CALX vs DIS vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Calix, Walt Disney and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$31.86 -9.6% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
43.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DIS Walt Disney Co
$117.23 +12.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$202.42B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.28%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALXDISAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $202.42B $4.26B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.7x 23.7x -122.1x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 15.9x 66.0x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +4.6% +77.2% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 8.7% -4.4% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% -2.3% AAOI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x 68.1x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.28% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.6% +5.3% +48.8% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -7.8%/yr +51.6%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 27.6% 141.5% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 52/100 33/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXDISAAOI

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

AxisCALXDISAAOI
Valuation 50 #57 of 112 36 #79 of 123 14 #96 of 112
Growth 69 #34 of 108 57 #48 of 109 64 #40 of 108
Profitability 59 #43 of 104 33 #72 of 107 18 #85 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 63 #49 of 131 63 #44 of 116
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 83 73 #21 of 76 4 #80 of 83
Overall 71 52 33
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXDISAAOISPY
1 month -9.6%+12.7%-64.0% -5.9%
3 months -14.9%+12.0%-62.3% -4.6%
6 months -26.8%+7.9%-70.2% +0.2%
Year to date -39.8%+3.0%+34.5% +7.5%
1 year -52.6%+5.3%+48.8% +8.2%
3 years -10.5%+39.5%+383.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.6%+11.8%+69.2% +19.0%
5 years -55.2%-33.3%+700.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.9%-7.8%+51.6% +9.4%
10 years +382.7%+26.8%+116.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +17.1%+2.4%+8.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCALXDISAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%27.6%141.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.9%27.9%132.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.614.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.260.190.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-55.2%-79.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.6%-1.5%-79.0% -5.9%
52-week high $67.18$118.96$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $31.86$92.42$19.49 $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.

MultipleCALXDISAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 43.7xmedian 25.2x 23.7xmedian 14.9x -122.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 0.9x 5.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 16.2x -6.9xmedian 8.5x -463.5xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 23.4x 24.4xmedian 8.7x -4.8xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 41.08median 0.98 0.40median 0.43 -2.91median 0.98

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 monthsCALXDISAAOI
Revenue $1.15B $98.86B $747.22M
Gross profit $637.49M $43.29B $215.22M
Operating income $60.39M -$40.54B -$50.66M
Net income $45.75M $9.24B -$32.78M
Free cash flow $62.16M $8.29B -$883.41M
R&D $215.00M – $124.46M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $4.93 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $5.19B $605.41M
Total debt – $46.04B $59.99M
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 1.74B 87.84M
Enterprise value $988.59M $186.99B $2.51B

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
MetricCALXDISAAOI
P/E 43.7x 23.7x -122.1x
P/FCF 31.7x 24.4x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 11.9x -40.1x
P/S 1.7x 2.0x 5.7x
P/B 2.8x 1.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.2x -6.9x -463.5x
EV/EBIT 30.0x -6.0x -73.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.5x 5.0x
EV/FCF 29.2x 29.3x -4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 14.3x -34.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 41.08 0.40 -2.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 4.6% 77.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 4.0% 50.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% -6.5% 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 14.6% 70.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% -18.3% -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 7.7% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% -26.4% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 46.3% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% -22.9% 84.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 58.8% 41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% -11.3% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 30.8% -101.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% -28.2% -192.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 42.8% -275.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISAAOI
Gross margin 55.6% 43.8% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 6.8% -35.4% -1.1%
Operating margin 5.3% -41.0% -6.8%
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.9% -4.9%
Net margin 4.0% 8.7% -4.4%
FCF margin 5.4% 8.4% -118.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 17.2% -14.2%
Return on equity 6.5% 8.0% -1.7%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.5% -1.2%
Return on invested capital – -18.0% -2.3%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% -2.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 1.5% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXDISAAOI
Debt / assets – 22.5% 1.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x 68.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 42.9% 28.5%
Equity / assets 75.9% 57.1% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – -13.1x
Current ratio 3.0x 0.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 6.80 1.60 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXDISAAOI
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 12.6% 4.1% -41.5%
Shareholder yield 12.6% 5.4% -41.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% –
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.

ConsensusCALXDISAAOI
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 66.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.67FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +56.3% -2.4% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $95.48BFY2026 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +14.2% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXDISAAOI
Held by institutions 94.5% 75.9% 60.5%
Institutions holding 290 2,948 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.8% -3.5%
Institutions buying 148 1,214 313
Institutions selling 111 1,371 144
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.89 2.17

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.

CALXDISAAOI
CALX 1.00 0.07 0.25
DIS 0.07 1.00 -0.09
AAOI 0.25 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, DIS and AAOI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $1.97B, Walt Disney (DIS) $202.42B, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $4.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, DIS and AAOI?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 43.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 23.7x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -122.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 19.1x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.9x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 66.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +22.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +77.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -52.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) +5.3%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +48.8%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -14.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.8%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +51.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.28%. Calix (CALX) and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.6%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 141.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, DIS and AAOI?

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