AVNW vs DGII vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Aviat Networks, Digi International and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$20.46 +1.8% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$261.89M
P/E
103.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.85 +0.7% 1M +105.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVNWDGIIERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $261.89M $2.99B $37.35B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.5x 61.1x 18.1x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 28.4x 17.0x AVNW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +20.3% -38.5% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 9.6% 8.3% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 6.9% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.80% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% +105.9% +17.5% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +29.9%/yr +0.1%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 40.8% 36.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 61/100 61/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

AVNWDGIIERIC

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

AxisAVNWDGIIERIC
Valuation 82 #21 of 112 45 #62 of 112 87 #15 of 112
Growth 68 #36 of 109 70 #33 of 109 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 82 #20 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 29 #83 of 116 50 #59 of 116 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 45 #45 of 81 56 #36 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 54 61 61
  • AVNW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVNWDGIIERICSPY
1 month +1.8%+0.7%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%+17.7%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months -4.4%+43.9%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%+82.1%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year -14.9%+105.9%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years -19.6%+212.0%+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.0%+46.2%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years -30.4%+270.2%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%+29.9%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +382.5%+654.5%+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+22.4%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVNWDGIIERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%40.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%38.8%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.431.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.242.600.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-48.6%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-7.5%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $26.74$85.24$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $15.09$35.40$9.15 $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.

MultipleAVNWDGIIERIC
P/E now vs peer median 103.5xmedian 33.2x 61.1xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 20.0x 27.2xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 29.8x 22.0xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 1.17 3.85median 1.17 0.42median 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 monthsAVNWDGIIERIC
Revenue $439.68M $506.21M $24.56B
Gross profit $138.29M $323.07M $11.51B
Operating income $19.24M $70.58M $2.90B
Net income $2.54M $48.74M $2.04B
Free cash flow $6.09M $135.98M $3.76B
R&D $28.40M $73.84M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $1.25 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $72.84M $27.97M $5.11B
Total debt $97.00M $108.13M $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 13.03M 38.92M 3.34B
Enterprise value -$40.38M $2.88B $14.97B

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
MetricAVNWDGIIERIC
P/E 103.5x 61.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 43.0x 22.0x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 21.6x 10.8x
P/S 0.6x 5.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.0x 4.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 9.4x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 27.2x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 43.5x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 47.0x 22.6x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 22.2x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 3.85 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVNWDGIIERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 20.3% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 4.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 23.4% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 9.3% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 81.9% 24.0% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 9.7% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.3% 14.2% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 18.0% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.4% 10.5% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 15.9% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 137.0% 30.1% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.2% 59.2% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.0% 31.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 60.8% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVNWDGIIERIC
Gross margin 31.5% 63.8% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 22.3% 15.4%
Operating margin 4.4% 13.9% 11.8%
Pretax margin 3.0% 12.4% 11.2%
Net margin 0.6% 9.6% 8.3%
FCF margin 1.4% 26.9% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 27.3% 14.0%
Return on equity 0.9% 7.2% 18.7%
Return on assets 0.4% 5.0% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 6.9% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 8.4% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 2.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVNWDGIIERIC
Debt / assets 16.2% 11.2% 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 15.9x 0.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 29.0% 63.1%
Equity / assets 44.6% 71.0% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 8.9x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.40 7.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVNWDGIIERIC
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAVNWDGIIERIC
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2027 28.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2027 $2.78FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.6%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +9.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.13MFY2027 $519.66MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2027 +20.8%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +3.8% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVNWDGIIERIC
Held by institutions 81.1% 100.0% 9.5%
Institutions holding 123 283 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +1.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 68 142 219
Institutions selling 35 105 110
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.35 1.99

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.

AVNWDGIIERIC
AVNW 1.00 0.27 0.12
DGII 0.27 1.00 0.19
ERIC 0.12 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVNW, DGII and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aviat Networks (AVNW) $261.89M, Digi International (DGII) $2.99B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVNW, DGII and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 103.5x, Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aviat Networks (AVNW) is cheapest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 7.9x, Digi International (DGII) 28.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digi International (DGII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aviat Networks (AVNW) +1.2%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 1.0%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Aviat Networks (AVNW) -14.9%, Digi International (DGII) +105.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) -7.0%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Aviat Networks (AVNW) and Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 62.6%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVNW, DGII and ERIC?

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.