AUDC vs SANG vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Sangoma Technologies and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.58 +9.2% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$318.62M
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
SANG Sangoma Technologies Corp
$4.71 -4.5% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$157.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.08M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Audiocodes leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Audiocodes 5, Applied Optoelectronics 4, Sangoma Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCSANGAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $318.62M $157.25M $5.59B AAOI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.1x -2.0x -98.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x — 111.5x AUDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% -14.2% +61.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% -39.0% -9.6% AUDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 54.0% -4.2% SANG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.2x 13.8x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% -7.5% +123.2% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr -26.5%/yr +59.6%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 51.2% 139.0% AUDC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 32/100 AUDC

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCSANGAAOI

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

AxisAUDCSANGAAOI
Valuation 87 #15 of 112 93 #3 of 29 12 #99 of 112
Growth 15 #92 of 108 0 #27 of 27 54 #50 of 108
Profitability 69 #33 of 104 44 #15 of 26 16 #88 of 104
Financial Health 69 #37 of 116 47 #17 of 31 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns 38 #49 of 78 21 #12 of 15 9 #71 of 78
Overall 56 41 32
  • AUDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SANG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCSANGAAOISPY
1 month +9.2%-4.5%-21.3% +0.7%
3 months +25.2%+15.7%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months +25.1%+10.3%-51.8% +7.1%
Year to date +32.6%-7.1%+127.2% +12.8%
1 year +29.1%-7.5%+123.2% +11.9%
3 years +54.6%+65.3%+1,018.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.6%+18.2%+123.8% +22.8%
5 years -67.3%-78.6%+935.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.1%-26.5%+59.6% +10.9%
10 years +117.3%+124.3%+302.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%+8.4%+14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUDCSANGAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%51.2%139.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%42.2%127.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.194.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.150.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-89.2%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-12.8%-64.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.70$5.40$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$3.42$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.

MultipleAUDCSANGAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 32.9x -2.0xmedian 33.1x -113.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.5x 11.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 20.0x 1.7xmedian 9.8x -194.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 30.2x 7.2xmedian 15.2x -11.1xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 3.1x 4.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.77median 1.08 0.05median 0.74 -3.41median 1.08

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 monthsAUDCSANGAAOI
Revenue $249.25M $203.08M $595.97M
Gross profit $163.86M $143.68M $172.33M
Operating income $14.36M $66.76M -$67.41M
Net income $7.06M -$81.09M -$57.02M
Free cash flow $32.61M $21.92M -$600.81M
R&D $54.05M $42.90M $107.61M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $-2.38 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $51.41M $10.43M $499.74M
Total debt $27.00M $89.10M $57.26M
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 33.24M 81.57M
Enterprise value $45.49M $98.75M $4.31B

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
MetricAUDCSANGAAOI
P/E 46.7x -2.0x -113.3x
P/FCF 9.6x 7.2x -11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 6.6x -50.7x
P/S 1.3x 0.8x 11.2x
P/B 2.2x 0.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.4x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 1.7x -194.4x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 2.6x -92.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.9x 10.5x
EV/FCF 8.0x 7.9x -10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 7.3x -47.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.77 0.05 -3.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCSANGAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% -14.2% 61.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -7.0% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% -11.2% 62.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -6.0% 73.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.7% -18.1% -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -18.7% -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% -1,519% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% -40.8% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% -1,493% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -39.6% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% -43.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -9.9% -168.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% -50.4% -146.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -8.2% -294.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCSANGAAOI
Gross margin 65.7% 70.7% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 50.3% -5.4%
Operating margin 5.8% 32.9% -11.3%
Pretax margin 4.5% -41.7% -10.6%
Net margin 2.8% -39.0% -9.6%
FCF margin 13.1% 10.8% -100.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 11.7% -22.1%
Return on equity 10.3% -87.1% -4.1%
Return on assets 5.0% – -2.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 54.0% -4.2%
Return on capital employed 6.5% – -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x -0.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.2% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCSANGAAOI
Debt / assets 2.4% 11.6% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.2x 13.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.2x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 25.8% 27.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% 74.2% 72.5%
Interest coverage – 33.0x -19.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 6.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCSANGAAOI
Dividend yield 3.5% – –
Net buyback yield -13.2% -0.1% -20.2%
Shareholder yield -9.7% -0.1% -20.2%
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.

ConsensusAUDCSANGAAOI
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 – 111.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% – +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $192.47MFY2027 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -3.8%FY2027 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +3.5% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCSANGAAOI
Held by institutions 33.5% – 60.5%
Institutions holding 67 – 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% – -3.5%
Institutions buying 31 – 313
Institutions selling 20 – 143
Buyers to sellers 1.55 – 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.

AUDCSANGAAOI
AUDC 1.00 0.10 0.21
SANG 0.10 1.00 0.07
AAOI 0.21 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, SANG and AAOI?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $318.62M, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) $157.25M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.59B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) -14.2%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Audiocodes (AUDC) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) -39.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) 54.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) +29.1%, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) -7.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.2%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -20.1%/yr, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) -26.5%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +59.6%/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%, Sangoma Technologies (SANG) 51.2%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, SANG 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, Audiocodes (AUDC) leads on 5. 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.