AAOI vs DOX vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Amdocs and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$61.77 +7.0% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.87B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 6, Applied Optoelectronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOIDOXNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.69B $6.87B $1.04B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -117.4x 15.0x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 108.4x 7.8x — DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% +0.1% +8.3% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% 9.8% -40.1% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 0.9x — DOX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.7% -26.7% -22.3% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.7%/yr -4.2%/yr — AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 138.8% 29.8% 77.7% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 64/100 32/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

AAOIDOXNMAX

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

AxisAAOIDOXNMAX
Valuation 13 #98 of 112 90 #12 of 112 2 #52 of 53
Growth 56 #49 of 109 15 #93 of 109 51 #22 of 44
Profitability 17 #87 of 104 84 #18 of 104 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 72 #33 of 116 36 #75 of 116 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 9 #74 of 81 96 #4 of 81 –
Overall 33 64 32
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAOIDOXNMAXSPY
1 month -24.1%+7.0%-26.7% -0.2%
3 months -12.7%+12.6%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months -43.9%-3.9%+32.7% +8.2%
Year to date +120.7%-23.3%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year +106.7%-26.7%-22.3% +12.3%
3 years +993.0%-21.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +122.0%-7.8%— +23.3%
5 years +904.6%-19.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +58.7%-4.2%— +10.9%
10 years +284.9%+5.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+0.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOIDOXNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 138.8%29.8%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.6%32.5%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.310.251.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-0.90-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-49.5%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.5%-27.7%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $223.10$85.49$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$49.87$5.16 $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.

MultipleAAOIDOXNMAX
P/E now vs peer median -110.1xmedian 33.2x 15.0xmedian 33.2x -12.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -188.5xmedian 20.0x 8.9xmedian 20.0x -12.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 29.8x 7.8xmedian 29.8x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.0x 2.0xmedian 3.0x 9.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -3.32median 1.17 -4.11median 1.17 —median 0.44

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 monthsAAOIDOXNMAX
Revenue $595.97M $4.65B $198.07M
Gross profit $172.33M $1.78B $78.29M
Operating income -$67.41M $626.70M -$86.98M
Net income -$57.02M $457.53M -$79.40M
Free cash flow -$600.81M $858.80M –
R&D $107.61M $343.21M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $4.17 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $206.45M $25.88M
Total debt $57.26M $3.25B –
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 109.66M 129.29M
Enterprise value $5.41B $5.88B $942.08M

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
MetricAAOIDOXNMAX
P/E -110.1x 15.0x -12.9x
P/FCF -10.8x 7.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -49.3x 8.9x –
P/S 10.9x 1.4x 5.2x
P/B 3.9x 2.0x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.2x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA -188.5x 8.9x -12.2x
EV/EBIT -89.8x 11.8x -11.5x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 1.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF -10.1x 8.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -45.9x 9.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.32 -4.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% 0.1% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% 2.9% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% -11.9% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% -18.0% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -7.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% -14.5% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -3.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% -0.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% 2.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% -3.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXNMAX
Gross margin 28.9% 38.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -5.4% 17.9% -41.2%
Operating margin -11.3% 13.5% -43.9%
Pretax margin -10.6% 12.5% -40.1%
Net margin -9.6% 9.8% -40.1%
FCF margin -100.8% 18.5% –
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% 16.1% –
Return on equity -4.1% – -72.4%
Return on assets -2.9% 7.2% -33.8%
Return on invested capital -4.2% – –
Return on capital employed -4.5% 13.4% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXNMAX
Debt / assets 2.5% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 48.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 72.5% 51.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage -19.1x – -4,632x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.39 3.93 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXNMAX
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield -20.8% 7.9% –
Shareholder yield -20.8% 11.5% –
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.

ConsensusAAOIDOXNMAX
Forward P/E 108.4xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% +4.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +5.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOIDOXNMAX
Held by institutions 60.5% 93.0% 28.5%
Institutions holding 481 446 233
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +0.5% +13.5%
Institutions buying 313 250 110
Institutions selling 143 151 37
Buyers to sellers 2.19 1.66 2.97

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.

AAOIDOXNMAX
AAOI 1.00 -0.19 0.13
DOX -0.19 1.00 0.14
NMAX 0.13 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, DOX and NMAX?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.69B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.87B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +106.7%, Amdocs (DOX) -26.7%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.7%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 138.8%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, DOX and NMAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amdocs (DOX) 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.