CALX vs AMCX vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Calix, AMC Global Media and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
AMCX AMC Global Media Inc.
$7.84 -35.5% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$337.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.25B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
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
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 8, Calix 2, AMC Global Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXAMCXERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $337.25M $37.35B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.6x -17.1x 18.1x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 6.6x 17.0x AMCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% -4.6% -38.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% -0.9% 8.3% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.9% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 8.0x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.80% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% +2.9% +17.5% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr -28.1%/yr +0.1%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 49.7% 36.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 59/100 61/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXAMCXERIC

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

AxisCALXAMCXERIC
Valuation 60 #45 of 112 96 #3 of 53 87 #15 of 112
Growth 82 #20 of 109 37 #28 of 44 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 46 #23 of 42 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 55 #28 of 61 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 81 – 48 #43 of 81
Overall 76 59 61
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AMCX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • 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

PeriodCALXAMCXERICSPY
1 month +15.6%-35.5%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-23.6%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-8.5%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -27.6%-17.6%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year -37.2%+2.9%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years +17.2%-29.7%+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%-11.1%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years -36.9%-80.7%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.8%-28.1%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +508.4%-84.3%+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.8%-16.9%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXAMCXERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%49.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%47.6%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.651.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.060.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-88.7%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-39.0%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $68.42$12.85$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$6.52$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.

MultipleCALXAMCXERIC
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 33.2x -17.1xmedian 18.4x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.0x 10.2xmedian 10.5x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 29.8x 1.8xmedian 9.0x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 1.5x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.72median 1.17 0.35median 0.44 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 monthsCALXAMCXERIC
Revenue $1.11B $2.25B $24.56B
Gross profit $628.73M $1.08B $11.51B
Operating income $61.25M $51.77M $2.90B
Net income $51.19M -$13.90M $2.04B
Free cash flow $85.42M $190.52M $3.76B
R&D $207.99M – $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $-0.46 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $464.00M $5.11B
Total debt – $1.66B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 43.02M 3.34B
Enterprise value $1.25B -$1.86B $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
MetricCALXAMCXERIC
P/E 47.6x -17.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 28.3x 1.8x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 1.5x 10.8x
P/S 2.2x 0.2x 1.5x
P/B 3.4x 0.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 0.4x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 10.2x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 36.2x 29.6x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 26.0x 8.1x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 7.0x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.72 0.35 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXAMCXERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% -4.6% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -9.6% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% -11.3% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -10.0% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 262.3% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 10.8% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 92.1% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -20.8% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 85.2% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -48.3% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -34.1% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 4.9% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -32.3% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 9.4% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXAMCXERIC
Gross margin 56.6% 48.3% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 7.1% 6.7% 15.4%
Operating margin 5.5% 2.3% 11.8%
Pretax margin 6.5% -0.3% 11.2%
Net margin 4.6% -0.9% 8.3%
FCF margin 7.7% 8.5% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 9.7% 14.0%
Return on equity 7.1% -1.0% 18.7%
Return on assets 5.4% -0.3% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 1.9% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 1.7% 17.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -15.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXAMCXERIC
Debt / assets – 44.6% 12.4%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 8.0x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 8.7x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 74.6% 63.1%
Equity / assets 74.4% 25.4% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 0.3x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.28 1.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXAMCXERIC
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% – 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.

ConsensusCALXAMCXERIC
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 6.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $1.19FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -41.4%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +85.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -11.0% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXAMCXERIC
Held by institutions 94.5% 78.3% 9.5%
Institutions holding 288 176 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 148 88 219
Institutions selling 111 54 110
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.63 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.

CALXAMCXERIC
CALX 1.00 0.05 0.26
AMCX 0.05 1.00 0.03
ERIC 0.26 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, AMCX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.41B, AMC Global Media (AMCX) $337.25M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, AMCX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 47.6x, AMC Global Media (AMCX) -17.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, AMC Global Media (AMCX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.7x, AMC Global Media (AMCX) 6.6x, 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?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +27.8%, AMC Global Media (AMCX) -4.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, AMC Global Media (AMCX) -0.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (AMC Global Media (AMCX) 1.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -37.2%, AMC Global Media (AMCX) +2.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, AMC Global Media (AMCX) -28.1%/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%. Calix (CALX) and AMC Global Media (AMCX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, AMC Global Media (AMCX) 49.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, AMCX 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 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.