CALX vs MANU vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Calix, Manchester United and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$21.51 +7.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +17.2% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.75B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 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.

QuestionCALXMANUERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $3.93B $36.75B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x -68.0x 18.0x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x — 16.8x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +5.5% -38.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% -6.4% 8.3% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.5% +34.2% +6.0% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +6.1%/yr +0.1%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 32.9% 36.2% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 45/100 59/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXMANUERIC

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

AxisCALXMANUERIC
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 30 #32 of 45 87 #15 of 112
Growth 71 #32 of 108 74 #12 of 43 46 #59 of 108
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 51 #21 of 42 85 #16 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 26 #36 of 48 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 85 – 37 #54 of 85
Overall 73 45 59
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXMANUERICSPY
1 month -4.4%+7.0%+17.2% -2.0%
3 months -15.8%-4.3%+6.0% -2.2%
6 months -27.4%+15.9%-8.7% +4.2%
Year to date -37.2%+35.1%+12.8% +10.6%
1 year -50.5%+34.2%+6.0% +10.4%
3 years -6.5%+15.1%+133.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.2%+4.8%+32.6% +20.2%
5 years -53.2%+34.5%+0.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%+6.1%+0.1% +10.1%
10 years +403.9%+41.0%+123.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.6%+3.5%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXMANUERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%32.9%36.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%31.0%36.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.671.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.221.040.17 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-54.5%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-11.1%-20.7% -3.2%
52-week high $67.24$24.19$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$15.20$9.15 $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.

MultipleCALXMANUERIC
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 30.7x -64.1xmedian 17.8x 17.8xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 4.1xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.9x 13.4xmedian 11.1x 9.1xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 28.0x 10.3xmedian 12.2x 9.8xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 18.8xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 42.89median 1.07 3.79median 0.56 0.41median 1.07

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 monthsCALXMANUERIC
Revenue $1.15B $909.31M $24.56B
Gross profit $637.49M -$21.12M $11.51B
Operating income $60.39M $30.28M $2.90B
Net income $45.75M -$57.81M $2.04B
Free cash flow $62.16M $363.93M $3.76B
R&D $215.00M – $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $-0.34 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $89.13M $5.11B
Total debt – $913.14M $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 172.43M 3.34B
Enterprise value $1.13B $3.60B $14.36B

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
MetricCALXMANUERIC
P/E 45.6x -64.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 33.1x 10.3x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 14.8x 10.7x
P/S 1.8x 4.1x 1.5x
P/B 2.9x 18.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 18.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 13.4x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 151.0x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 30.6x 12.6x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 18.1x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 42.89 3.79 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXMANUERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 5.5% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 5.2% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% 24.6% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% 223.3% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 62.2% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% -36.0% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -19.1% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% -35.3% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -16.9% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% 128.3% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 22.8% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 141.3% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 34.6% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXMANUERIC
Gross margin 55.6% -2.3% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 37.6% 15.4%
Operating margin 5.3% 3.3% 11.8%
Pretax margin 6.1% -7.0% 11.2%
Net margin 4.0% -6.4% 8.3%
FCF margin 5.4% 40.0% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 27.8% 14.0%
Return on equity 6.5% -26.5% 18.7%
Return on assets 4.9% -2.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 2.5% 17.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -4.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXMANUERIC
Debt / assets – 44.5% 12.4%
Debt / equity – 4.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 90.3% 63.1%
Equity / assets 75.9% 9.7% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 3.0x 0.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.03 1.01 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXMANUERIC
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 12.0% – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 12.0% 0.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCALXMANUERIC
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 – 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 – -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -6.0% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXMANUERIC
Held by institutions 94.5% 17.1% 9.5%
Institutions holding 290 125 390
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 148 63 221
Institutions selling 111 30 110
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.10 2.01

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.

CALXMANUERIC
CALX 1.00 0.21 0.27
MANU 0.21 1.00 0.19
ERIC 0.27 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, MANU and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.93B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, MANU and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Manchester United (MANU) -68.0x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x). 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) +22.9%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -50.5%, Manchester United (MANU) +34.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +6.0%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +6.1%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Manchester United (MANU) 32.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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