AVNW vs ERIC vs CSCO Stock Comparison

Aviat Networks, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Cisco Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$19.67 -2.1% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$261.95M
P/E
103.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.24 +3.3% 1M +56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$440.38B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVNWERICCSCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $261.95M $36.91B $440.38B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.2x 18.1x 33.2x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 16.8x 23.3x AVNW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% -38.5% +11.8% CSCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 8.3% 21.0% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 20.0% 15.9% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.6x 0.8x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% +15.2% +56.1% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -0.2%/yr +14.4%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 36.5% 35.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 59/100 53/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

AVNWERICCSCO

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

AxisAVNWERICCSCO
Valuation 81 #22 of 111 88 #14 of 111 31 #77 of 111
Growth 66 #37 of 108 46 #59 of 108 40 #65 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 86 #15 of 104 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 29 #82 of 115 40 #70 of 115 28 #83 of 115
Shareholder Returns 46 #44 of 81 38 #51 of 81 78 #19 of 81
Overall 54 59 53
  • AVNW ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVNWERICCSCOSPY
1 month -2.1%+14.3%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%+12.6%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months -13.0%-1.5%+24.9% +7.0%
Year to date -8.0%+12.8%+43.1% +12.2%
1 year -21.5%+15.2%+56.1% +13.0%
3 years -22.7%+149.8%+113.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.2%+35.7%+28.8% +23.1%
5 years -31.8%-1.0%+96.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%-0.2%+14.4% +11.0%
10 years +355.3%+116.1%+260.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.4%+8.0%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVNWERICCSCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%36.5%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%36.7%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.031.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.421.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-65.8%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-20.7%-15.2% -1.8%
52-week high $26.74$13.74$130.00 $779.14
52-week low $15.09$9.15$71.04 $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.

MultipleAVNWERICCSCO
P/E now vs peer median 99.5xmedian 32.0x 17.8xmedian 32.0x 32.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 19.4x 9.1xmedian 19.4x 25.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 29.0x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 34.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.13 0.41median 1.13 12.20median 1.13

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 monthsAVNWERICCSCO
Revenue $439.68M $24.56B $63.33B
Gross profit $138.29M $11.51B $40.86B
Operating income $19.24M $2.90B $15.37B
Net income $2.54M $2.04B $13.27B
Free cash flow $6.09M $3.76B $12.77B
R&D $28.40M $5.22B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $0.61 $3.33
Cash & equivalents $72.84M $5.11B $7.22B
Total debt $97.00M $3.73B $29.53B
Shares (diluted) 13.03M 3.34B 3.99B
Enterprise value -$40.32M $14.53B $376.31B

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
MetricAVNWERICCSCO
P/E 99.5x 17.8x 32.8x
P/FCF 41.3x 9.8x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 10.7x 30.7x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 6.9x
P/B 0.9x 3.3x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.3x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 9.1x 25.1x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 11.9x 29.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 7.1x
EV/FCF 45.3x 9.2x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 10.0x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 0.41 12.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVNWERICCSCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% -38.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -2.0% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 3.7% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 4.0% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 81.9% -18.4% 30.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 55.0% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.3% -18.7% 30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 43.4% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.4% -17.7% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 43.1% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 137.0% 4.3% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.2% 44.0% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.0% 6.1% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 34.7% -12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVNWERICCSCO
Gross margin 31.5% 46.8% 64.5%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 15.4% 28.3%
Operating margin 4.4% 11.8% 24.3%
Pretax margin 3.0% 11.2% 25.3%
Net margin 0.6% 8.3% 21.0%
FCF margin 1.4% 15.3% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 14.0% 22.4%
Return on equity 0.9% 18.7% 26.8%
Return on assets 0.4% 6.8% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 20.0% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 17.8% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVNWERICCSCO
Debt / assets 16.2% 12.4% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 15.9x 1.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 63.1% 61.2%
Equity / assets 44.6% 36.9% 38.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.5x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.39 – 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVNWERICCSCO
Dividend yield – 2.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -2.2% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAVNWERICCSCO
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2027 16.8xFY2026 23.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $4.74FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +56.6%FY2027 -30.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% -3.1% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.13MFY2027 $24.16BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +1.0% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVNWERICCSCO
Held by institutions 81.1% 9.5% 80.1%
Institutions holding 123 388 4,044
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% +5.0%
Institutions buying 68 219 1,846
Institutions selling 35 110 1,816
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.99 1.02

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.

AVNWERICCSCO
AVNW 1.00 0.12 0.23
ERIC 0.12 1.00 0.32
CSCO 0.23 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVNW, ERIC and CSCO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aviat Networks (AVNW) $261.95M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVNW, ERIC and CSCO?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 103.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aviat Networks (AVNW) is cheapest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 7.6x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Aviat Networks (AVNW) 1.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Aviat Networks (AVNW) -21.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Aviat Networks (AVNW) -7.4%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.