CALX vs ERIC vs VIV Stock Comparison

Calix, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$38.13 +14.9% 1M -38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
46.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +17.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.03B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.43 +1.3% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 6, Ericsson Lm Telephone 3, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXERICVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $37.03B $18.31B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.9x 18.1x 14.7x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 17.0x 12.3x VIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% -38.5% +15.9% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 8.3% 10.7% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x -0.3x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% +13.3% -10.9% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr +0.3%/yr +7.3%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 36.3% 35.0% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 88/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

CALXERICVIV

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

AxisCALXERICVIV
Valuation 59 #46 of 111 88 #14 of 111 88 #7 of 49
Growth 82 #20 of 108 45 #60 of 108 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 86 #15 of 104 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 75 #29 of 115 39 #71 of 115 96 #3 of 49
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 78 46 #43 of 78 89 #5 of 37
Overall 76 61 88
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXERICVIVSPY
1 month +14.9%+17.4%+1.3% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+13.0%-10.5% +5.9%
6 months -8.5%-3.3%-24.9% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%+14.6%-3.6% +13.3%
1 year -38.3%+13.3%-10.9% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+153.7%+28.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.2%+36.4%+8.7% +23.5%
5 years -39.1%+1.7%+42.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.4%+0.3%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +495.8%+127.1%-19.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.5%+8.5%-2.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCALXERICVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%36.3%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%36.5%39.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.030.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.37-0.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-65.8%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-19.5%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $68.42$13.74$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$9.15$11.23 $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.

MultipleCALXERICVIV
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 14.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 19.6x 9.3xmedian 19.6x 3.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 4.8xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.69median 1.10 0.42median 1.10 -31.00median 0.24

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 monthsCALXERICVIV
Revenue $1.11B $24.56B $11.69B
Gross profit $628.73M $11.51B $5.26B
Operating income $61.25M $2.90B $1.99B
Net income $51.19M $2.04B $1.29B
Free cash flow $85.42M $3.76B $3.83B
R&D $207.99M $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $0.61 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $5.11B $1.64B
Total debt – $3.73B $29.48M
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 3.34B 1.61B
Enterprise value $1.23B $14.64B $12.33B

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
MetricCALXERICVIV
P/E 47.3x 18.1x 14.8x
P/FCF 28.1x 9.9x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 10.8x 4.8x
P/S 2.2x 1.5x 1.6x
P/B 3.4x 3.3x –
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.4x –
EV/EBITDA 27.9x 9.3x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 36.0x 12.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 25.8x 9.4x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 10.2x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.69 0.42 -31.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXERICVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% -38.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -2.0% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 3.7% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.0% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% -18.4% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 55.0% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% -18.7% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 43.4% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% -17.7% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 43.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 4.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 44.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 6.1% 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 34.7% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXERICVIV
Gross margin 56.6% 46.8% 45.0%
EBITDA margin 7.1% 15.4% 42.0%
Operating margin 5.5% 11.8% 17.1%
Pretax margin 6.5% 11.2% 12.6%
Net margin 4.6% 8.3% 10.7%
FCF margin 7.7% 15.3% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 14.0% 32.7%
Return on equity 7.1% 18.7% –
Return on assets 5.4% 6.8% 5.2%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 17.8% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXERICVIV
Debt / assets – 12.4% 0.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 63.1% –
Equity / assets 74.4% 36.9% –
Interest coverage – – 2.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 7.25 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXERICVIV
Dividend yield – 2.8% 7.7%
Net buyback yield 8.0% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 0.6% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusCALXERICVIV
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% -3.1% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +1.0% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXERICVIV
Held by institutions 94.5% 9.5% 3.9%
Institutions holding 288 388 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.4% -4.8%
Institutions buying 148 219 123
Institutions selling 111 110 74
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.99 1.66

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.

CALXERICVIV
CALX 1.00 0.26 0.04
ERIC 0.26 1.00 0.04
VIV 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, ERIC and VIV?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.40B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.03B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, ERIC and VIV?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.5x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.3x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +13.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.9%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.3%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, ERIC and VIV?

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