CALX vs DOX vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Calix, Amdocs and Versant Media Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.84 -1.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.09B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$43.66 -25.3% 1M -47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
5.12%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$33.98 +9.5% 1M
Market cap
$4.64B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
3.35%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALXDOXVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $4.73B $4.64B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.4x 9.7x 6.5x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 5.5x 7.9x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +3.6% — CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 10.7% 11.1% VSNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 7.4% DOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.12% 3.35% DOX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.3% -47.7% — DOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -10.4%/yr — DOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 46.7% 41.3% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 67/100 89/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

CALXDOXVSNT

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

AxisCALXDOXVSNT
Valuation 53 #53 of 112 89 #13 of 112 98 #2 of 53
Growth 71 #32 of 108 36 #70 of 108 –
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 85 #16 of 104 95 #3 of 43
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 30 #81 of 116 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 85 94 #6 of 85 79 #7 of 30
Overall 72 67 89
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXDOXVSNTSPY
1 month -1.5%-25.3%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months -12.1%-21.0%-5.1% -0.4%
6 months -23.7%-31.7%-17.1% +4.5%
Year to date -36.1%-45.8%-24.5% +12.4%
1 year -48.3%-47.7%— +13.6%
3 years -4.9%-47.1%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%-19.1%— +20.8%
5 years -52.5%-42.3%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.8%-10.4%— +10.4%
10 years +412.7%-25.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.8%-2.8%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCALXDOXVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%46.7%41.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%60.7%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96-0.130.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-1.02— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-55.8%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-48.9%-28.4% -1.6%
52-week high $67.18$85.49$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$43.66$27.42 $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.

MultipleCALXDOXVSNT
P/E now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 28.1x 9.7xmedian 28.1x 6.5xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 3.0xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 26.6x 3.4xmedian 26.6x 2.8xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 43.64median 1.11 178.68median 1.11 —median 0.42

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 monthsCALXDOXVSNT
Revenue $1.15B $4.70B $6.54B
Gross profit $637.49M $1.79B $3.66B
Operating income $60.39M $682.94M $1.12B
Net income $45.75M $501.24M $726.00M
Free cash flow $62.16M $1.38B $1.64B
R&D $215.00M $335.46M –
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $4.57 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $197.05M $1.05B
Total debt – $946.99M $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 109.66M 138.54M
Enterprise value $1.11B $3.91B $975.55M

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
MetricCALXDOXVSNT
P/E 46.4x 9.7x 6.5x
P/FCF 33.6x 3.4x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 3.9x 2.6x
P/S 1.8x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 3.0x 1.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.4x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x – 3.0x
EV/EBIT 32.1x 8.0x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 31.2x 4.0x 4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 4.6x 3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.64 178.68 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXDOXVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 3.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% -6.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% -11.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -2.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% -11.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 0.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% 60.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 13.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 62.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXDOXVSNT
Gross margin 55.6% 38.1% 56.0%
EBITDA margin 6.8% – 32.9%
Operating margin 5.3% 14.5% 17.1%
Pretax margin 6.1% 13.5% 15.0%
Net margin 4.0% 10.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 5.4% 29.5% 25.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 25.6% 27.4%
Return on equity 6.5% 15.0% 8.9%
Return on assets 4.9% 7.8% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 14.6% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXDOXVSNT
Debt / assets – 14.8% 23.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 47.9% 35.6%
Equity / assets 75.9% 52.1% 64.4%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 7.13 – 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXDOXVSNT
Dividend yield – 5.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 11.8% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 11.8% 5.1% 9.8%
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.

ConsensusCALXDOXVSNT
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 5.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +4.0% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +5.0% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXDOXVSNT
Held by institutions 94.5% 93.0% 88.0%
Institutions holding 290 448 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 148 250 302
Institutions selling 111 153 313
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.63 0.96

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.

CALXDOXVSNT
CALX 1.00 0.04 0.04
DOX 0.04 1.00 0.09
VSNT 0.04 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, DOX and VSNT?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.09B, Amdocs (DOX) $4.73B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, DOX and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.4x, Amdocs (DOX) 9.7x, Versant Media (VSNT) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.9x, Amdocs (DOX) 5.5x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.9x). 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) +22.9%, Amdocs (DOX) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Amdocs (DOX) 10.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Amdocs (DOX) leads (Amdocs (DOX) 12.6%, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amdocs (DOX) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -48.3%, Amdocs (DOX) -47.7%. Over five years, Amdocs (DOX) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -13.8%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest dividend yield: Amdocs (DOX) 5.12%, Versant Media (VSNT) 3.35%. Calix (CALX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Amdocs (DOX) 46.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, DOX and VSNT?

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