AKAM vs DOX vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Akamai Technologies, Amdocs and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc
$98.50 -13.6% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.28B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.68 +8.6% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.92B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Akamai Technologies 3, Ericsson Lm Telephone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAKAMDOXERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.28B $6.92B $36.91B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 15.1x 18.1x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 7.9x 16.8x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +0.1% -38.5% AKAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 9.8% 8.3% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.4x 0.9x -0.6x AKAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% -24.9% +15.2% AKAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -4.2%/yr -0.2%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 29.8% 36.5% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 64/100 59/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

AKAMDOXERIC

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

AxisAKAMDOXERIC
Valuation 89 #5 of 38 90 #12 of 111 88 #14 of 111
Growth 14 #31 of 36 14 #93 of 108 46 #59 of 108
Profitability 79 #8 of 34 84 #18 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 78 #9 of 38 36 #74 of 115 40 #70 of 115
Shareholder Returns 55 #10 of 21 96 #4 of 81 38 #51 of 81
Overall 63 64 59
  • AKAM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAKAMDOXERICSPY
1 month -13.6%+8.6%+14.3% -0.8%
3 months -12.7%+18.0%+12.6% +3.5%
6 months +2.7%-3.1%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +12.9%-22.1%+12.8% +12.2%
1 year +31.2%-24.9%+15.2% +13.0%
3 years -3.4%-20.3%+149.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.2%-7.3%+35.7% +23.1%
5 years -5.6%-19.3%-1.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%-4.2%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years +45.5%+6.9%+116.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.8%+0.7%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAKAMDOXERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%29.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%32.6%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.261.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.830.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-49.5%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-26.7%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $161.14$85.49$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $71.97$49.87$9.15 $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.

MultipleAKAMDOXERIC
P/E now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 29.6x 15.3xmedian 32.0x 17.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 24.2x 9.0xmedian 19.4x 9.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 15.1x 7.9xmedian 29.0x 9.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -6.96median 0.38 -4.18median 1.13 0.41median 1.13

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 monthsAKAMDOXERIC
Revenue $4.32B $4.65B $24.56B
Gross profit $2.48B $1.78B $11.51B
Operating income $455.68M $626.70M $2.90B
Net income $410.97M $457.53M $2.04B
Free cash flow $956.10M $858.80M $3.76B
R&D $554.57M $343.21M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $2.67 $4.17 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.48B $206.45M $5.11B
Total debt $1.71B $3.25B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 153.69M 109.66M 3.34B
Enterprise value $7.69B $5.92B $14.53B

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
MetricAKAMDOXERIC
P/E 34.7x 15.3x 17.8x
P/FCF 14.8x 7.9x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 9.1x 10.7x
P/S 3.3x 1.5x 1.5x
P/B 3.0x 2.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.2x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 9.0x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 27.4x 12.0x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.1x 8.8x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 10.0x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.96 -4.18 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAKAMDOXERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 0.1% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -1.1% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 2.9% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 1.5% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.2% -11.9% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -3.0% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.2% -18.0% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -7.0% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% -14.5% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.7% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% 1.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -0.8% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 2.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -3.2% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAKAMDOXERIC
Gross margin 57.5% 38.3% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 27.6% 17.9% 15.4%
Operating margin 10.5% 13.5% 11.8%
Pretax margin 11.5% 12.5% 11.2%
Net margin 9.5% 9.8% 8.3%
FCF margin 22.1% 18.5% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 16.1% 14.0%
Return on equity 8.5% – 18.7%
Return on assets 3.1% 7.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – – 20.0%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 13.4% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 11.8% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAKAMDOXERIC
Debt / assets 11.3% 14.5% 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.4x 0.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.1x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 48.1% 63.1%
Equity / assets 31.5% 51.9% 36.9%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.69 3.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAKAMDOXERIC
Dividend yield – 3.6% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 7.8% -2.2%
Shareholder yield -0.8% 11.4% 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.

ConsensusAKAMDOXERIC
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.31FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.4%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +4.0% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.28BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +5.0% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAKAMDOXERIC
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.0% 9.5%
Institutions holding 801 446 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 430 250 219
Institutions selling 282 151 110
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.66 1.99

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.

AKAMDOXERIC
AKAM 1.00 0.03 0.23
DOX 0.03 1.00 0.12
ERIC 0.23 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AKAM, DOX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Akamai Technologies (AKAM) $14.28B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.92B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, AKAM, DOX and ERIC?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 34.8x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 15.6x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +5.9%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 9.5%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Akamai Technologies (AKAM) returned the most: Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +31.2%, Amdocs (DOX) -24.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) -1.1%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 61.5%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AKAM, DOX and ERIC?

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.