CALX vs UI vs GILT Stock Comparison

Calix, Ubiquiti and Gilat Satellite Networks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$585.48 +4.3% 1M -20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$35.43B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.58%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 4, Gilat Satellite Networks 3, Calix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXUIGILTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.37B $35.43B $563.33M UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 36.9x 15.0x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 31.0x 12.3x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +27.2% +39.5% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 29.3% 6.2% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 72.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.58% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.5% -20.4% -48.7% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr +14.4%/yr -1.4%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 53.8% 69.5% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 67/100 55/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXUIGILT

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

AxisCALXUIGILT
Valuation 48 #22 of 41 28 #30 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Growth 78 #9 of 37 89 #5 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Profitability 69 #12 of 36 97 #2 of 36 49 #19 of 36
Financial Health 83 #9 of 47 76 #12 of 47 78 #11 of 47
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 27 46 #15 of 27 8 #25 of 27
Overall 75 67 55
  • CALX ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXUIGILTSPY
1 month +13.7%+4.3%-24.8% -0.8%
3 months +2.2%+8.4%-30.7% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%-42.0%-56.1% +7.0%
Year to date -28.8%+5.8%-41.0% +12.2%
1 year -38.5%-20.4%-48.7% +13.0%
3 years +15.2%+401.8%+38.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.8%+71.3%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years -35.9%+95.5%-7.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%+14.4%-1.4% +11.0%
10 years +493.5%+1,006.8%+69.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+27.2%+5.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALXUIGILTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%53.8%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%59.5%74.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.642.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.38-0.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-70.0%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.9%-46.0%-63.4% -1.8%
52-week high $68.42$1,084.50$20.85 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$515.44$7.44 $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.

MultipleCALXUIGILT
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 36.9x 36.9xmedian 36.9x 15.0xmedian 36.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 10.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 18.3x 28.9xmedian 18.3x 7.6xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 15.4x 39.0xmedian 15.4x 28.9xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 24.6xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 6.61median 0.97 1.12median 0.97 0.22median 0.97

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 monthsCALXUIGILT
Revenue $1.11B $3.27B $487.79M
Gross profit $628.73M $1.51B $147.93M
Operating income $61.25M $1.19B $29.58M
Net income $51.19M $960.30M $30.27M
Free cash flow $85.42M $908.94M $19.47M
R&D $207.99M $204.17M $46.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $15.85 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $522.58M $144.81M
Total debt – $180.81M $123.15M
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 60.57M 60.40M
Enterprise value $1.21B $33.97B -$106.63M

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
MetricCALXUIGILT
P/E 46.8x 36.9x 15.0x
P/FCF 27.8x 39.0x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 38.2x 69.9x
P/S 2.1x 10.8x 1.2x
P/B 3.3x 24.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 24.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 28.9x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 29.4x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 10.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 25.5x 38.3x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 37.5x 50.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.61 1.12 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXUIGILT
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 27.2% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 19.0% 23.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 35.3% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 25.7% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 41.8% 31.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 29.6% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 34.9% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 33.1% 71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 34.8% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 33.0% 67.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 45.1% -72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 103.2% -35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 44.9% -48.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 95.4% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXUIGILT
Gross margin 56.6% 46.2% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 7.1% 36.8% 11.0%
Operating margin 5.5% 36.2% 6.1%
Pretax margin 6.5% 36.1% 6.3%
Net margin 4.6% 29.3% 6.2%
FCF margin 7.7% 27.8% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 28.4% 1.7%
Return on equity 7.1% 72.7% 5.8%
Return on assets 5.4% 49.1% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 72.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 89.1% 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 0.2% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXUIGILT
Debt / assets – – 0.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.9x
Debt / FCF – – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 34.5% 28.5%
Equity / assets 74.4% 65.5% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.18 32.88 1.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXUIGILT
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 8.1% – -17.6%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 0.6% -17.6%
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.

ConsensusCALXUIGILT
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 31.0xFY2027 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $18.88FY2027 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027 -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +9.2% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027 $525.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +5.9% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXUIGILT
Held by institutions 94.5% 4.9% 48.0%
Institutions holding 288 354 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +8.0% -5.5%
Institutions buying 148 163 65
Institutions selling 111 139 43
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.17 1.51

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.

CALXUIGILT
CALX 1.00 0.33 0.28
UI 0.33 1.00 0.35
GILT 0.28 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, UI and GILT?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.37B, Ubiquiti (UI) $35.43B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $563.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, UI and GILT?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.8x, Ubiquiti (UI) 36.9x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.3x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.0x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) -20.4%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -48.7%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ubiquiti (UI) 0.58%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 0.00%. Calix (CALX) and Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, UI and GILT?

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