CALX vs EXTR vs GTN Stock Comparison

Calix, Extreme Networks and Gray Media Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.13 +14.9% 1M -38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$24.44 +16.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
61.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
GTN Gray Media, Inc
$4.30 -6.3% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$426.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Calix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Calix 5, Extreme Networks 3, Gray Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXEXTRGTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $3.23B $426.29M EXTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 61.6x -7.3x CALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 17.7x 1.8x GTN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +11.3% -11.3% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% — -1.8% CALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 7.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% +14.9% -4.4% EXTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr +20.0%/yr -28.8%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 55.6% 62.1% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 58/100 52/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXEXTRGTN

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

AxisCALXEXTRGTN
Valuation 59 #46 of 111 44 #63 of 111 89 #7 of 53
Growth 82 #20 of 108 53 #51 of 108 9 #40 of 44
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 76 #26 of 104 49 #22 of 42
Financial Health 75 #29 of 115 – 33 #41 of 61
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 78 – 80 #6 of 26
Overall 76 58 52
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GTN 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

PeriodCALXEXTRGTNSPY
1 month +14.9%+16.4%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%-15.9%+0.9% +5.9%
6 months -8.5%+11.9%-22.2% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%+46.8%-11.2% +13.3%
1 year -38.3%+14.9%-4.4% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+19.0%-29.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.2%+6.0%-10.9% +23.5%
5 years -39.1%+148.6%-81.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.4%+20.0%-28.8% +11.0%
10 years +495.8%+503.5%-52.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.5%+19.7%-7.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCALXEXTRGTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%55.6%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%56.6%62.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.560.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.27-0.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-67.2%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-27.5%-30.6% -0.9%
52-week high $68.42$33.71$6.20 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$13.74$3.58 $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.

MultipleCALXEXTRGTN
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 33.5x 61.8xmedian 33.5x -7.3xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 7.8xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 29.8x 29.0xmedian 29.8x 3.4xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 36.5xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.69median 1.10 -3.43median 1.10 0.23median 0.49

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 monthsCALXEXTRGTN
Revenue $1.11B $1.31B $3.15B
Gross profit $628.73M – $820.00M
Operating income $61.25M $74.49M $435.00M
Net income $51.19M $52.49M -$26.00M
Free cash flow $85.42M – $146.00M
R&D $207.99M $233.95M –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $0.39 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $244.52M $176.00M
Total debt – – $5.81B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 134.97M 100.00M
Enterprise value $1.23B $3.23B -$558.71M

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
MetricCALXEXTRGTN
P/E 47.3x 61.8x -7.3x
P/FCF 28.1x 29.0x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 17.6x 2.0x
P/S 2.2x 2.4x 0.2x
P/B 3.4x 36.5x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 37.5x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT 36.0x – 14.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 25.8x – 42.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 17.6x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.69 -3.43 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXEXTRGTN
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 11.3% -11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.3% -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 126.0% -41.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -16.3% -18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 506.9% -113.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -17.7% -28.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 507.4% -138.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -18.0% -31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 52.9% -69.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% -12.8% -36.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% – -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% – -32.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXEXTRGTN
Gross margin 56.6% – 26.0%
EBITDA margin 7.1% – 24.9%
Operating margin 5.5% – 13.8%
Pretax margin 6.5% – -2.0%
Net margin 4.6% – -1.8%
FCF margin 7.7% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 13.9% 7.9%
Return on equity 7.1% 59.5% -1.2%
Return on assets 5.4% 4.2% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 2.3%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.5x -9.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 6.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXEXTRGTN
Debt / assets – – 55.6%
Debt / equity – – 2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 7.2x
Debt / FCF – – 39.8x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% – 79.6%
Equity / assets 74.4% 6.8% 20.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.25 – 0.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXEXTRGTN
Dividend yield – – 7.4%
Net buyback yield 8.0% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% – 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -130.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusCALXEXTRGTN
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 17.7xFY2027 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $1.38FY2027 $2.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +2.9% -130.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027 $3.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +21.3% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXEXTRGTN
Held by institutions 94.5% 96.7% 80.6%
Institutions holding 288 338 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.2% -2.7%
Institutions buying 148 181 72
Institutions selling 111 121 70
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.50 1.03

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.

CALXEXTRGTN
CALX 1.00 0.31 0.20
EXTR 0.31 1.00 0.01
GTN 0.20 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, EXTR and GTN?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.40B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.23B, Gray Media (GTN) $426.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, EXTR and GTN?

Calix (CALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.8x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 61.6x, Gray Media (GTN) -7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gray Media (GTN) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.5x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.7x, Gray Media (GTN) 1.8x). 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%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +11.3%, Gray Media (GTN) -11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Calix (CALX) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Gray Media (GTN) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Extreme Networks (EXTR) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +14.9%, Gray Media (GTN) -4.4%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +20.0%/yr, Gray Media (GTN) -28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Calix (CALX) 0.00%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 0.00%, Gray Media (GTN) 0.08%. Calix (CALX) and Extreme Networks (EXTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%, Gray Media (GTN) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, EXTR and GTN?

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