CALX vs NDAQ vs TRI Stock Comparison

Calix, Nasdaq and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.28B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.11%
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.41 +17.6% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.80B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.45%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Calix 3, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXNDAQTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $58.28B $51.80B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.6x 28.0x 32.2x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 25.9x 26.0x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +11.5% +7.0% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 22.8% 20.7% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 1.2x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.11% 3.45% TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% +17.5% -28.3% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr +8.6%/yr -1.2%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 28.5% 51.8% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 54/100 57/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXNDAQTRI

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

AxisCALXNDAQTRI
Valuation 60 #45 of 112 42 #56 of 96 51 #50 of 101
Growth 82 #20 of 109 40 #40 of 66 29 #69 of 97
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 79 #14 of 64 99 #2 of 94
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 47 #50 of 93 65 #38 of 108
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 81 62 #15 of 38 38 #40 of 64
Overall 76 54 57
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXNDAQTRISPY
1 month +15.6%+11.6%+17.6% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+8.8%+12.7% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%+14.3%+29.5% +8.2%
Year to date -27.6%+7.4%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year -37.2%+17.5%-28.3% +12.3%
3 years +17.2%+119.3%-1.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+29.9%-0.4% +23.3%
5 years -36.9%+51.2%-5.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.8%+8.6%-1.2% +10.9%
10 years +508.4%+389.6%+183.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.8%+17.2%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXNDAQTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%28.5%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%29.9%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.570.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.62-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-33.4%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-0.3%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $68.42$104.72$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$76.85$76.55 $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.

MultipleCALXNDAQTRI
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 33.2x 28.0xmedian 28.3x 32.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.0x 19.6xmedian 13.5x 25.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 29.8x 25.8xmedian 16.0x 16.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.72median 1.17 1.53median 0.54 3.11median 0.85

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 monthsCALXNDAQTRI
Revenue $1.11B $9.15B $7.83B
Gross profit $628.73M $5.78B –
Operating income $61.25M $2.73B $2.33B
Net income $51.19M $2.08B $1.68B
Free cash flow $85.42M $2.26B $3.19B
R&D $207.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $3.70 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $365.00M $577.00M
Total debt – $8.74B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 563.31M 449.53M
Enterprise value $1.25B $55.72B $48.58B

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
MetricCALXNDAQTRI
P/E 47.6x 28.0x 32.2x
P/FCF 28.3x 25.8x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 22.9x 17.9x
P/S 2.2x 6.4x 6.6x
P/B 3.4x 4.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 9.9x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 19.6x 25.8x
EV/EBIT 36.2x 24.4x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.3x 6.9x
EV/FCF 26.0x 29.5x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 26.1x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.72 1.53 3.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXNDAQTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 11.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 15.1% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 23.1% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 20.1% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 28.2% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 23.6% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 31.8% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 18.3% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 9.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 12.8% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 7.6% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 11.6% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXNDAQTRI
Gross margin 56.6% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 7.1% 37.0% 26.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 29.8% 29.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% 28.5% 46.5%
Net margin 4.6% 22.8% 20.7%
FCF margin 7.7% 24.7% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 27.8% 36.9%
Return on equity 7.1% 17.4% –
Return on assets 5.4% 7.6% –
Return on invested capital – 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXNDAQTRI
Debt / assets – 31.9% 18.0%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 56.2% 38.5%
Equity / assets 74.4% 43.8% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 116.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.4x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.28 3.48 5.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXNDAQTRI
Dividend yield – 1.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 2.5% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 3.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusCALXNDAQTRI
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +11.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +13.7% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXNDAQTRI
Held by institutions 94.5% 83.8% 90.1%
Institutions holding 288 1,082 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 148 538 408
Institutions selling 111 397 9
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.36 45.33

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.

CALXNDAQTRI
CALX 1.00 0.17 0.14
NDAQ 0.17 1.00 0.49
TRI 0.14 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, NDAQ and TRI?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.41B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.28B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $51.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, NDAQ and TRI?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 47.6x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.0x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.7x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x). 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%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -37.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.11%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.45%. Calix (CALX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, NDAQ and TRI?

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