CALX vs DGII vs MANU Stock Comparison

Calix, Digi International and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.31 +14.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$77.63 +1.5% 1M +103.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
56.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.97 +0.9% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Digi International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Digi International 5, Calix 4, Manchester United 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXDGIIMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $2.77B $3.64B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 56.9x -62.9x CALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 27.9x — CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +20.3% +5.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 9.6% -6.4% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 2.6% DGII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 2.4x DGII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.4% +103.5% +21.2% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr +29.2%/yr +5.2%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 40.8% 33.3% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 59/100 46/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXDGIIMANU

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

AxisCALXDGIIMANU
Valuation 60 #46 of 112 42 #65 of 112 30 #32 of 45
Growth 82 #20 of 108 70 #33 of 108 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 82 #20 of 104 51 #21 of 42
Financial Health 77 #28 of 116 48 #61 of 116 26 #36 of 48
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 78 53 #37 of 78 –
Overall 76 59 46
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXDGIIMANUSPY
1 month +14.3%+1.5%+0.9% +0.7%
3 months +8.9%+13.8%-10.4% +3.7%
6 months -12.1%+38.5%+11.1% +7.1%
Year to date -27.6%+79.3%+31.7% +12.8%
1 year -38.4%+103.5%+21.2% +11.9%
3 years +16.2%+206.2%+16.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.1%+45.3%+5.2% +22.8%
5 years -38.8%+260.2%+28.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%+29.2%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +498.6%+700.3%+37.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.6%+23.1%+3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXDGIIMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%40.8%33.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%38.6%31.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.430.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.922.540.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-48.6%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-8.9%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $68.42$85.24$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$35.40$15.20 $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.

MultipleCALXDGIIMANU
P/E now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 32.9x 60.2xmedian 32.9x -62.5xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 5.8xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.0x 26.8xmedian 20.0x 13.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 30.2x 21.7xmedian 30.2x 10.0xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 18.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 6.72median 1.08 3.79median 1.08 3.69median 0.55

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 monthsCALXDGIIMANU
Revenue $1.11B $506.21M $909.31M
Gross profit $628.73M $323.07M -$21.12M
Operating income $61.25M $70.58M $30.28M
Net income $51.19M $48.74M -$57.81M
Free cash flow $85.42M $135.98M $363.93M
R&D $207.99M $73.84M –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $1.25 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $27.97M $89.13M
Total debt – $108.13M $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 38.92M 172.43M
Enterprise value $1.22B $2.66B $3.30B

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
MetricCALXDGIIMANU
P/E 47.5x 60.2x -62.5x
P/FCF 28.2x 21.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 21.3x 14.4x
P/S 2.2x 5.8x 4.0x
P/B 3.4x 4.3x 18.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 9.2x 18.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 26.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 36.2x 42.9x 147.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 6.0x 4.9x
EV/FCF 26.0x 22.3x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 21.9x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.72 3.79 3.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXDGIIMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 20.3% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 4.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 23.4% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 24.0% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 9.7% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 14.2% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 18.0% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 10.5% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 15.9% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 30.1% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 59.2% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 31.6% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 60.8% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXDGIIMANU
Gross margin 56.6% 63.8% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 7.1% 22.3% 37.6%
Operating margin 5.5% 13.9% 3.3%
Pretax margin 6.5% 12.4% -7.0%
Net margin 4.6% 9.6% -6.4%
FCF margin 7.7% 26.9% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 27.3% 27.8%
Return on equity 7.1% 7.2% -26.5%
Return on assets 5.4% 5.0% -2.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 8.4% 2.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.8x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 3.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXDGIIMANU
Debt / assets – 11.2% 44.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 29.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 74.4% 71.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 8.9x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.28 7.59 0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXDGIIMANU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCALXDGIIMANU
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +9.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $519.66MFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +3.8% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXDGIIMANU
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 17.1%
Institutions holding 289 284 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 148 143 63
Institutions selling 111 105 30
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.36 2.10

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.

CALXDGIIMANU
CALX 1.00 0.14 0.22
DGII 0.14 1.00 0.12
MANU 0.22 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, DGII and MANU?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.38B, Digi International (DGII) $2.77B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, DGII and MANU?

Calix (CALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.6x, Digi International (DGII) 56.9x, Manchester United (MANU) -62.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.6x, Digi International (DGII) 27.9x). 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%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Digi International (DGII) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.4%, Digi International (DGII) +103.5%, Manchester United (MANU) +21.2%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.2%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, DGII and MANU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Digi International (DGII) leads on 5. 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.