AUDC vs CALX vs WBD Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Calix and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.47 +7.6% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$333.42M
P/E
47.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warner Bros. Discovery leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Warner Bros. Discovery 4, Audiocodes 4, Calix 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCCALXWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $333.42M $2.43B $77.70B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.2x 47.5x -24.6x AUDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 23.3x — AUDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +27.8% -6.1% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 4.6% -8.8% CALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — -1.6% AUDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x — 7.5x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.7% -38.5% +62.4% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr -8.5%/yr +3.2%/yr WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 41.6% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 76/100 31/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCCALXWBD

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

AxisAUDCCALXWBD
Valuation 87 #15 of 111 59 #46 of 111 23 #42 of 54
Growth 17 #90 of 108 81 #21 of 108 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 69 #33 of 104 65 #37 of 104 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 69 #36 of 115 75 #29 of 115 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns 36 #52 of 81 98 #3 of 81 –
Overall 56 76 31
  • AUDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCCALXWBDSPY
1 month +7.6%+13.7%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months +17.3%+2.2%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months +29.3%-11.6%+13.2% +7.0%
Year to date +31.4%-28.8%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year +26.7%-38.5%+62.4% +13.0%
3 years +59.5%+15.2%+201.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.9%+4.8%+44.5% +23.1%
5 years -66.2%-35.9%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.5%-8.5%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years +115.2%+493.5%+11.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+19.5%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAUDCCALXWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%41.6%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%44.0%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.880.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.922.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-65.3%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-44.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.47$68.42$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$33.15$17.10 $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.

MultipleAUDCCALXWBD
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 32.0x 46.8xmedian 32.0x -24.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 19.4x 27.5xmedian 19.4x 28.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 29.0x 27.8xmedian 29.0x 35.6xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.74median 1.13 6.61median 1.13 -1.04median 0.44

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 monthsAUDCCALXWBD
Revenue $249.25M $1.11B $36.12B
Gross profit $163.86M $628.73M $17.06B
Operating income $14.36M $61.25M -$1.27B
Net income $7.06M $51.19M -$3.15B
Free cash flow $32.61M $85.42M $2.18B
R&D $54.05M $207.99M –
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.78 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $68.91M $3.37B
Total debt $27.00M – $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 65.51M 2.58B
Enterprise value $60.29M $1.27B $63.36B

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
MetricAUDCCALXWBD
P/E 46.3x 46.8x -24.6x
P/FCF 9.5x 27.8x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 21.7x 22.7x
P/S 1.2x 2.1x 2.2x
P/B 2.1x 3.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.3x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 27.5x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 35.6x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 7.9x 25.5x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 19.9x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.74 6.61 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCCALXWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 27.8% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.9% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 30.3% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 7.4% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% 273.3% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 3.8% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% 290.5% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 4.9% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% 287.6% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 7.1% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% 24.5% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 41.8% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% 19.4% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 62.0% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCCALXWBD
Gross margin 65.7% 56.6% 47.2%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 7.1% 10.5%
Operating margin 5.8% 5.5% -3.5%
Pretax margin 4.5% 6.5% -10.4%
Net margin 2.8% 4.6% -8.8%
FCF margin 13.1% 7.7% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 9.9% 9.5%
Return on equity 10.3% 7.1% -9.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.4% -3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – -1.6%
Return on capital employed 6.5% 8.2% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 2.1x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 7.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCCALXWBD
Debt / assets 2.4% – 32.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x – 7.5x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 25.6% 65.0%
Equity / assets 47.2% 74.4% 35.0%
Interest coverage – – -0.6x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 7.18 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCCALXWBD
Dividend yield 3.5% – –
Net buyback yield -13.3% 8.1% –
Shareholder yield -9.8% 8.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAUDCCALXWBD
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +48.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +18.8% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCCALXWBD
Held by institutions 33.5% 94.5% 77.8%
Institutions holding 67 288 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.5% +10.9%
Institutions buying 31 148 628
Institutions selling 20 111 436
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.33 1.44

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.

AUDCCALXWBD
AUDC 1.00 0.20 0.12
CALX 0.20 1.00 0.06
WBD 0.12 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, CALX and WBD?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $333.42M, Calix (CALX) $2.43B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, CALX and WBD?

Audiocodes (AUDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 47.2x, Calix (CALX) 47.5x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audiocodes (AUDC) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 17.9x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x). 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: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Calix (CALX) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Audiocodes (AUDC) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +26.7%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, CALX and WBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) leads on 4. 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.