CALX vs UI vs SILC Stock Comparison

Calix, Ubiquiti and Silicom Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$543.32 -12.4% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.03B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
SILC Silicom Ltd.
$31.88 -46.9% 1M +94.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$86.53M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALXUISILCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $34.03B $179.14M UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 35.4x -24.4x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 28.8x — CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +27.2% +45.4% SILC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 29.3% -8.5% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 72.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.5% -29.8% +94.0% SILC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +11.7%/yr -7.4%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 54.3% 92.3% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 68/100 46/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXUISILC

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

AxisCALXUISILC
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 28 #81 of 112 51 #55 of 112
Growth 71 #32 of 108 88 #14 of 108 35 #71 of 108
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 99 #2 of 104 21 #82 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 74 #31 of 116 76 #29 of 116
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 85 50 #43 of 85 –
Overall 73 68 46
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SILC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXUISILCSPY
1 month -4.4%-12.4%-46.9% -2.0%
3 months -15.8%-2.9%-31.5% -2.2%
6 months -27.4%-46.5%-31.1% +4.2%
Year to date -37.2%-1.8%+116.9% +10.6%
1 year -50.5%-29.8%+94.0% +10.4%
3 years -6.5%+410.9%+107.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.2%+72.3%+27.6% +20.2%
5 years -53.2%+73.9%-31.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%+11.7%-7.4% +10.1%
10 years +403.9%+949.7%-10.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.6%+26.5%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXUISILCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%54.3%92.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%60.6%83.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.961.703.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.22-0.551.02 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-70.0%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-49.9%-48.3% -3.2%
52-week high $67.24$1,084.50$61.65 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$515.44$13.50 $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.

MultipleCALXUISILC
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 30.7x 34.2xmedian 30.7x -24.8xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.9x 26.8xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 28.0x 36.2xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 22.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 42.89median 1.07 1.04median 1.07 0.66median 1.07

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 monthsCALXUISILC
Revenue $1.15B $3.27B $86.53M
Gross profit $637.49M $1.51B $25.87M
Operating income $60.39M $1.19B -$8.46M
Net income $45.75M $960.30M -$7.33M
Free cash flow $62.16M $908.94M –
R&D $215.00M $204.17M $21.58M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $15.85 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $522.58M $13.74M
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 60.57M 5.71M
Enterprise value $1.13B $32.57B $16.57M

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
MetricCALXUISILC
P/E 45.6x 34.2x -24.8x
P/FCF 33.1x 36.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 35.4x –
P/S 1.8x 10.0x 2.1x
P/B 2.9x 22.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 22.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 26.8x –
EV/EBIT 31.5x 27.2x -17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 9.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 30.6x 35.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 34.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 42.89 1.04 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXUISILC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 27.2% 45.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 19.0% -16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% 35.3% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 25.7% -18.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% 41.8% 35.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 29.6% -36.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% 34.9% 51.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 33.1% -36.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% 34.8% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 33.0% -37.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% 45.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 103.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 44.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 95.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXUISILC
Gross margin 55.6% 46.2% 29.9%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 36.8% –
Operating margin 5.3% 36.2% -9.8%
Pretax margin 6.1% 36.1% -8.0%
Net margin 4.0% 29.3% -8.5%
FCF margin 5.4% 27.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 28.4% –
Return on equity 6.5% 72.7% -6.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 49.1% -4.6%
Return on invested capital – 72.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% 89.1% -6.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXUISILC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 34.5% 25.4%
Equity / assets 75.9% 65.5% 74.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 2.9x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 7.03 30.86 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXUISILC
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 12.0% – –
Shareholder yield 12.0% 0.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCALXUISILC
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 28.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $18.88FY2027 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +9.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027 $91.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +5.9% +29.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXUISILC
Held by institutions 94.5% 4.9% 43.1%
Institutions holding 290 356 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +8.0% +42.4%
Institutions buying 148 163 32
Institutions selling 111 139 12
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.17 2.67

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.

CALXUISILC
CALX 1.00 0.34 0.16
UI 0.34 1.00 0.26
SILC 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, UI and SILC?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Ubiquiti (UI) $34.03B, Silicom (SILC) $179.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, UI and SILC?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Ubiquiti (UI) 35.4x, Silicom (SILC) -24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Ubiquiti (UI) 28.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silicom (SILC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +22.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Silicom (SILC) +45.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Silicom (SILC) -8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicom (SILC) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -50.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) -29.8%, Silicom (SILC) +94.0%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +11.7%/yr, Silicom (SILC) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) 54.3%, Silicom (SILC) 92.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.