AUDC vs CSCO vs GILT Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Cisco Systems and Gilat Satellite Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.70 +9.8% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$328.86M
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$432.89B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 6, Gilat Satellite Networks 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCCSCOGILTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $328.86M $432.89B $472.46M CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 32.6x 15.6x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 23.5x 12.8x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +11.8% +39.5% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 21.0% 6.2% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 15.9% — CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x -2.9x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% +56.0% -45.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr +14.7%/yr -0.9%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 35.5% 69.5% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 54/100 56/100 GILT

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCCSCOGILT

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

AxisAUDCCSCOGILT
Valuation 87 #16 of 112 32 #76 of 112 84 #19 of 112
Growth 17 #91 of 109 41 #65 of 109 63 #41 of 109
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 87 #14 of 104 44 #59 of 104
Financial Health 70 #36 of 116 30 #82 of 116 79 #25 of 116
Shareholder Returns 38 #51 of 81 79 #18 of 81 10 #73 of 81
Overall 56 54 56
  • AUDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCCSCOGILTSPY
1 month +9.8%+4.4%-21.9% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%-3.6%-26.4% +3.9%
6 months +33.7%+28.2%-52.0% +8.2%
Year to date +34.0%+44.6%-38.8% +12.9%
1 year +29.3%+56.0%-45.4% +12.3%
3 years +62.7%+116.0%+43.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%+29.3%+12.8% +23.3%
5 years -66.2%+98.0%-4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.5%+14.7%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +118.3%+266.6%+76.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+13.9%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUDCCSCOGILTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%35.5%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%37.3%74.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.112.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.58-0.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-38.6%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.3%-62.0% -1.2%
52-week high $11.70$130.00$20.85 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$71.04$7.44 $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.

MultipleAUDCCSCOGILT
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 33.2x 33.2xmedian 33.2x 15.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.0x 25.3xmedian 20.0x 8.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 29.8x 34.4xmedian 29.8x 30.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.80median 1.17 12.32median 1.17 0.23median 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 monthsAUDCCSCOGILT
Revenue $249.25M $63.33B $487.79M
Gross profit $163.86M $40.86B $147.93M
Operating income $14.36M $15.37B $29.58M
Net income $7.06M $13.27B $30.27M
Free cash flow $32.61M $12.77B $19.47M
R&D $54.05M $9.56B $46.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $3.33 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $7.22B $144.81M
Total debt $27.00M $29.53B $123.15M
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 3.99B 60.40M
Enterprise value $55.73M $368.82B -$197.50M

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
MetricAUDCCSCOGILT
P/E 47.2x 33.2x 15.5x
P/FCF 9.7x 34.4x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 31.0x 72.6x
P/S 1.3x 6.9x 1.2x
P/B 2.2x 8.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 10.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 25.3x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 29.5x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 7.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 8.1x 35.5x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 32.0x 53.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.80 12.32 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCCSCOGILT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 11.8% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.6% 23.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 11.1% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.6% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% 30.7% 31.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 0.7% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% 30.3% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 1.7% 71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% 30.7% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 2.7% 67.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% -0.1% -72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -10.7% -35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% -3.9% -48.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -12.5% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCCSCOGILT
Gross margin 65.7% 64.5% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 28.3% 11.0%
Operating margin 5.8% 24.3% 6.1%
Pretax margin 4.5% 25.3% 6.3%
Net margin 2.8% 21.0% 6.2%
FCF margin 13.1% 20.2% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 22.4% 1.7%
Return on equity 10.3% 26.8% 5.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 10.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 6.5% 17.9% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCCSCOGILT
Debt / assets 2.4% 22.8% 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x -2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 61.2% 28.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% 38.8% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.19 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCCSCOGILT
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -13.1% 1.3% -16.9%
Shareholder yield -9.6% 2.8% -16.9%
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.

ConsensusAUDCCSCOGILT
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 23.5xFY2027 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +20.7% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $525.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +0.6% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCCSCOGILT
Held by institutions 33.5% 80.1% 48.0%
Institutions holding 67 4,046 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +5.0% -5.5%
Institutions buying 31 1,847 65
Institutions selling 20 1,817 43
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.02 1.51

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.

AUDCCSCOGILT
AUDC 1.00 0.25 0.17
CSCO 0.25 1.00 0.24
GILT 0.17 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, CSCO and GILT?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $328.86M, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $432.89B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $472.46M.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, CSCO and GILT?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 46.6x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.6x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 18.3x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +29.3%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.0%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -45.4%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, CSCO and GILT?

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.