CALX vs CLBT vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Calix, Cellebrite DI and Fortinet Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.25 +10.7% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.00B
P/E
51.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$128.11 -29.2% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.71B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, Calix 4, Cellebrite DI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXCLBTFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $3.00B $94.71B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 51.1x 41.5x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 45.4x 35.8x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +17.8% +20.2% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 11.4% 29.0% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% 88.9% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.5x -1.4x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.5% -26.3% +46.4% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +2.8%/yr +13.6%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 63.6% 49.4% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 69/100 70/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXCLBTFTNT

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

AxisCALXCLBTFTNT
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 76 #30 of 124 60 #50 of 124
Growth 71 #32 of 108 76 #28 of 114 68 #37 of 114
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 90 #12 of 111 100 #1 of 111
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 65 #45 of 128 57 #56 of 128
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 85 38 #46 of 73 67 #25 of 73
Overall 73 69 70
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CLBT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXCLBTFTNTSPY
1 month -4.4%+10.7%-29.2% -2.0%
3 months -15.8%-22.4%-23.9% -2.2%
6 months -27.4%-9.9%+42.5% +4.2%
Year to date -37.2%-32.1%+61.3% +10.6%
1 year -50.5%-26.3%+46.4% +10.4%
3 years -6.5%+68.3%+153.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.2%+19.0%+36.4% +20.2%
5 years -53.2%+14.7%+89.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%+2.8%+13.6% +10.1%
10 years +403.9%—+1,979.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.6%—+35.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXCLBTFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%63.6%49.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%70.4%52.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.541.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.22-0.410.94 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-63.3%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-36.5%-34.2% -3.2%
52-week high $67.24$19.28$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$10.44$75.23 $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.

MultipleCALXCLBTFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 30.7x 50.4xmedian 38.8x 41.2xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 5.9xmedian 4.4x 11.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.9x 35.5xmedian 28.6x 28.6xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 28.0x 19.3xmedian 23.6x 27.4xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 5.7xmedian 3.1x 41.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 42.89median 1.07 1.09median 1.27 1.45median 1.27

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 monthsCALXCLBTFTNT
Revenue $1.15B $514.29M $7.88B
Gross profit $637.49M $426.66M $6.29B
Operating income $60.39M $55.86M $2.60B
Net income $45.75M $58.76M $2.28B
Free cash flow $62.16M $158.73M $3.43B
R&D $215.00M $129.82M $857.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $0.24 $3.07
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $141.25M $3.75B
Total debt – $24.57M $497.10M
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 249.90M 742.60M
Enterprise value $1.13B $1.74B $78.97B

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
MetricCALXCLBTFTNT
P/E 45.6x 50.4x 41.2x
P/FCF 33.1x 19.3x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 19.4x 25.5x
P/S 1.8x 5.9x 11.9x
P/B 2.9x 5.7x 41.9x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 7.3x 43.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 35.5x 28.6x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 49.8x 34.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.4x 11.4x
EV/FCF 30.6x 17.5x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 17.7x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 42.89 1.09 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXCLBTFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 17.8% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 20.5% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% 15.8% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 20.9% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% -9.7% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 61.2% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% 138.9% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 51.0% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% 132.6% 24.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 46.2% 28.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% -2.2% 50.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 34.9% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% -0.9% 69.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 31.9% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXCLBTFTNT
Gross margin 55.6% 83.0% 79.7%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 15.2% 39.8%
Operating margin 5.3% 10.9% 33.0%
Pretax margin 6.1% 14.7% 35.3%
Net margin 4.0% 11.4% 29.0%
FCF margin 5.4% 30.9% 43.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 30.6% 46.8%
Return on equity 6.5% 11.2% 120.1%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.0% 20.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% 88.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 9.2% 41.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 11.1% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXCLBTFTNT
Debt / assets – 2.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.5x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 45.9% 81.2%
Equity / assets 75.9% 54.1% 18.8%
Interest coverage – – 175.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 7.03 4.90 7.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXCLBTFTNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 12.0% -0.4% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 12.0% -0.4% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCALXCLBTFTNT
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 45.4xFY2026 35.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +33.3% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +14.1% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXCLBTFTNT
Held by institutions 94.5% 51.5% 68.6%
Institutions holding 290 200 1,570
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -1.2% +23.7%
Institutions buying 148 118 855
Institutions selling 111 60 551
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.97 1.55

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.

CALXCLBTFTNT
CALX 1.00 0.12 0.03
CLBT 0.12 1.00 0.28
FTNT 0.03 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, CLBT and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $3.00B, Fortinet (FTNT) $94.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, CLBT and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 51.1x, Fortinet (FTNT) 41.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 45.4x, Fortinet (FTNT) 35.8x). 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) +22.9%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 29.0%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) 88.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -50.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -26.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +46.4%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +2.8%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, CLBT and FTNT?

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