CALX vs DIS vs MANU Stock Comparison

Calix, Walt Disney and Manchester United Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$36.19 +4.0% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
44.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$113.14 +10.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$195.36B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.33%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$21.40 +6.4% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Manchester United 3, Calix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXDISMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.28B $195.36B $3.73B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.9x 22.9x -63.7x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 15.3x — DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +4.6% +5.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 8.7% -6.4% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% 2.6% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x 2.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.33% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.1% +0.5% +28.7% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -7.8%/yr +6.0%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 27.3% 33.0% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 56/100 46/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXDISMANU

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

AxisCALXDISMANU
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 39 #75 of 123 30 #32 of 45
Growth 82 #20 of 108 59 #45 of 109 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 37 #67 of 106 51 #21 of 42
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 65 #47 of 131 26 #36 of 48
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 80 78 #17 of 74 –
Overall 75 56 46
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • 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

PeriodCALXDISMANUSPY
1 month +4.0%+10.7%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months -3.2%+15.3%-5.3% -0.7%
6 months -16.7%+11.7%+17.4% +4.8%
Year to date -31.6%-0.6%+34.4% +10.3%
1 year -47.1%+0.5%+28.7% +10.3%
3 years +1.7%+33.0%+14.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +0.6%+10.0%+4.6% +20.1%
5 years -50.0%-33.5%+34.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.0%-7.8%+6.0% +10.1%
10 years +444.2%+23.1%+42.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.5%+2.1%+3.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALXDISMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%27.3%33.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%27.7%31.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.610.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.160.020.87 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-55.2%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-3.0%-11.5% -3.5%
52-week high $67.24$116.65$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$92.42$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.

MultipleCALXDISMANU
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 29.9x 22.9xmedian 17.3x -63.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 4.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 18.5x -6.7xmedian 9.6x 13.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 28.0x 23.6xmedian 9.2x 10.2xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 18.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.35median 1.00 0.39median 0.37 3.77median 0.56

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 monthsCALXDISMANU
Revenue $1.11B $98.86B $909.31M
Gross profit $628.73M $43.29B -$21.12M
Operating income $61.25M -$40.54B $30.28M
Net income $51.19M $9.24B -$57.81M
Free cash flow $85.42M $8.29B $363.93M
R&D $207.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $4.93 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $5.19B $89.13M
Total debt – $46.04B $913.14M
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 1.74B 172.43M
Enterprise value $1.11B $179.93B $3.39B

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
MetricCALXDISMANU
P/E 44.9x 22.9x -63.7x
P/FCF 26.7x 23.6x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 11.5x 14.7x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 4.1x
P/B 3.2x 1.7x 18.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.8x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.3x -6.7x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 34.0x -5.8x 150.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 24.4x 28.5x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 13.9x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.35 0.39 3.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 4.6% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 4.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% -6.5% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% -18.3% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 7.7% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% -26.4% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 46.3% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% -22.9% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 58.8% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -11.3% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 30.8% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -28.2% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 42.8% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXDISMANU
Gross margin 56.6% 43.8% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 7.1% -35.4% 37.6%
Operating margin 5.5% -41.0% 3.3%
Pretax margin 6.5% 12.9% -7.0%
Net margin 4.6% 8.7% -6.4%
FCF margin 7.7% 8.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 17.2% 27.8%
Return on equity 7.1% 8.0% -26.5%
Return on assets 5.4% 4.5% -2.8%
Return on invested capital – -18.0% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% -23.9% 2.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.8x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.5% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXDISMANU
Debt / assets – 22.5% 44.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 42.9% 90.3%
Equity / assets 74.4% 57.1% 9.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.7x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.95 1.55 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXDISMANU
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 8.4% 4.2% –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 5.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCALXDISMANU
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% -2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +14.2% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXDISMANU
Held by institutions 94.5% 75.9% 17.1%
Institutions holding 290 2,945 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.8% +5.0%
Institutions buying 148 1,213 63
Institutions selling 111 1,370 30
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.89 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.

CALXDISMANU
CALX 1.00 0.07 0.22
DIS 0.07 1.00 0.30
MANU 0.22 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, DIS and MANU?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.28B, Walt Disney (DIS) $195.36B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, DIS and MANU?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 44.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.9x, Manchester United (MANU) -63.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 22.3x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.3x). 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%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -47.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) +0.5%, Manchester United (MANU) +28.7%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -13.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.8%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.33%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%. Calix (CALX) and Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 40.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, DIS 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, 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.