RCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.1x 20.5x 9.7x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% +22.9% +8.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% 4.0% 4.1% RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x — 2.3x RCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.6% -50.5% -13.2% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.3%/yr -14.1%/yr -7.0%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 139.9% 41.5% 29.4% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 73/100 59/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

AAOICALXRCI

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

AxisAAOICALXRCI
Valuation 12 #99 of 112 59 #47 of 112 79 #11 of 49
Growth 53 #51 of 108 71 #32 of 108 46 #26 of 47
Profitability 17 #87 of 104 60 #42 of 104 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 71 #34 of 116 75 #30 of 116 40 #30 of 49
Shareholder Returns 7 #79 of 85 100 #1 of 85 64 #14 of 37
Overall 32 73 59
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAOICALXRCISPY
1 month -44.7%-4.4%+8.3% -2.0%
3 months -51.4%-15.8%-1.3% -2.2%
6 months -64.6%-27.4%-8.7% +4.2%
Year to date +83.5%-37.2%-11.5% +10.6%
1 year +93.6%-50.5%-13.2% +10.4%
3 years +575.5%-6.5%-18.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +89.1%-2.2%-6.4% +20.2%
5 years +640.4%-53.2%-30.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +49.3%-14.1%-7.0% +10.1%
10 years +206.8%+403.9%-16.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +11.9%+17.6%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOICALXRCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 139.9%41.5%29.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.1%45.3%28.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.470.960.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-1.22-0.45 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-65.3%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.3%-50.5%-18.5% -3.2%
52-week high $223.10$67.24$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$33.15$29.79 $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.

MultipleAAOICALXRCI
P/E now vs peer median -91.5xmedian 30.7x 45.6xmedian 30.7x 26.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -154.4xmedian 18.9x 24.4xmedian 18.9x 3.8xmedian 6.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 28.0x 33.1xmedian 28.0x 2.7xmedian 5.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.76median 1.07 42.89median 1.07 -4.38median 0.24

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 monthsAAOICALXRCI
Revenue $595.97M $1.15B $16.37B
Gross profit $172.33M $637.49M $7.23B
Operating income -$67.41M $60.39M $6.95B
Net income -$57.02M $45.75M $733.46M
Free cash flow -$600.81M $62.16M $6.69B
R&D $107.61M $215.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $0.71 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $55.89M $2.22B
Total debt $57.26M – $30.41B
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 64.45M 541.00M
Enterprise value $3.56B $1.13B $13.28B

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
MetricAAOICALXRCI
P/E -91.5x 45.6x 26.8x
P/FCF -9.0x 33.1x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow -41.0x 24.6x 4.0x
P/S 9.1x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 3.2x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.9x -1.9x
EV/EBITDA -154.4x 24.4x 3.8x
EV/EBIT -73.5x 31.5x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 1.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF -8.2x 30.6x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -37.6x 22.8x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.76 42.89 -4.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOICALXRCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% 22.9% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 4.0% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% 21.6% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% 6.4% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% 958.5% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 6.0% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% 730.9% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -1.5% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% 783.2% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 1.1% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% -19.9% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% 20.7% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% -27.3% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% 29.3% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOICALXRCI
Gross margin 28.9% 55.6% 44.2%
EBITDA margin -5.4% 6.8% 73.5%
Operating margin -11.3% 5.3% 42.4%
Pretax margin -10.6% 6.1% 7.8%
Net margin -9.6% 4.0% 4.1%
FCF margin -100.8% 5.4% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% 7.3% 27.8%
Return on equity -4.1% 6.5% 6.3%
Return on assets -2.9% 4.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -4.2% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 8.0% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 7.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOICALXRCI
Debt / assets 2.5% – 46.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 24.1% 82.1%
Equity / assets 72.5% 75.9% 17.9%
Interest coverage -19.1x – 4.4x
Current ratio 2.8x 3.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.35 7.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOICALXRCI
Dividend yield – – 6.0%
Net buyback yield -25.0% 12.0% –
Shareholder yield -25.0% 12.0% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusAAOICALXRCI
Forward P/E 90.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.9%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% +48.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +18.8% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOICALXRCI
Held by institutions 60.5% 94.5% –
Institutions holding 482 290 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +0.5% –
Institutions buying 313 148 –
Institutions selling 144 111 –
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.33 –

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.

AAOICALXRCI
AAOI 1.00 0.24 -0.16
CALX 0.24 1.00 -0.18
RCI -0.16 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, CALX and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $4.84B, Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $18.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAOI, CALX and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -84.8x, Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 90.1x, Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.7x). 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%, Calix (CALX) +22.9%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +93.6%, Calix (CALX) -50.5%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -13.2%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +49.3%/yr, Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.9%, Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, CALX and RCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads on 7. 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.