ALLT vs CIEN vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Allot, Ciena and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLT Allot Ltd.
$9.25 +6.4% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$398.17M
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$108.95M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$351.18 -1.6% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.56B
P/E
78.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.85 +10.8% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
75.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ciena leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ciena 5, Allot 3, Extreme Networks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLTCIENEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $398.17M $51.56B $3.20B CIEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.9x 78.8x 75.9x ALLT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 46.2x 17.3x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +32.6% +12.6% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 10.9% 3.3% CIEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 12.4% 19.4% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.7x 0.7x -0.6x ALLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +92.4% +15.0% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.9%/yr +45.3%/yr +19.1%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 77.8% 55.6% EXTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 55/100 52/100 ALLT

Percentile Scorecard

ALLTCIENEXTR

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

AxisALLTCIENEXTR
Valuation 67 #38 of 112 22 #88 of 112 36 #72 of 112
Growth 86 #16 of 109 95 #6 of 109 42 #64 of 109
Profitability 73 #29 of 104 83 #19 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Financial Health 77 #28 of 116 43 #67 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 35 #53 of 81 89 #10 of 81
Overall 76 55 52
  • ALLT ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CIEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLTCIENEXTRSPY
1 month +6.4%-1.6%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months +21.2%+0.2%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months +29.7%-25.9%+39.9% +8.2%
Year to date -5.9%+50.2%+43.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%+92.4%+15.0% +12.3%
3 years +394.7%+756.1%+16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +70.4%+104.7%+5.1% +23.3%
5 years -37.2%+546.3%+139.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.9%+45.3%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years +78.6%+1,696.3%+470.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+33.5%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLTCIENEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%77.8%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.9%82.8%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.592.791.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.161.190.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-49.7%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-44.0%-29.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.50$627.00$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $6.25$176.45$13.74 $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.

MultipleALLTCIENEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 33.2x 76.2xmedian 33.2x 75.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.8x 8.3xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 20.0x 56.2xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 29.8x 61.2xmedian 29.8x 32.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 16.3xmedian 3.0x 35.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.17 1.70median 1.17 -3.99median 1.17

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 monthsALLTCIENEXTR
Revenue $108.95M $6.02B $1.28B
Gross profit $77.68M $2.65B $789.14M
Operating income $7.35M $738.95M $62.70M
Net income $10.24M $654.41M $42.12M
Free cash flow $33.47M $814.36M $95.24M
R&D $24.52M $924.94M $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $4.48 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $13.76M $2.45B $211.76M
Total debt $3.57M $3.23B $163.72M
Shares (diluted) 46.18M 145.97M 134.97M
Enterprise value $150.42M $45.12B $2.35B

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
MetricALLTCIENEXTR
P/E 39.8x 76.2x 75.2x
P/FCF 13.4x 61.2x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 47.2x 25.4x
P/S 4.1x 8.3x 2.4x
P/B 3.8x 16.3x 35.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 17.4x 36.6x
EV/EBITDA 36.9x 56.2x 35.8x
EV/EBIT 51.8x 68.2x 49.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 8.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.4x 61.9x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 47.8x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 1.70 -3.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLTCIENEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 32.6% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 12.5% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% 40.6% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 13.3% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 819.6% 200.1% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 29.1% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 605.8% 364.5% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 43.5% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 526.3% 359.9% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 44.8% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 168.4% 34.5% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 201.2% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.0% 34.5% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 95.4% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLTCIENEXTR
Gross margin 71.3% 44.1% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 9.5% 14.9% 6.7%
Operating margin 6.7% 12.3% 4.9%
Pretax margin 10.8% 12.1% 4.0%
Net margin 9.4% 10.9% 3.3%
FCF margin 30.7% 13.5% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.7% 17.5% 9.6%
Return on equity 8.7% 22.0% 50.3%
Return on assets 5.2% 9.3% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 12.4% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 5.8% 13.1% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.6x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 3.5% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLTCIENEXTR
Debt / assets 0.8% 40.4% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.7x 0.7x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.0x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.4% 61.8% 92.5%
Equity / assets 58.6% 38.2% 7.5%
Interest coverage – 10.6x 4.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.61 7.25 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLTCIENEXTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -1.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield – -1.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusALLTCIENEXTR
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 46.2xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $7.60FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +52.2%FY2026 +187.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +64.7% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.75MFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +18.0% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLTCIENEXTR
Held by institutions 82.4% 92.9% 96.7%
Institutions holding 82 1,220 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 49 729 181
Institutions selling 19 379 121
Buyers to sellers 2.58 1.92 1.50

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.

ALLTCIENEXTR
ALLT 1.00 0.14 0.17
CIEN 0.14 1.00 0.31
EXTR 0.17 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLT, CIEN and EXTR?

Ciena (CIEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allot (ALLT) $398.17M, Ciena (CIEN) $51.56B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLT, CIEN and EXTR?

Allot (ALLT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allot (ALLT) 38.9x, Ciena (CIEN) 78.8x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (Allot (ALLT) 26.4x, Ciena (CIEN) 46.2x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allot (ALLT) +14.3%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ciena (CIEN) has the highest net margin (Allot (ALLT) 9.4%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Allot (ALLT) 5.4%, Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Allot (ALLT) -10.1%, Ciena (CIEN) +92.4%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Allot (ALLT) -8.9%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +45.3%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Extreme Networks (EXTR) has been the steadiest (Allot (ALLT) 62.0%, Ciena (CIEN) 77.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLT, CIEN and EXTR?

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