CALX vs NET vs XNET Stock Comparison

Calix, Cloudflare and Xunlei Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
46.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$327.84 -6.0% 1M +45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.86 -23.0% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$227.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Calix leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Calix 4, Cloudflare 3, Xunlei 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXNETXNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $113.03B $227.51M NET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.5x -548.0x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 252.2x — CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +33.5% +40.4% XNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% -8.2% -16.9% CALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -12.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 252.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% +45.6% -58.9% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr +12.2%/yr +5.6%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 67.0% 52.7% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 51/100 73/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXNETXNET

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

AxisCALXNETXNET
Valuation 60 #45 of 112 22 #30 of 38 97 #2 of 38
Growth 82 #20 of 109 66 #13 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 46 #19 of 34 64 #13 of 34
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 60 #16 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 81 65 #8 of 21 –
Overall 76 51 73
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXNETXNETSPY
1 month +15.6%-6.0%-23.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+24.1%-26.3% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%+57.2%-38.7% +8.2%
Year to date -27.6%+66.3%-45.6% +12.9%
1 year -37.2%+45.6%-58.9% +12.3%
3 years +17.2%+492.3%+162.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+81.0%+38.0% +23.3%
5 years -36.9%+78.1%+31.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.8%+12.2%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +508.4%—-24.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.8%—-2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXNETXNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%67.0%52.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%69.1%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.591.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.68-1.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-82.6%-68.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-9.2%-58.9% -1.2%
52-week high $68.42$360.95$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$160.19$3.83 $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.

MultipleCALXNETXNET
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 33.2x -563.2xmedian 29.5x -3.4xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 42.0xmedian 4.5x 0.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.0x -9,055xmedian 23.9x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 29.8x 303.2xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 65.2xmedian 4.3x —median 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.72median 1.17 -129.66median 0.38 0.04median 0.38

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 monthsCALXNETXNET
Revenue $1.11B $2.51B $424.54M
Gross profit $628.73M $1.82B $230.55M
Operating income $61.25M -$354.38M $5.67M
Net income $51.19M -$206.28M $146.48M
Free cash flow $85.42M $348.41M –
R&D $207.99M $573.30M $82.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $-0.58 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $1.66B $125.83M
Total debt – $1.29B $270.21M
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 354.33M 63.29M
Enterprise value $1.22B $96.56B -$655.26M

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
MetricCALXNETXNET
P/E 47.6x -563.2x -3.4x
P/FCF 28.3x 303.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 166.7x –
P/S 2.2x 42.0x 0.6x
P/B 3.4x 65.2x –
P/Tangible book 3.4x 67.6x –
EV/EBITDA 28.0x -9,055x –
EV/EBIT 36.2x -289.9x 3.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 40.9x 0.1x
EV/FCF 26.0x 294.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 162.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.72 -129.66 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXNETXNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 33.5% 40.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 30.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 27.3% 35.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 28.9% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% -90.5% 126.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -21.0% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% -76.2% -79.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 2.3% 108.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% -72.8% -110.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 4.3% -88.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 32.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 41.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 67.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 61.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXNETXNET
Gross margin 56.6% 72.6% 54.3%
EBITDA margin 7.1% -0.5% –
Operating margin 5.5% -14.1% 1.3%
Pretax margin 6.5% -7.9% -20.6%
Net margin 4.6% -8.2% -16.9%
FCF margin 7.7% 13.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 25.2% –
Return on equity 7.1% -13.1% –
Return on assets 5.4% -3.3% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – -12.4% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% -9.6% 0.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 20.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXNETXNET
Debt / assets – 20.0% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 252.9x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 75.0% 16.9%
Equity / assets 74.4% 25.0% –
Interest coverage – -30.9x 2.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.6x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 7.28 13.36 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXNETXNET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.9% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusCALXNETXNET
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 252.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $1.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +39.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +22.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +16.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXNETXNET
Held by institutions 94.5% 88.2% 11.0%
Institutions holding 288 1,220 52
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.8% -8.7%
Institutions buying 148 704 35
Institutions selling 111 379 14
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.86 2.50

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.

CALXNETXNET
CALX 1.00 0.15 0.12
NET 0.15 1.00 0.24
XNET 0.12 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, NET and XNET?

Cloudflare (NET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.38B, Cloudflare (NET) $113.03B, Xunlei (XNET) $227.51M.

Which company is growing faster?

Xunlei (XNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%, Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Calix (CALX) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%, Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -37.2%, Cloudflare (NET) +45.6%, Xunlei (XNET) -58.9%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, Cloudflare (NET) +12.2%/yr, Xunlei (XNET) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Cloudflare (NET) 67.0%, Xunlei (XNET) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, NET and XNET?

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 4. 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.