CALX vs FKWL vs UI Stock Comparison

Calix, Franklin Wireless and Ubiquiti 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
$2.08B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
FKWL Franklin Wireless Corp
$2.18 -8.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.51M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$540.23 -12.9% 1M -31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.40B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALXFKWLUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $25.81M $33.40B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.5x -5.4x 34.8x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 53.8x 28.8x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% -20.8% +27.2% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% -13.0% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 72.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.1% -57.2% -31.4% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -16.2%/yr +10.5%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 32.3% 54.4% FKWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 36/100 67/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXFKWLUI

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

AxisCALXFKWLUI
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 28 #81 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Growth 82 #20 of 108 1 #107 of 108 88 #14 of 108
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 15 #89 of 104 98 #3 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 63 #44 of 116 74 #31 of 116
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 80 75 #21 of 80 48 #42 of 80
Overall 75 36 67
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FKWL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXFKWLUISPY
1 month +4.0%-8.8%-12.9% -2.3%
3 months -3.2%-5.2%-1.3% -0.7%
6 months -16.7%-39.8%-46.2% +4.8%
Year to date -31.6%-50.1%-2.4% +10.3%
1 year -47.1%-57.2%-31.4% +10.3%
3 years +1.7%-24.8%+408.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +0.6%-9.1%+72.0% +20.1%
5 years -50.0%-58.6%+64.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.0%-16.2%+10.5% +10.1%
10 years +444.2%-8.4%+936.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.5%-0.9%+26.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALXFKWLUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%32.3%54.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%36.7%60.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.98-0.121.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-1.77-0.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-68.9%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-57.9%-50.2% -3.5%
52-week high $67.24$5.18$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$2.16$515.44 $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.

MultipleCALXFKWLUI
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 29.9x -5.4xmedian 29.9x 34.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 10.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 26.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 28.0x -4.1xmedian 28.0x 36.0xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 22.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 6.35median 1.00 0.30median 1.00 1.03median 1.00

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 monthsCALXFKWLUI
Revenue $1.15B $36.51M $3.27B
Gross profit $637.49M $6.26M $1.51B
Operating income $60.39M -$2.68M $1.19B
Net income $45.75M -$6.92M $960.30M
Free cash flow $62.16M -$6.33M $908.94M
R&D $215.00M $3.23M $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $-0.40 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $55.89M – $522.58M
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 11.78M 60.57M
Enterprise value $1.10B -$98.02M $31.94B

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
MetricCALXFKWLUI
P/E 44.9x -5.4x 34.0x
P/FCF 26.7x -4.1x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x -4.1x 35.2x
P/S 2.1x 0.7x 10.0x
P/B 3.2x 0.8x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 0.9x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.3x – 26.6x
EV/EBIT 34.0x -2.7x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.2x 9.8x
EV/FCF 24.4x -1.1x 35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x -1.1x 34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.35 0.30 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXFKWLUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% -20.8% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -7.4% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% -21.0% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -3.8% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 6.5% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -4.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% -4,827% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -32.9% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% -1,851% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -18.2% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -441.4% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% -49.6% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -449.2% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% -48.6% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXFKWLUI
Gross margin 56.6% 17.1% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 7.1% – 36.8%
Operating margin 5.5% -7.3% 36.2%
Pretax margin 6.5% -19.3% 36.1%
Net margin 4.6% -13.0% 29.3%
FCF margin 7.7% -17.3% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% -17.2% 28.4%
Return on equity 7.1% -20.7% 72.7%
Return on assets 5.4% -14.3% 49.1%
Return on invested capital – – 72.8%
Return on capital employed 8.2% -8.1% 89.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXFKWLUI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 34.2% 34.5%
Equity / assets 74.4% 65.8% 65.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 6.95 2.82 30.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXFKWLUI
Dividend yield – 1.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 8.4% – –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 1.8% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCALXFKWLUI
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 53.8xFY2027 28.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $0.04FY2027 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 – +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% -50.0% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $46.08MFY2027 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +26.2%FY2027 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +19.3% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXFKWLUI
Held by institutions 94.5% 13.1% 4.9%
Institutions holding 290 19 356
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +38.6% +8.0%
Institutions buying 148 9 163
Institutions selling 111 3 139
Buyers to sellers 1.33 3.00 1.17

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.

CALXFKWLUI
CALX 1.00 -0.01 0.35
FKWL -0.01 1.00 0.01
UI 0.35 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, FKWL and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.08B, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) $25.81M, Ubiquiti (UI) $33.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, FKWL and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 45.5x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -5.4x, Ubiquiti (UI) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 53.8x, Ubiquiti (UI) 28.8x). 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%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -20.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -13.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -47.1%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -57.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) -31.4%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -13.0%/yr, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -16.2%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 40.8%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 32.3%, Ubiquiti (UI) 54.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, FKWL and UI?

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