AUDC vs ERIC vs FIVN Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Five9 Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.66 +10.5% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$330.29M
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +17.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.05B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$37.63 +8.6% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
47.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Five9 4, Audiocodes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCERICFIVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $330.29M $37.05B $2.82B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 18.1x 47.4x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 17.0x 11.0x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% -38.5% +8.9% FIVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 8.3% 4.9% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 20.0% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x -0.6x — AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +13.3% +59.1% FIVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.9%/yr +0.3%/yr -25.0%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 36.3% 68.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 61/100 65/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCERICFIVN

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

AxisAUDCERICFIVN
Valuation 87 #15 of 111 88 #14 of 111 64 #11 of 29
Growth 16 #91 of 108 45 #60 of 108 81 #6 of 27
Profitability 70 #32 of 104 86 #15 of 104 60 #11 of 26
Financial Health 70 #35 of 115 39 #71 of 115 70 #10 of 31
Shareholder Returns 38 #49 of 78 46 #43 of 78 50 #9 of 17
Overall 56 61 65
  • AUDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FIVN ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCERICFIVNSPY
1 month +10.5%+17.4%+8.6% +0.9%
3 months +24.2%+13.0%+38.5% +5.9%
6 months +32.5%-3.3%+120.7% +8.5%
Year to date +33.6%+14.6%+87.7% +13.3%
1 year +30.3%+13.3%+59.1% +12.4%
3 years +62.2%+153.7%-33.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.5%+36.4%-12.7% +23.5%
5 years -67.1%+1.7%-76.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -19.9%+0.3%-25.0% +11.0%
10 years +118.8%+127.1%+172.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.1%+8.5%+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAUDCERICFIVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%36.3%68.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%36.5%60.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.031.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.370.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-65.8%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-19.5%-2.6% -0.9%
52-week high $11.70$13.74$38.65 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$9.15$13.61 $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.

MultipleAUDCERICFIVN
P/E now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 47.7xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 19.6x 9.3xmedian 19.6x 9.8xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 13.4xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.79median 1.10 0.42median 1.10 1.28median 0.74

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 monthsAUDCERICFIVN
Revenue $249.25M $24.56B $1.20B
Gross profit $163.86M $11.51B $660.99M
Operating income $14.36M $2.90B $56.31M
Net income $7.06M $2.04B $59.47M
Free cash flow $32.61M $3.76B $209.12M
R&D $54.05M $5.22B $153.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.61 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $5.11B $187.31M
Total debt $27.00M $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 3.34B 85.48M
Enterprise value $57.16M $14.66B $70.14M

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
MetricAUDCERICFIVN
P/E 47.0x 18.1x 47.7x
P/FCF 9.7x 9.9x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.8x 11.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.5x 2.3x
P/B 2.2x 3.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 9.3x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 12.1x 38.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 8.0x 9.4x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 10.2x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.79 0.42 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCERICFIVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% -38.5% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -2.0% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 3.7% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.0% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% -18.4% 408.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 55.0% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% -18.7% 573.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 43.4% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% -17.7% 597.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 43.1% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% 4.3% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 44.0% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% 6.1% 46.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 34.7% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCERICFIVN
Gross margin 65.7% 46.8% 54.9%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 15.4% 18.2%
Operating margin 5.8% 11.8% 4.7%
Pretax margin 4.5% 11.2% 5.5%
Net margin 2.8% 8.3% 4.9%
FCF margin 13.1% 15.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 14.0% 20.7%
Return on equity 10.3% 18.7% 7.4%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 6.5% 17.8% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.7x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 11.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCERICFIVN
Debt / assets 2.4% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 63.1% 57.1%
Equity / assets 47.2% 36.9% 42.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 2.9x
Altman Z-score – – 2.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCERICFIVN
Dividend yield 3.4% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield -13.1% -2.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield -9.7% 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.

ConsensusAUDCERICFIVN
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% -3.1% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +1.0% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCERICFIVN
Held by institutions 33.5% 9.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 67 388 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 31 219 151
Institutions selling 20 110 98
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.99 1.54

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.

AUDCERICFIVN
AUDC 1.00 0.21 0.34
ERIC 0.21 1.00 0.16
FIVN 0.34 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, ERIC and FIVN?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $330.29M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.05B, Five9 (FIVN) $2.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, ERIC and FIVN?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 46.8x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Five9 (FIVN) 47.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 18.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Five9 (FIVN) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Five9 (FIVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Five9 (FIVN) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Five9 (FIVN) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Five9 (FIVN) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +30.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +13.3%, Five9 (FIVN) +59.1%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.3%/yr, Five9 (FIVN) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.3%, Five9 (FIVN) 68.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, ERIC and FIVN?

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 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.