AVNW vs DOX vs CALX Stock Comparison

Aviat Networks, Amdocs and Calix Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$20.46 +1.8% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$263.49M
P/E
103.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$61.77 +7.0% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.87B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
47.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 7, Calix 2, Aviat Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVNWDOXCALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $263.49M $6.87B $2.41B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.8x 15.0x 47.0x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 7.8x 23.7x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +0.1% +27.8% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 9.8% 4.6% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.9x — DOX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% -26.7% -37.2% AVNW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -4.2%/yr -8.8%/yr DOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 29.8% 41.6% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 64/100 76/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

AVNWDOXCALX

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

AxisAVNWDOXCALX
Valuation 82 #21 of 112 90 #12 of 112 60 #45 of 112
Growth 68 #36 of 109 15 #93 of 109 82 #20 of 109
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 84 #18 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 29 #83 of 116 36 #75 of 116 76 #29 of 116
Shareholder Returns 45 #45 of 81 96 #4 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Overall 54 64 76
  • AVNW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVNWDOXCALXSPY
1 month +1.8%+7.0%+15.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%+12.6%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -4.4%-3.9%-8.8% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%-23.3%-27.6% +12.9%
1 year -14.9%-26.7%-37.2% +12.3%
3 years -19.6%-21.5%+17.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.0%-7.8%+5.4% +23.3%
5 years -30.4%-19.4%-36.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%-4.2%-8.8% +10.9%
10 years +382.5%+5.9%+508.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+0.6%+19.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVNWDOXCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%29.8%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%32.5%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.250.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.90-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-49.5%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-27.7%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $26.74$85.49$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $15.09$49.87$33.15 $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.

MultipleAVNWDOXCALX
P/E now vs peer median 103.5xmedian 33.2x 15.0xmedian 33.2x 47.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 20.0x 8.9xmedian 20.0x 28.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 29.8x 7.8xmedian 29.8x 28.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 2.0xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 1.17 -4.11median 1.17 6.72median 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 monthsAVNWDOXCALX
Revenue $439.68M $4.65B $1.11B
Gross profit $138.29M $1.78B $628.73M
Operating income $19.24M $626.70M $61.25M
Net income $2.54M $457.53M $51.19M
Free cash flow $6.09M $858.80M $85.42M
R&D $28.40M $343.21M $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $4.17 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $72.84M $206.45M $68.91M
Total debt $97.00M $3.25B –
Shares (diluted) 13.03M 109.66M 65.51M
Enterprise value -$38.78M $5.88B $1.24B

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
MetricAVNWDOXCALX
P/E 103.5x 15.0x 47.6x
P/FCF 43.0x 7.8x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 8.9x 22.0x
P/S 0.6x 1.4x 2.2x
P/B 1.0x 2.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 8.9x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 11.8x 36.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 47.0x 8.6x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 9.9x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 -4.11 6.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVNWDOXCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 0.1% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -1.1% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 2.9% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.5% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 81.9% -11.9% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -3.0% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.3% -18.0% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% -7.0% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.4% -14.5% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -3.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 137.0% 1.6% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.2% -0.8% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.0% 2.8% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -3.2% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVNWDOXCALX
Gross margin 31.5% 38.3% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 17.9% 7.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 13.5% 5.5%
Pretax margin 3.0% 12.5% 6.5%
Net margin 0.6% 9.8% 4.6%
FCF margin 1.4% 18.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 16.1% 9.9%
Return on equity 0.9% – 7.1%
Return on assets 0.4% 7.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 1.0% – –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 13.4% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.4% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVNWDOXCALX
Debt / assets 16.2% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 15.9x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 48.1% 25.6%
Equity / assets 44.6% 51.9% 74.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.40 3.93 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVNWDOXCALX
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.9% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.5% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusAVNWDOXCALX
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2027 7.8xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2027 $7.92FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.6%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +4.0% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.13MFY2027 $4.46BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2027 -1.6%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +5.0% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVNWDOXCALX
Held by institutions 81.1% 93.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 123 446 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 68 250 148
Institutions selling 35 151 111
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.66 1.33

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.

AVNWDOXCALX
AVNW 1.00 -0.04 0.16
DOX -0.04 1.00 0.12
CALX 0.16 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVNW, DOX and CALX?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aviat Networks (AVNW) $263.49M, Amdocs (DOX) $6.87B, Calix (CALX) $2.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVNW, DOX and CALX?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 103.8x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.0x, Calix (CALX) 47.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 7.9x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.8x, Calix (CALX) 23.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aviat Networks (AVNW) +1.2%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aviat Networks (AVNW) returned the most: Aviat Networks (AVNW) -14.9%, Amdocs (DOX) -26.7%, Calix (CALX) -37.2%. Over five years, Amdocs (DOX) compounded fastest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) -7.0%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 62.6%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVNW, DOX and CALX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amdocs (DOX) leads on 7. 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.