AMCX vs CALX vs UI Stock Comparison

AMC Global Media, Calix and Ubiquiti 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
2 wins
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
3 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.33B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 5, Calix 3, AMC Global Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCXCALXUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.00M $2.41B $36.33B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.6x 47.0x 37.8x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 23.7x 31.8x AMCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +27.8% +27.2% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 4.6% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% — 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -37.2% -19.4% AMCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.1%/yr -8.8%/yr +14.4%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.7% 41.6% 53.8% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 76/100 69/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

AMCXCALXUI

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

AxisAMCXCALXUI
Valuation 96 #3 of 53 60 #45 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 37 #28 of 44 82 #20 of 109 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 64 #38 of 104 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 55 #28 of 61 76 #29 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 81 51 #40 of 81
Overall 59 76 69
  • AMCX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CALX 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

PeriodAMCXCALXUISPY
1 month -35.5%+15.6%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -23.6%+3.3%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months -8.5%-8.8%-37.8% +8.2%
Year to date -17.6%-27.6%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +2.9%-37.2%-19.4% +12.3%
3 years -29.7%+17.2%+414.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.1%+5.4%+72.7% +23.3%
5 years -80.7%-36.9%+95.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -28.1%-8.8%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years -84.3%+508.4%+1,057.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.9%+19.8%+27.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCXCALXUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.7%41.6%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%44.0%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.881.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.89-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-65.3%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-44.0%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $12.85$68.42$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $6.52$33.15$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.

MultipleAMCXCALXUI
P/E now vs peer median -17.1xmedian 18.4x 47.6xmedian 33.2x 37.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.5x 28.0xmedian 20.0x 29.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.0x 28.3xmedian 29.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.5x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 25.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.44 6.72median 1.17 1.15median 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 monthsAMCXCALXUI
Revenue $2.25B $1.11B $3.27B
Gross profit $1.08B $628.73M $1.51B
Operating income $51.77M $61.25M $1.19B
Net income -$13.90M $51.19M $960.30M
Free cash flow $190.52M $85.42M $908.94M
R&D – $207.99M $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $0.78 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $464.00M $68.91M $522.58M
Total debt $1.66B – $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 43.02M 65.51M 60.57M
Enterprise value -$1.91B $1.24B $34.87B

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
MetricAMCXCALXUI
P/E -17.1x 47.6x 37.8x
P/FCF 1.8x 28.3x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 22.0x 39.1x
P/S 0.2x 2.2x 11.1x
P/B 0.4x 3.4x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.4x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 28.0x 29.6x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 36.2x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.0x 10.9x
EV/FCF 8.1x 26.0x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 20.3x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 6.72 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXUI
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 27.8% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 3.9% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% 30.3% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 7.4% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 262.3% 273.3% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 3.8% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.1% 290.5% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 4.9% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.2% 287.6% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% 7.1% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.1% 24.5% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 41.8% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% 19.4% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 62.0% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXUI
Gross margin 48.3% 56.6% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 6.7% 7.1% 36.8%
Operating margin 2.3% 5.5% 36.2%
Pretax margin -0.3% 6.5% 36.1%
Net margin -0.9% 4.6% 29.3%
FCF margin 8.5% 7.7% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 9.9% 28.4%
Return on equity -1.0% 7.1% 72.7%
Return on assets -0.3% 5.4% 49.1%
Return on invested capital 1.9% – 72.8%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 8.2% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.7x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 7.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXUI
Debt / assets 44.6% – –
Debt / equity 1.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x – –
Debt / FCF 8.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 25.6% 34.5%
Equity / assets 25.4% 74.4% 65.5%
Interest coverage 0.3x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.70 7.28 33.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCXCALXUI
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 7.9% –
Shareholder yield – 7.9% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAMCXCALXUI
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -41.4%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% +48.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +18.8% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCXCALXUI
Held by institutions 78.3% 94.5% 4.9%
Institutions holding 176 288 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +0.5% +8.0%
Institutions buying 88 148 163
Institutions selling 54 111 139
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.33 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.

AMCXCALXUI
AMCX 1.00 0.05 0.02
CALX 0.05 1.00 0.33
UI 0.02 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCX, CALX and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: AMC Global Media (AMCX) $328.00M, Calix (CALX) $2.41B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCX, CALX and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -16.6x, Calix (CALX) 47.0x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AMC Global Media (AMCX) is cheapest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 6.6x, Calix (CALX) 23.7x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x). 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%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 1.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AMC Global Media (AMCX) returned the most: AMC Global Media (AMCX) +2.9%, Calix (CALX) -37.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) -28.1%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 49.7%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCX, CALX 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, Ubiquiti (UI) 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.