CALX vs DIS vs CIEN Stock Comparison

Calix, Walt Disney and Ciena Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.13 +14.9% 1M -38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.90B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$363.26 +5.6% 1M +98.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.85B
P/E
76.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Ciena 5, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXDISCIENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.43B $192.90B $49.85B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.5x 22.4x 76.2x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 14.8x 47.8x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +4.6% +32.6% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 8.7% 10.9% CIEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% 12.4% CIEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x 0.7x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% -2.3% +98.5% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -8.4%/yr +46.3%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 27.2% 77.9% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 56/100 56/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXDISCIEN

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

AxisCALXDISCIEN
Valuation 59 #46 of 111 41 #73 of 123 21 #88 of 111
Growth 82 #20 of 108 59 #44 of 107 94 #7 of 108
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 39 #65 of 105 84 #18 of 104
Financial Health 75 #29 of 115 63 #49 of 131 43 #66 of 115
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 78 80 #16 of 74 36 #50 of 78
Overall 76 56 56
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • CIEN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXDISCIENSPY
1 month +14.9%+3.2%+5.6% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+10.8%+9.9% +5.9%
6 months -8.5%+7.7%-23.6% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%-4.1%+55.3% +13.3%
1 year -38.3%-2.3%+98.5% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+37.5%+785.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.2%+11.2%+107.0% +23.5%
5 years -39.1%-35.5%+569.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.4%-8.4%+46.3% +11.0%
10 years +495.8%+16.2%+1,761.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.5%+1.5%+34.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCALXDISCIENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%27.2%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%27.7%82.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.622.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.081.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-55.2%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-6.5%-42.1% -0.9%
52-week high $68.42$116.65$627.00 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$92.42$176.45 $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.

MultipleCALXDISCIEN
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 33.5x 22.0xmedian 17.0x 78.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 8.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 19.6x -6.5xmedian 9.6x 58.1xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 29.8x 22.7xmedian 9.3x 63.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 16.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 6.69median 1.10 0.37median 0.32 1.76median 1.10

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 monthsCALXDISCIEN
Revenue $1.11B $98.86B $6.02B
Gross profit $628.73M $43.29B $2.65B
Operating income $61.25M -$40.54B $738.95M
Net income $51.19M $9.24B $654.41M
Free cash flow $85.42M $8.29B $814.36M
R&D $207.99M – $924.94M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $4.93 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $5.19B $2.45B
Total debt – $46.04B $3.23B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 1.74B 145.97M
Enterprise value $1.27B $170.66B $43.41B

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
MetricCALXDISCIEN
P/E 47.3x 22.0x 78.9x
P/FCF 28.1x 22.7x 63.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 11.1x 48.9x
P/S 2.2x 1.9x 8.6x
P/B 3.4x 1.6x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 1.8x 18.0x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x -6.5x 58.1x
EV/EBIT 36.0x -5.7x 70.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.3x 8.7x
EV/FCF 25.8x 27.6x 64.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 13.5x 49.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.69 0.37 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISCIEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 4.6% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 4.0% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% -6.5% 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 14.6% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% -18.3% 200.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 7.7% 29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% -26.4% 364.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 46.3% 43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% -22.9% 359.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 58.8% 44.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -11.3% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 30.8% 201.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -28.2% 34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 42.8% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISCIEN
Gross margin 56.6% 43.8% 44.1%
EBITDA margin 7.1% -35.4% 14.9%
Operating margin 5.5% -41.0% 12.3%
Pretax margin 6.5% 12.9% 12.1%
Net margin 4.6% 8.7% 10.9%
FCF margin 7.7% 8.4% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 17.2% 17.5%
Return on equity 7.1% 8.0% 22.0%
Return on assets 5.4% 4.5% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – -18.0% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 8.2% -23.9% 13.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.5% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXDISCIEN
Debt / assets – 22.5% 40.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 42.9% 61.8%
Equity / assets 74.4% 57.1% 38.2%
Interest coverage – – 10.6x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.7x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 7.25 1.50 7.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXDISCIEN
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 8.0% 4.4% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 5.8% -0.9%
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.

ConsensusCALXDISCIEN
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 47.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $7.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +187.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% -2.6% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +14.2% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXDISCIEN
Held by institutions 94.5% 75.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding 288 2,943 1,220
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.8% -1.7%
Institutions buying 148 1,212 729
Institutions selling 111 1,369 379
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.89 1.92

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.

CALXDISCIEN
CALX 1.00 0.07 0.24
DIS 0.07 1.00 -0.11
CIEN 0.24 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, DIS and CIEN?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.43B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.90B, Ciena (CIEN) $49.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, DIS and CIEN?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 47.5x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Ciena (CIEN) 76.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.5x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x, Ciena (CIEN) 47.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ciena (CIEN) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%). On return on invested capital, Ciena (CIEN) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Ciena (CIEN) +98.5%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +46.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Calix (CALX) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Ciena (CIEN) 0.00%. Calix (CALX) and Ciena (CIEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Ciena (CIEN) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.