AAOI vs ERIC vs UI Stock Comparison

Applied Optoelectronics, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$587.99 +2.3% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.38B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAOIERICUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $36.28B $35.38B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -102.9x 17.8x 36.8x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 95.1x 16.7x 31.1x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.8% -38.5% +27.2% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.6% 8.3% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% 20.0% 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.8x -0.6x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.0% +12.4% -17.8% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.2%/yr -1.6%/yr +14.0%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 139.0% 36.4% 53.8% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 60/100 68/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

AAOIERICUI

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

AxisAAOIERICUI
Valuation 13 #98 of 112 88 #14 of 112 28 #81 of 112
Growth 56 #49 of 109 46 #59 of 109 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 16 #88 of 105 87 #15 of 105 99 #2 of 105
Financial Health 72 #33 of 117 41 #70 of 117 75 #30 of 117
Shareholder Returns 7 #76 of 82 37 #52 of 82 48 #43 of 82
Overall 33 60 68
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAOIERICUISPY
1 month -33.2%+9.6%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months -32.6%+14.1%+12.1% +2.9%
6 months -58.4%-5.4%-43.1% +6.4%
Year to date +93.7%+10.5%+6.3% +11.4%
1 year +115.0%+12.4%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +807.4%+140.6%+410.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +108.7%+34.0%+72.2% +21.5%
5 years +800.1%-7.9%+92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +55.2%-1.6%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years +228.3%+109.0%+1,034.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+7.7%+27.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAAOIERICUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 139.0%36.4%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.6%36.4%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.331.011.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.830.34-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-65.8%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.7%-22.4%-45.8% -2.5%
52-week high $223.10$13.74$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $19.49$9.15$515.44 $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.

MultipleAAOIERICUI
P/E now vs peer median -96.6xmedian 31.3x 17.4xmedian 31.3x 37.1xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 10.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -163.7xmedian 19.6x 8.9xmedian 19.6x 29.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 28.3x 9.6xmedian 28.3x 39.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 24.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.91median 1.15 0.40median 1.15 1.12median 1.15

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 monthsAAOIERICUI
Revenue $595.97M $24.56B $3.27B
Gross profit $172.33M $11.51B $1.51B
Operating income -$67.41M $2.90B $1.19B
Net income -$57.02M $2.04B $960.30M
Free cash flow -$600.81M $3.76B $908.94M
R&D $107.61M $5.22B $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $0.61 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $499.74M $5.11B $522.58M
Total debt $160.44M $14.14B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 81.57M 3.34B 60.57M
Enterprise value $4.59B $13.89B $33.92B

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
MetricAAOIERICUI
P/E -96.6x 17.4x 37.1x
P/FCF -9.5x 9.6x 39.2x
P/Operating cash flow -43.2x 10.4x 38.3x
P/S 9.6x 1.5x 10.9x
P/B 3.4x 3.2x 24.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.2x 24.7x
EV/EBITDA -163.7x 8.9x 29.0x
EV/EBIT -78.0x 11.7x 29.5x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 1.4x 10.7x
EV/FCF -8.7x 9.0x 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -39.9x 9.8x 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.91 0.40 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAOIERICUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.8% -38.5% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -2.0% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.0% 3.7% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.3% 4.0% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% -18.4% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 55.0% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% -18.7% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 43.4% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.5% -17.7% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 43.1% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 4.3% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -168.6% 44.0% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -146.3% 6.1% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -294.2% 34.7% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAOIERICUI
Gross margin 28.9% 46.8% 46.2%
EBITDA margin -5.4% 15.4% 36.8%
Operating margin -11.3% 11.8% 36.2%
Pretax margin -10.6% 11.2% 36.1%
Net margin -9.6% 8.3% 29.3%
FCF margin -100.8% 15.3% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin -22.1% 14.0% 28.4%
Return on equity -4.1% 18.7% 72.7%
Return on assets -2.9% 6.8% 49.1%
Return on invested capital -4.2% 20.0% 72.8%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 17.8% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAOIERICUI
Debt / assets 2.5% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.8x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 63.1% 34.5%
Equity / assets 72.5% 36.9% 65.5%
Interest coverage -19.1x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 5.64 – 33.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAOIERICUI
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -23.7% -2.3% –
Shareholder yield -23.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusAAOIERICUI
Forward P/E 95.1xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 31.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -31.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +646.5% 0.0% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $994.70MFY2026 $24.06BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +118.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +185.6% +0.7% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAOIERICUI
Held by institutions 60.5% 9.5% 4.9%
Institutions holding 481 388 354
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +0.4% +8.0%
Institutions buying 313 219 163
Institutions selling 143 110 139
Buyers to sellers 2.19 1.99 1.17

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.

AAOIERICUI
AAOI 1.00 0.23 0.31
ERIC 0.23 1.00 0.18
UI 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAOI, ERIC and UI?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.87B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Ubiquiti (UI) $35.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAOI, ERIC and UI?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -102.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Ubiquiti (UI) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 95.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.1x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +115.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) -17.8%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +55.2%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAOI, ERIC and UI?

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