AAOI vs DOX vs RCI Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Amdocs and Rogers Communications Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.22 +8.0% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.98B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.45 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Rogers Communications 3, Applied Optoelectronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAOIDOXRCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.59B $6.98B $17.56B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -98.1x 15.3x 26.1x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 111.5x 7.9x 9.1x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% +0.1% +8.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% 9.8% 4.1% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 0.9x 2.7x DOX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +123.2% -26.1% -20.9% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +59.6%/yr -4.4%/yr -7.6%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 139.0% 29.8% 29.1% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 64/100 59/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

AAOIDOXRCI

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

AxisAAOIDOXRCI
Valuation 12 #99 of 112 90 #12 of 112 85 #8 of 49
Growth 54 #50 of 108 14 #93 of 108 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 16 #88 of 104 83 #19 of 104 71 #14 of 45
Financial Health 71 #34 of 116 37 #74 of 116 35 #32 of 49
Shareholder Returns 9 #71 of 78 95 #5 of 78 58 #16 of 37
Overall 32 64 59
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX 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

PeriodAAOIDOXRCISPY
1 month -21.3%+8.0%+1.9% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%+12.6%-7.8% +3.7%
6 months -51.8%-3.8%-13.7% +7.1%
Year to date +127.2%-22.7%-16.6% +12.8%
1 year +123.2%-26.1%-20.9% +11.9%
3 years +1,018.5%-21.2%-15.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +123.8%-7.7%-5.4% +22.8%
5 years +935.2%-20.1%-32.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +59.6%-4.4%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years +302.2%+6.3%-21.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%+0.6%-2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAOIDOXRCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 139.0%29.8%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 127.1%32.6%28.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.320.250.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.87-0.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-49.5%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-27.2%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $223.10$85.49$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$49.87$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.

MultipleAAOIDOXRCI
P/E now vs peer median -113.3xmedian 32.9x 15.1xmedian 32.9x 25.3xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -194.4xmedian 20.0x 9.0xmedian 20.0x 4.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 30.2x 7.9xmedian 30.2x 2.5xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.41median 1.08 -4.14median 1.08 -4.12median 0.25

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 monthsAAOIDOXRCI
Revenue $595.97M $4.65B $16.37B
Gross profit $172.33M $1.78B $7.23B
Operating income -$67.41M $626.70M $6.95B
Net income -$57.02M $457.53M $733.46M
Free cash flow -$600.81M $858.80M $6.69B
R&D $107.61M $343.21M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $4.17 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $206.45M $2.22B
Total debt $57.26M $3.25B $120.01B
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 109.66M 541.00M
Enterprise value $4.31B $5.99B $12.15B

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
MetricAAOIDOXRCI
P/E -113.3x 15.1x 25.3x
P/FCF -11.1x 7.9x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow -50.7x 9.0x 3.7x
P/S 11.2x 1.5x 1.0x
P/B 4.0x 2.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.2x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA -194.4x 9.0x 4.3x
EV/EBIT -92.6x 11.9x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 1.6x 2.8x
EV/FCF -10.4x 8.7x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -47.3x 10.0x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.41 -4.14 -4.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXRCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% 0.1% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -1.1% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% 2.9% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% 1.5% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% -11.9% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -3.0% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% -18.0% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -7.0% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% -14.5% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -3.7% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 1.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% -0.8% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% 2.8% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% -3.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXRCI
Gross margin 28.9% 38.3% 44.2%
EBITDA margin -5.4% 17.9% 63.8%
Operating margin -11.3% 13.5% 42.4%
Pretax margin -10.6% 12.5% 7.8%
Net margin -9.6% 9.8% 4.1%
FCF margin -100.8% 18.5% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% 16.1% 27.8%
Return on equity -4.1% – 6.3%
Return on assets -2.9% 7.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -4.2% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 13.4% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.6x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXRCI
Debt / assets 2.5% 14.5% 46.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x 0.9x 2.7x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 1.1x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 48.1% 82.1%
Equity / assets 72.5% 51.9% 17.9%
Interest coverage -19.1x – 4.4x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.57 3.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOIDOXRCI
Dividend yield – 3.6% 6.4%
Net buyback yield -20.2% 7.8% –
Shareholder yield -20.2% 11.4% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusAAOIDOXRCI
Forward P/E 111.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% +4.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +5.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOIDOXRCI
Held by institutions 60.5% 93.0% –
Institutions holding 481 447 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +0.5% –
Institutions buying 313 250 –
Institutions selling 143 152 –
Buyers to sellers 2.19 1.64 –

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.

AAOIDOXRCI
AAOI 1.00 -0.19 -0.14
DOX -0.19 1.00 0.14
RCI -0.14 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, DOX and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.59B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.98B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAOI, DOX and RCI?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -98.1x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.3x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 111.5x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.1x). 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%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, 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) +123.2%, Amdocs (DOX) -26.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.9%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +59.6%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.4%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/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) 139.0%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, DOX 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, Amdocs (DOX) leads on 5. 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.