AVNW vs CSCO vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Aviat Networks, Cisco Systems and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$20.53 +3.6% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$263.04M
P/E
103.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.29 +3.3% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$428.68B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
8 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$24.44 +16.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
60.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 8, Extreme Networks 2, Aviat Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVNWCSCOEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $263.04M $428.68B $3.17B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.6x 32.3x 60.3x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 23.3x 17.7x AVNW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +11.8% +11.3% CSCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 21.0% — CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 15.9% — CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.8x — CSCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +51.9% +14.9% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +14.5%/yr +20.0%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 35.5% 55.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 55/100 58/100 EXTR

Percentile Scorecard

AVNWCSCOEXTR

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

AxisAVNWCSCOEXTR
Valuation 83 #20 of 111 33 #75 of 111 44 #63 of 111
Growth 68 #35 of 108 40 #65 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Profitability 44 #59 of 104 88 #13 of 104 76 #26 of 104
Financial Health 30 #81 of 115 31 #80 of 115 –
Shareholder Returns 48 #41 of 78 82 #15 of 78 –
Overall 55 55 58
  • AVNW ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVNWCSCOEXTRSPY
1 month +3.6%+3.3%+16.4% +0.9%
3 months +5.1%-1.9%-15.9% +5.9%
6 months -4.5%+23.1%+11.9% +8.5%
Year to date -4.0%+43.2%+46.8% +13.3%
1 year -15.8%+51.9%+14.9% +12.4%
3 years -19.4%+113.9%+19.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.9%+28.9%+6.0% +23.5%
5 years -28.2%+97.1%+148.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.4%+14.5%+20.0% +11.0%
10 years +383.1%+260.5%+503.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.1%+13.7%+19.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAVNWCSCOEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%35.5%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%37.1%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.101.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.251.460.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-38.6%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-15.2%-27.5% -0.9%
52-week high $26.74$130.00$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $15.09$71.04$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.

MultipleAVNWCSCOEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 103.9xmedian 33.5x 32.9xmedian 33.5x 61.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 19.6x 25.1xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 29.8x 34.1xmedian 29.8x 29.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 36.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 1.10 12.20median 1.10 -3.43median 1.10

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 monthsAVNWCSCOEXTR
Revenue $439.68M $63.33B $1.31B
Gross profit $138.29M $40.86B –
Operating income $19.24M $15.37B $74.49M
Net income $2.54M $13.27B $52.49M
Free cash flow $6.09M $12.77B –
R&D $28.40M $9.56B $233.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $3.33 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $72.84M $7.22B $244.52M
Total debt $97.00M $29.53B –
Shares (diluted) 13.03M 3.99B 134.97M
Enterprise value -$39.23M $364.61B $3.17B

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
MetricAVNWCSCOEXTR
P/E 103.9x 32.9x 61.8x
P/FCF 43.2x 34.1x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 30.7x 17.6x
P/S 0.6x 6.9x 2.4x
P/B 1.0x 8.7x 36.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 10.2x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 25.1x –
EV/EBIT 14.9x 29.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 7.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 47.1x 35.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 31.7x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 12.20 -3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVNWCSCOEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 11.8% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 3.6% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 11.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 81.9% 30.7% 126.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 0.7% -16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.3% 30.3% 506.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 1.7% -17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.4% 30.7% 507.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 2.7% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 137.0% -0.1% 52.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.2% -10.7% -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.0% -3.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -12.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVNWCSCOEXTR
Gross margin 31.5% 64.5% –
EBITDA margin 5.8% 28.3% –
Operating margin 4.4% 24.3% –
Pretax margin 3.0% 25.3% –
Net margin 0.6% 21.0% –
FCF margin 1.4% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 22.4% 13.9%
Return on equity 0.9% 26.8% 59.5%
Return on assets 0.4% 10.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 1.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 6.0% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVNWCSCOEXTR
Debt / assets 16.2% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 15.9x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 61.2% –
Equity / assets 44.6% 38.8% 6.8%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 0.41 4.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVNWCSCOEXTR
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusAVNWCSCOEXTR
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2027 23.3xFY2027 17.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2027 $4.74FY2027 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +56.6%FY2027 +9.5%FY2027 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +20.7% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.13MFY2027 $74.93BFY2027 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2027 +18.3%FY2027 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +0.6% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVNWCSCOEXTR
Held by institutions 81.1% 80.1% 96.7%
Institutions holding 123 4,046 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +5.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 68 1,847 181
Institutions selling 35 1,817 121
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.02 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.

AVNWCSCOEXTR
AVNW 1.00 0.23 0.26
CSCO 0.23 1.00 0.51
EXTR 0.26 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVNW, CSCO and EXTR?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aviat Networks (AVNW) $263.04M, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $428.68B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVNW, CSCO and EXTR?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 103.6x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.3x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 60.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aviat Networks (AVNW) is cheapest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 7.9x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aviat Networks (AVNW) +1.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 1.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Aviat Networks (AVNW) -15.8%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +14.9%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) -6.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.5%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 62.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVNW, CSCO 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, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads on 8. 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.