ATEN vs ERIC vs EXTR Stock Comparison

A10 Networks, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$21.97 -0.3% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
71.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 5, Extreme Networks 3, A10 Networks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATENERICEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $36.28B $3.01B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.4x 17.8x 71.5x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 16.7x 15.9x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% -38.5% +12.6% EXTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 8.3% 3.3% ATEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 20.0% 19.4% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -0.6x -0.6x ATEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.2% +12.4% +3.9% ATEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -1.6%/yr +17.6%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 36.4% 55.3% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 60/100 52/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

ATENERICEXTR

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

AxisATENERICEXTR
Valuation 45 #62 of 112 88 #14 of 112 37 #71 of 112
Growth 31 #76 of 109 46 #59 of 109 41 #65 of 109
Profitability 86 #16 of 105 87 #15 of 105 71 #31 of 105
Financial Health 32 #80 of 117 41 #70 of 117 23 #90 of 117
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 82 37 #52 of 82 88 #11 of 82
Overall 51 60 52
  • ATEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC 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

PeriodATENERICEXTRSPY
1 month -4.9%+9.6%-0.3% -1.0%
3 months -25.7%+14.1%-25.5% +2.9%
6 months -7.7%-5.4%+24.9% +6.4%
Year to date +43.8%+10.5%+32.0% +11.4%
1 year +41.2%+12.4%+3.9% +13.1%
3 years +123.2%+140.6%+4.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.7%+34.0%+1.5% +21.5%
5 years +87.7%-7.9%+124.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.4%-1.6%+17.6% +10.9%
10 years +167.8%+109.0%+441.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+7.7%+18.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATENERICEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%36.4%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%36.4%56.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.011.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.340.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.6%-65.8%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-22.4%-34.8% -2.5%
52-week high $38.14$13.74$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $16.55$9.15$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.

MultipleATENERICEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 31.3x 17.4xmedian 31.3x 69.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 19.6x 8.9xmedian 19.6x 32.9xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 28.3x 9.6xmedian 28.3x 30.3xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 32.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -19.89median 1.15 0.40median 1.15 -3.67median 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 monthsATENERICEXTR
Revenue $310.17M $24.56B $1.28B
Gross profit $246.21M $11.51B $789.14M
Operating income $50.08M $2.90B $62.70M
Net income $42.97M $2.04B $42.12M
Free cash flow $60.94M $3.76B $95.24M
R&D $77.12M $5.22B $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $0.61 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $54.70M $5.11B $211.76M
Total debt $219.52M $14.14B $731.31M
Shares (diluted) 75.65M 3.34B 134.97M
Enterprise value $387.76M $13.89B $2.16B

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
MetricATENERICEXTR
P/E 42.7x 17.4x 69.2x
P/FCF 30.2x 9.6x 30.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 10.4x 23.4x
P/S 5.9x 1.5x 2.2x
P/B 7.7x 3.2x 32.5x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 3.2x 33.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x 8.9x 32.9x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 11.7x 45.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 28.0x 9.0x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 9.8x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.89 0.40 -3.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATENERICEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% -38.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -2.0% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 3.7% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 4.0% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% -18.4% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 55.0% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.8% -18.7% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 43.4% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.6% -17.7% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 43.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% 4.3% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 44.0% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% 6.1% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 34.7% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATENERICEXTR
Gross margin 79.4% 46.8% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 15.4% 6.7%
Operating margin 16.1% 11.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin 17.5% 11.2% 4.0%
Net margin 13.9% 8.3% 3.3%
FCF margin 19.6% 15.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 14.0% 9.6%
Return on equity 18.7% 18.7% 50.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 6.8% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 20.0% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 17.8% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.5% – 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATENERICEXTR
Debt / assets 32.4% 12.4% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -0.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 1.0x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.9% 63.1% 92.5%
Equity / assets 35.1% 36.9% 7.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.46 – 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATENERICEXTR
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% -2.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusATENERICEXTR
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 15.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 -31.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.0% 0.0% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $342.96MFY2026 $24.06BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +0.7% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATENERICEXTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 310 388 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 170 219 181
Institutions selling 99 110 121
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.99 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.

ATENERICEXTR
ATEN 1.00 0.07 0.34
ERIC 0.07 1.00 0.24
EXTR 0.34 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATEN, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: A10 Networks (ATEN) $1.86B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATEN, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (A10 Networks (ATEN) 43.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 71.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (A10 Networks (ATEN) 25.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A10 Networks (ATEN) +12.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

A10 Networks (ATEN) has the highest net margin (A10 Networks (ATEN) 13.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (A10 Networks (ATEN) 8.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year A10 Networks (ATEN) returned the most: A10 Networks (ATEN) +41.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +3.9%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (A10 Networks (ATEN) +13.4%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (A10 Networks (ATEN) 39.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATEN, ERIC 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, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 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.