AUDC vs DOX vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Amdocs and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.70 +9.8% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$330.29M
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$61.77 +7.0% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 6, Applied Optoelectronics 3, Audiocodes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCDOXAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $330.29M $6.86B $6.62B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 15.0x -116.2x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 7.8x 108.4x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +0.1% +61.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 9.8% -9.6% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — -4.2% AUDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.9x 13.8x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% -26.7% +106.7% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr -4.2%/yr +58.7%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 29.8% 138.8% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 33/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCDOXAAOI

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

AxisAUDCDOXAAOI
Valuation 87 #16 of 112 90 #12 of 112 13 #98 of 112
Growth 17 #91 of 109 15 #93 of 109 56 #49 of 109
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 84 #18 of 104 17 #87 of 104
Financial Health 70 #36 of 116 36 #75 of 116 72 #33 of 116
Shareholder Returns 38 #51 of 81 96 #4 of 81 9 #74 of 81
Overall 56 64 33
  • AUDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCDOXAAOISPY
1 month +9.8%+7.0%-24.1% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%+12.6%-12.7% +3.9%
6 months +33.7%-3.9%-43.9% +8.2%
Year to date +34.0%-23.3%+120.7% +12.9%
1 year +29.3%-26.7%+106.7% +12.3%
3 years +62.7%-21.5%+993.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%-7.8%+122.0% +23.3%
5 years -66.2%-19.4%+904.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.5%-4.2%+58.7% +10.9%
10 years +118.3%+5.9%+284.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+0.6%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUDCDOXAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%29.8%138.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%32.5%126.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.254.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.900.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-49.5%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.7%-65.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.70$85.49$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$49.87$19.49 $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.

MultipleAUDCDOXAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 33.2x 15.0xmedian 33.2x -110.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.0x 8.9xmedian 20.0x -188.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 29.8x 7.8xmedian 29.8x -10.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.0x 2.0xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.80median 1.17 -4.11median 1.17 -3.32median 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 monthsAUDCDOXAAOI
Revenue $249.25M $4.65B $595.97M
Gross profit $163.86M $1.78B $172.33M
Operating income $14.36M $626.70M -$67.41M
Net income $7.06M $457.53M -$57.02M
Free cash flow $32.61M $858.80M -$600.81M
R&D $54.05M $343.21M $107.61M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $4.17 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $206.45M $499.74M
Total debt $27.00M $3.25B $57.26M
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 109.66M 81.57M
Enterprise value $57.16M $5.86B $5.34B

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
MetricAUDCDOXAAOI
P/E 47.2x 15.0x -110.1x
P/FCF 9.7x 7.8x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 8.9x -49.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.4x 10.9x
P/B 2.2x 2.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 8.9x -188.5x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 11.8x -89.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.6x 10.2x
EV/FCF 8.1x 8.6x -10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 9.9x -45.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.80 -4.11 -3.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCDOXAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 0.1% 61.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -1.1% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 2.9% 62.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.5% 73.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% -11.9% -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.0% -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% -18.0% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% -7.0% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% -14.5% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -3.7% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% 1.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -0.8% -168.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% 2.8% -146.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -3.2% -294.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCDOXAAOI
Gross margin 65.7% 38.3% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 17.9% -5.4%
Operating margin 5.8% 13.5% -11.3%
Pretax margin 4.5% 12.5% -10.6%
Net margin 2.8% 9.8% -9.6%
FCF margin 13.1% 18.5% -100.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 16.1% -22.1%
Return on equity 10.3% – -4.1%
Return on assets 5.0% 7.2% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – -4.2%
Return on capital employed 6.5% 13.4% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 2.4% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCDOXAAOI
Debt / assets 2.4% 14.5% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.9x 13.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.1x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 48.1% 27.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% 51.9% 72.5%
Interest coverage – – -19.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.93 6.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCDOXAAOI
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield -13.1% 7.9% -20.8%
Shareholder yield -9.6% 11.5% -20.8%
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.

ConsensusAUDCDOXAAOI
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 108.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +4.0% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +5.0% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCDOXAAOI
Held by institutions 33.5% 93.0% 60.5%
Institutions holding 67 446 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.5% -3.5%
Institutions buying 31 250 313
Institutions selling 20 151 143
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.66 2.19

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.

AUDCDOXAAOI
AUDC 1.00 0.21 0.21
DOX 0.21 1.00 -0.19
AAOI 0.21 -0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, DOX and AAOI?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $330.29M, Amdocs (DOX) $6.86B, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, DOX and AAOI?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 46.8x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.0x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -116.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 18.3x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.8x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 108.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Audiocodes (AUDC) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +29.3%, Amdocs (DOX) -26.7%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +106.7%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 138.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, DOX and AAOI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amdocs (DOX) 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.