AUDC vs NICE vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Nice and Extreme 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
$330.00M
P/E
46.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.58 +7.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
6 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.85 +10.8% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAUDCNICEEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $330.00M $7.37B $3.17B NICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.7x 7.7x 75.2x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 11.1x 17.3x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +22.9% +12.6% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 16.2% 3.3% NICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 19.4% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x — -0.6x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% -9.6% +15.0% AUDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr -15.4%/yr +19.1%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 55.2% 55.6% AUDC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 57/100 52/100 NICE

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCNICEEXTR

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

AxisAUDCNICEEXTR
Valuation 87 #16 of 112 100 #1 of 29 36 #72 of 112
Growth 17 #91 of 109 73 #8 of 27 42 #64 of 109
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 80 #6 of 26 69 #33 of 104
Financial Health 70 #36 of 116 30 #22 of 31 24 #89 of 116
Shareholder Returns 38 #51 of 81 0 #17 of 17 89 #10 of 81
Overall 56 57 52
  • AUDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • 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

PeriodAUDCNICEEXTRSPY
1 month +9.8%+7.8%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%+19.9%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months +33.7%+19.1%+39.9% +8.2%
Year to date +34.0%+7.6%+43.2% +12.9%
1 year +29.3%-9.6%+15.0% +12.3%
3 years +62.7%-20.1%+16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%-7.2%+5.1% +23.3%
5 years -66.2%-56.6%+139.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.5%-15.4%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years +118.3%+82.1%+470.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+6.2%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUDCNICEEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%55.2%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%59.3%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.231.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.170.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-73.6%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.2%-29.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.70$136.90$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$83.15$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.

MultipleAUDCNICEEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 33.2x 7.9xmedian 31.0x 75.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.0x 4.5xmedian 11.3x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 29.8x 6.8xmedian 15.6x 32.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 35.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.80median 1.17 0.13median 0.74 -3.99median 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 monthsAUDCNICEEXTR
Revenue $249.25M $5.91B $1.28B
Gross profit $163.86M $3.89B $789.14M
Operating income $14.36M $1.14B $62.70M
Net income $7.06M $955.10M $42.12M
Free cash flow $32.61M $1.08B $95.24M
R&D $54.05M $745.97M $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $15.08 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $315.38M $211.76M
Total debt $27.00M – $163.72M
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 63.32M 134.97M
Enterprise value $56.87M $5.84B $2.32B

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
MetricAUDCNICEEXTR
P/E 47.2x 7.9x 75.2x
P/FCF 9.7x 6.8x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 5.4x 25.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.2x 2.4x
P/B 2.2x – 35.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x – 36.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 4.5x 35.8x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 6.2x 49.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 8.1x 6.5x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 5.1x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.80 0.13 -3.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCNICEEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 22.9% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 50.0% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% 21.5% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 48.5% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% 16.2% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 55.1% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% 5.6% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 56.6% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% 9.2% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 59.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% -1.4% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 59.1% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% -16.3% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 38.2% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCNICEEXTR
Gross margin 65.7% 65.8% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 26.2% 6.7%
Operating margin 5.8% 19.2% 4.9%
Pretax margin 4.5% 21.3% 4.0%
Net margin 2.8% 16.2% 3.3%
FCF margin 13.1% 18.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 23.1% 9.6%
Return on equity 10.3% – 50.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 18.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 19.4%
Return on capital employed 6.5% 28.8% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.4x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 5.4% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCNICEEXTR
Debt / assets 2.4% – 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% – 92.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% – 7.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCNICEEXTR
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -13.1% -18.9% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -9.6% -18.9% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAUDCNICEEXTR
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $10.91FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +19.1% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $3.32BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -2.0% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCNICEEXTR
Held by institutions 33.5% 56.3% 96.7%
Institutions holding 67 320 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +7.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 31 145 181
Institutions selling 20 131 121
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.11 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.

AUDCNICEEXTR
AUDC 1.00 0.23 0.24
NICE 0.23 1.00 0.13
EXTR 0.24 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, NICE and EXTR?

Nice (NICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $330.00M, Nice (NICE) $7.37B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, NICE and EXTR?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 46.7x, Nice (NICE) 7.7x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 18.3x, Nice (NICE) 11.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nice (NICE) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Audiocodes (AUDC) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +29.3%, Nice (NICE) -9.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.4%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Audiocodes (AUDC) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Nice (NICE) 55.2%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, NICE 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, Nice (NICE) 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.