ATEN vs CSCO vs UI Stock Comparison

A10 Networks, Cisco Systems and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATEN A10 Networks, Inc.
$25.44 -4.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$310.17M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$106.50 +0.1% 1M +51.6% 1Y
Market cap
$436.07B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 6, Ubiquiti 4, A10 Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATENCSCOUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $436.07B $35.38B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.4x 32.9x 36.8x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 22.5x 31.1x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +11.8% +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 21.0% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 15.9% 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 0.8x — ATEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.2% +51.6% -17.8% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +14.1%/yr +14.0%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 35.4% 53.8% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 53/100 68/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

ATENCSCOUI

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

AxisATENCSCOUI
Valuation 45 #62 of 112 32 #77 of 112 28 #81 of 112
Growth 31 #76 of 109 40 #66 of 109 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 86 #16 of 105 88 #14 of 105 99 #2 of 105
Financial Health 32 #80 of 117 28 #84 of 117 75 #30 of 117
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 82 77 #20 of 82 48 #43 of 82
Overall 51 53 68
  • ATEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO 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

PeriodATENCSCOUISPY
1 month -4.9%+0.1%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months -25.7%-6.7%+12.1% +2.9%
6 months -7.7%+19.6%-43.1% +6.4%
Year to date +43.8%+38.3%+6.3% +11.4%
1 year +41.2%+51.6%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +123.2%+100.9%+410.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.7%+26.2%+72.2% +21.5%
5 years +87.7%+93.2%+92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.4%+14.1%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years +167.8%+253.2%+1,034.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+13.5%+27.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATENCSCOUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%35.4%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%37.3%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.091.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.041.46-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.6%-38.6%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-18.1%-45.8% -2.5%
52-week high $38.14$130.00$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $16.55$70.27$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.

MultipleATENCSCOUI
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 31.3x 31.7xmedian 31.3x 37.1xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.6x 6.6xmedian 2.6x 10.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 19.6x 24.2xmedian 19.6x 29.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 28.3x 32.9xmedian 28.3x 39.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x 24.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -19.89median 1.15 11.78median 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 monthsATENCSCOUI
Revenue $310.17M $63.33B $3.27B
Gross profit $246.21M $40.86B $1.51B
Operating income $50.08M $15.37B $1.19B
Net income $42.97M $13.27B $960.30M
Free cash flow $60.94M $12.77B $908.94M
R&D $77.12M $9.56B $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $3.33 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $54.70M $7.22B $522.58M
Total debt $219.52M $29.53B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 75.65M 3.99B 60.57M
Enterprise value $387.76M $371.99B $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
MetricATENCSCOUI
P/E 42.7x 31.7x 37.1x
P/FCF 30.2x 32.9x 39.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 29.6x 38.3x
P/S 5.9x 6.6x 10.9x
P/B 7.7x 8.4x 24.7x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 9.8x 24.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x 24.2x 29.0x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 28.2x 29.5x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 6.9x 10.7x
EV/FCF 28.0x 34.0x 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 30.6x 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.89 11.78 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATENCSCOUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 11.8% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 3.6% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 11.1% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 4.6% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% 30.7% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 0.7% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.8% 30.3% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 1.7% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.6% 30.7% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 2.7% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% -0.1% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -10.7% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% -3.9% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -12.5% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATENCSCOUI
Gross margin 79.4% 64.5% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 28.3% 36.8%
Operating margin 16.1% 24.3% 36.2%
Pretax margin 17.5% 25.3% 36.1%
Net margin 13.9% 21.0% 29.3%
FCF margin 19.6% 20.2% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 22.4% 28.4%
Return on equity 18.7% 26.8% 72.7%
Return on assets 6.5% 10.4% 49.1%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 15.9% 72.8%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 17.9% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.5% 6.0% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATENCSCOUI
Debt / assets 32.4% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 64.9% 61.2% 34.5%
Equity / assets 35.1% 38.8% 65.5%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.46 4.05 33.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATENCSCOUI
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.9% 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.

ConsensusATENCSCOUI
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 22.5xFY2027 31.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.0% +20.7% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $342.96MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +0.6% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATENCSCOUI
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.1% 4.9%
Institutions holding 310 4,044 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +5.0% +8.0%
Institutions buying 170 1,846 163
Institutions selling 99 1,816 139
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.02 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.

ATENCSCOUI
ATEN 1.00 0.37 0.25
CSCO 0.37 1.00 0.21
UI 0.25 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATEN, CSCO and UI?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: A10 Networks (ATEN) $1.86B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $436.07B, Ubiquiti (UI) $35.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATEN, CSCO and UI?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (A10 Networks (ATEN) 43.4x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.9x, Ubiquiti (UI) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (A10 Networks (ATEN) 25.4x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 22.5x, 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?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A10 Networks (ATEN) +12.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (A10 Networks (ATEN) 13.9%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (A10 Networks (ATEN) 8.9%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: A10 Networks (ATEN) +41.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) -17.8%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (A10 Networks (ATEN) +13.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.1%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (A10 Networks (ATEN) 39.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATEN, CSCO 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, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads on 6. 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.