CALX vs NOW vs TRI Stock Comparison

Calix, ServiceNow 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
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.67B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ServiceNow leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ServiceNow 4, Calix 4, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXNOWTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.43B $159.67B $52.26B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.5x 95.6x 32.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 41.1x 27.3x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +22.2% +7.0% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 11.3% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 1.2x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.5% -15.0% -24.9% NOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr +3.5%/yr -0.1%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 58.8% 51.7% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 52/100 56/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXNOWTRI

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

AxisCALXNOWTRI
Valuation 59 #46 of 111 28 #74 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Growth 81 #21 of 108 58 #42 of 98 28 #71 of 98
Profitability 65 #37 of 104 82 #18 of 95 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 75 #29 of 115 50 #55 of 109 66 #38 of 109
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 81 41 #38 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 76 52 56
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodCALXNOWTRISPY
1 month +13.7%+16.6%+23.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.2%+49.9%+24.9% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%+74.9%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date -28.8%+3.3%-7.4% +12.2%
1 year -38.5%-15.0%-24.9% +13.0%
3 years +15.2%+42.8%+3.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.8%+12.6%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years -35.9%+19.0%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%+3.5%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years +493.5%+902.5%+196.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+25.9%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALXNOWTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%58.8%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%61.5%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.620.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.25-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-64.5%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.9%-16.4%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $68.42$189.26$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$83.00$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.

MultipleCALXNOWTRI
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 32.0x 97.7xmedian 28.8x 33.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 19.4x 48.7xmedian 17.7x 27.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 29.0x 35.7xmedian 15.8x 17.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x 13.1xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.61median 1.13 18.80median 0.85 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 monthsCALXNOWTRI
Revenue $1.11B $14.73B $7.83B
Gross profit $628.73M $11.02B –
Operating income $61.25M $1.68B $2.33B
Net income $51.19M $1.67B $1.68B
Free cash flow $85.42M $4.58B $3.19B
R&D $207.99M $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $1.61 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $2.50B $577.00M
Total debt – $7.52B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 1.03B 449.53M
Enterprise value $1.27B $138.13B $49.05B

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
MetricCALXNOWTRI
P/E 46.8x 97.7x 33.8x
P/FCF 27.8x 35.7x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 30.8x 18.8x
P/S 2.1x 11.1x 6.9x
P/B 3.3x 13.1x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 18.7x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 48.7x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 99.1x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 11.3x 7.3x
EV/FCF 25.5x 36.3x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 31.4x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.61 18.80 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXNOWTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 22.2% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 22.5% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 4.9% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 49.1% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 0.5% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 5.5% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 1.7% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 5.2% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 13.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 22.2% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 19.0% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 25.7% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXNOWTRI
Gross margin 56.6% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 7.1% 23.2% 26.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 11.4% 29.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% 15.9% 46.5%
Net margin 4.6% 11.3% 20.7%
FCF margin 7.7% 31.1% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 36.0% 36.9%
Return on equity 7.1% 13.8% –
Return on assets 5.4% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 10.6% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 12.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXNOWTRI
Debt / assets – 23.7% 18.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 60.5% 38.5%
Equity / assets 74.4% 39.5% 61.5%
Interest coverage – – 116.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.18 5.89 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXNOWTRI
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 8.1% 1.9% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 1.9% 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.

ConsensusCALXNOWTRI
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +27.0% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +17.7% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXNOWTRI
Held by institutions 94.5% 81.6% 90.1%
Institutions holding 288 2,224 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -2.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 148 1,285 408
Institutions selling 111 779 9
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.65 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.

CALXNOWTRI
CALX 1.00 0.17 0.14
NOW 0.17 1.00 0.59
TRI 0.14 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, NOW and TRI?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.43B, ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, NOW and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 47.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.3x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x, 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%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ServiceNow (NOW) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/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%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, NOW 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, ServiceNow (NOW) 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.