AMCX vs CALX vs CSCO Stock Comparison

AMC Global Media, Calix and Cisco Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.
$7.84 -35.5% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$328.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.25B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
47.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$435.42B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 8, Calix 2, AMC Global Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCXCALXCSCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.00M $2.41B $435.42B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.6x 47.0x 32.8x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 23.7x 23.5x AMCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +27.8% +11.8% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 4.6% 21.0% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% — 15.9% CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x — 0.8x CSCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -37.2% +56.0% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.1%/yr -8.8%/yr +14.7%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.7% 41.6% 35.5% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 76/100 54/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

AMCXCALXCSCO

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

AxisAMCXCALXCSCO
Valuation 96 #3 of 53 60 #45 of 112 32 #76 of 112
Growth 37 #28 of 44 82 #20 of 109 41 #65 of 109
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 64 #38 of 104 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 55 #28 of 61 76 #29 of 116 30 #82 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 81 79 #18 of 81
Overall 59 76 54
  • AMCX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCXCALXCSCOSPY
1 month -35.5%+15.6%+4.4% -0.2%
3 months -23.6%+3.3%-3.6% +3.9%
6 months -8.5%-8.8%+28.2% +8.2%
Year to date -17.6%-27.6%+44.6% +12.9%
1 year +2.9%-37.2%+56.0% +12.3%
3 years -29.7%+17.2%+116.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.1%+5.4%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years -80.7%-36.9%+98.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -28.1%-8.8%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years -84.3%+508.4%+266.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.9%+19.8%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCXCALXCSCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.7%41.6%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%44.0%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.881.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.891.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-65.3%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-44.0%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $12.85$68.42$130.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.52$33.15$71.04 $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.

MultipleAMCXCALXCSCO
P/E now vs peer median -17.1xmedian 18.4x 47.6xmedian 33.2x 33.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.5x 28.0xmedian 20.0x 25.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.0x 28.3xmedian 29.8x 34.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.5x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.44 6.72median 1.17 12.32median 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 monthsAMCXCALXCSCO
Revenue $2.25B $1.11B $63.33B
Gross profit $1.08B $628.73M $40.86B
Operating income $51.77M $61.25M $15.37B
Net income -$13.90M $51.19M $13.27B
Free cash flow $190.52M $85.42M $12.77B
R&D – $207.99M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $0.78 $3.33
Cash & equivalents $464.00M $68.91M $7.22B
Total debt $1.66B – $29.53B
Shares (diluted) 43.02M 65.51M 3.99B
Enterprise value -$1.91B $1.24B $371.35B

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
MetricAMCXCALXCSCO
P/E -17.1x 47.6x 33.2x
P/FCF 1.8x 28.3x 34.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 22.0x 31.0x
P/S 0.2x 2.2x 6.9x
P/B 0.4x 3.4x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.4x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 28.0x 25.3x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 36.2x 29.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.0x 7.2x
EV/FCF 8.1x 26.0x 35.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 20.3x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 6.72 12.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXCSCO
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 27.8% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 3.9% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% 30.3% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 7.4% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 262.3% 273.3% 30.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 3.8% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.1% 290.5% 30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 4.9% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.2% 287.6% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% 7.1% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.1% 24.5% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 41.8% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% 19.4% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 62.0% -12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXCSCO
Gross margin 48.3% 56.6% 64.5%
EBITDA margin 6.7% 7.1% 28.3%
Operating margin 2.3% 5.5% 24.3%
Pretax margin -0.3% 6.5% 25.3%
Net margin -0.9% 4.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 7.7% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 9.9% 22.4%
Return on equity -1.0% 7.1% 26.8%
Return on assets -0.3% 5.4% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 1.9% – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 8.2% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.7x 2.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 7.2% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXCSCO
Debt / assets 44.6% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.7x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 25.6% 61.2%
Equity / assets 25.4% 74.4% 38.8%
Interest coverage 0.3x – 10.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.70 7.28 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXCSCO
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 7.9% 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 7.9% 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.

ConsensusAMCXCALXCSCO
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 23.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $4.74FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -41.4%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% +48.1% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +18.8% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCXCALXCSCO
Held by institutions 78.3% 94.5% 80.1%
Institutions holding 176 288 4,046
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +0.5% +5.0%
Institutions buying 88 148 1,847
Institutions selling 54 111 1,817
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.33 1.02

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.

AMCXCALXCSCO
AMCX 1.00 0.05 0.01
CALX 0.05 1.00 0.22
CSCO 0.01 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCX, CALX and CSCO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: AMC Global Media (AMCX) $328.00M, Calix (CALX) $2.41B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $435.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCX, CALX and CSCO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -16.6x, Calix (CALX) 47.0x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AMC Global Media (AMCX) is cheapest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 6.6x, Calix (CALX) 23.7x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AMC Global Media (AMCX) -4.6%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 1.9%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: AMC Global Media (AMCX) +2.9%, Calix (CALX) -37.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.0%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -28.1%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 49.7%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCX, CALX and CSCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads on 8. 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.