CALX vs NICE vs TRI Stock Comparison

Calix, Nice and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$122.41 +8.5% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.46B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.70B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALXNICETRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.43B $7.46B $52.70B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.5x 7.8x 32.5x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 11.2x 27.3x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +22.9% +7.0% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 16.2% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.5% -7.5% -24.9% NICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -15.0%/yr -0.1%/yr TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 55.3% 51.7% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 56/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXNICETRI

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

AxisCALXNICETRI
Valuation 59 #46 of 111 100 #1 of 29 49 #53 of 102
Growth 81 #21 of 108 73 #8 of 27 28 #71 of 98
Profitability 65 #37 of 104 80 #6 of 26 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 75 #29 of 115 30 #22 of 31 66 #38 of 109
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 81 0 #17 of 17 38 #40 of 64
Overall 76 57 56
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXNICETRISPY
1 month +13.7%+8.5%+23.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.2%+28.8%+24.9% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%+21.2%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date -28.8%+8.3%-7.4% +12.2%
1 year -38.5%-7.5%-24.9% +13.0%
3 years +15.2%-19.5%+3.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.8%-7.0%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years -35.9%-55.6%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%-15.0%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years +493.5%+83.7%+196.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+6.3%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALXNICETRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%55.3%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%59.5%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.230.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.14-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-73.6%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.9%-10.6%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $68.42$136.90$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$83.15$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.

MultipleCALXNICETRI
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 32.0x 8.0xmedian 31.9x 33.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 19.4x 4.6xmedian 11.5x 27.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 29.0x 6.9xmedian 14.2x 17.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x —median 3.0x 4.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.61median 1.13 0.14median 0.77 3.26median 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 monthsCALXNICETRI
Revenue $1.11B $5.91B $7.83B
Gross profit $628.73M $3.89B –
Operating income $61.25M $1.14B $2.33B
Net income $51.19M $955.10M $1.68B
Free cash flow $85.42M $1.08B $3.19B
R&D $207.99M $745.97M –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $15.08 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $315.38M $577.00M
Total debt – – $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 63.32M 449.53M
Enterprise value $1.27B $5.93B $49.48B

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
MetricCALXNICETRI
P/E 46.8x 8.0x 33.8x
P/FCF 27.8x 6.9x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 5.4x 18.8x
P/S 2.1x 1.3x 6.9x
P/B 3.3x – 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x – 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 4.6x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 6.2x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.2x 7.3x
EV/FCF 25.5x 6.5x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 5.2x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.61 0.14 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXNICETRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 22.9% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 50.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 21.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 48.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 16.2% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 55.1% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 5.6% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 56.6% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 9.2% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 59.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -1.4% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 59.1% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -16.3% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 38.2% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXNICETRI
Gross margin 56.6% 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 7.1% 26.2% 26.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 19.2% 29.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% 21.3% 46.5%
Net margin 4.6% 16.2% 20.7%
FCF margin 7.7% 18.3% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 23.1% 36.9%
Return on equity 7.1% – –
Return on assets 5.4% 18.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 28.8% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 5.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXNICETRI
Debt / assets – – 18.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.2x
Debt / FCF – – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% – 38.5%
Equity / assets 74.4% – 61.5%
Interest coverage – – 116.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.18 – 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXNICETRI
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 8.1% -18.8% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.1% -18.8% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCALXNICETRI
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $10.91FY2026 $4.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +19.1% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026 $7.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -2.0% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXNICETRI
Held by institutions 94.5% 56.3% 90.1%
Institutions holding 288 320 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +7.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 148 145 408
Institutions selling 111 131 9
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.11 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.

CALXNICETRI
CALX 1.00 0.25 0.14
NICE 0.25 1.00 0.46
TRI 0.14 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, NICE and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.43B, Nice (NICE) $7.46B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, NICE and TRI?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 47.5x, Nice (NICE) 7.8x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.3x, Nice (NICE) 11.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x). 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%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nice (NICE) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Nice (NICE) -7.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/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%, Nice (NICE) 55.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, NICE 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, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads on 3. 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.