CALX vs VIV vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Calix, Telefonica Brasil and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$33.84 -1.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.09B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.31 -10.4% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.78%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +20.0% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$37.29B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 7, Ericsson Lm Telephone 3, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXVIVERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $18.07B $37.29B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.4x 14.6x 18.1x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 12.2x 17.0x VIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +15.9% -38.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 10.7% 8.3% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 7.78% 2.80% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.3% -7.3% +12.7% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +4.6%/yr +0.2%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 34.7% 35.9% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 88/100 58/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

CALXVIVERIC

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

AxisCALXVIVERIC
Valuation 53 #53 of 112 92 #5 of 49 87 #15 of 112
Growth 71 #32 of 108 80 #10 of 47 45 #60 of 108
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 84 #8 of 46 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 76 #29 of 116 96 #3 of 49 37 #73 of 116
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 85 89 #5 of 36 37 #54 of 85
Overall 72 88 58
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXVIVERICSPY
1 month -1.5%-10.4%+20.0% -1.0%
3 months -12.1%-7.4%+9.9% -0.4%
6 months -23.7%-29.0%-8.0% +4.5%
Year to date -36.1%-4.6%+14.6% +12.4%
1 year -48.3%-7.3%+12.7% +13.6%
3 years -4.9%+17.1%+136.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%+5.4%+33.3% +20.8%
5 years -52.5%+25.1%+1.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.8%+4.6%+0.2% +10.4%
10 years +412.7%-18.5%+127.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.8%-2.0%+8.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCALXVIVERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%34.7%35.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%39.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.520.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-0.210.36 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-44.5%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-34.0%-19.5% -1.6%
52-week high $67.18$17.14$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$10.98$9.15 $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.

MultipleCALXVIVERIC
P/E now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 28.1x 14.6xmedian 11.7x 18.1xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 18.4x 3.3xmedian 7.0x 9.3xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 26.6x 4.7xmedian 5.3x 9.9xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x —median 1.4x 3.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 43.64median 1.11 -30.67median 0.24 0.42median 1.11

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 monthsCALXVIVERIC
Revenue $1.15B $11.69B $24.56B
Gross profit $637.49M $5.26B $11.51B
Operating income $60.39M $1.99B $2.90B
Net income $45.75M $1.29B $2.04B
Free cash flow $62.16M $3.83B $3.76B
R&D $215.00M – $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $0.77 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $1.64B $5.11B
Total debt – $29.48M $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 1.61B 3.34B
Enterprise value $1.11B $12.09B $14.90B

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
MetricCALXVIVERIC
P/E 46.4x 14.6x 18.1x
P/FCF 33.6x 4.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 4.7x 10.8x
P/S 1.8x 1.5x 1.5x
P/B 3.0x – 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.0x – 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 3.3x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 32.1x 8.2x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 31.2x 4.3x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 4.3x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.64 -30.67 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXVIVERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 15.9% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 6.2% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% 18.6% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.7% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% 27.2% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 12.4% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% 35.5% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 12.6% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% -15.5% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -0.5% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.9% 8.3% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -0.5% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 384.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -0.5% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXVIVERIC
Gross margin 55.6% 45.0% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 42.0% 15.4%
Operating margin 5.3% 17.1% 11.8%
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.6% 11.2%
Net margin 4.0% 10.7% 8.3%
FCF margin 5.4% 32.7% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 32.7% 14.0%
Return on equity 6.5% – 18.7%
Return on assets 4.9% 5.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – – 20.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 17.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXVIVERIC
Debt / assets – 0.1% 12.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% – 63.1%
Equity / assets 75.9% – 36.9%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio 3.0x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.13 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXVIVERIC
Dividend yield – 7.8% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 11.8% – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 11.8% 7.8% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 50.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -13.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -7.7%

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.

ConsensusCALXVIVERIC
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +38.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -3.2% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXVIVERIC
Held by institutions 94.5% 3.9% 9.5%
Institutions holding 290 226 390
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -4.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 148 123 221
Institutions selling 111 76 110
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.62 2.01

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.

CALXVIVERIC
CALX 1.00 0.07 0.27
VIV 0.07 1.00 0.06
ERIC 0.27 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, VIV and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.09B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.07B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, VIV and ERIC?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.4x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.6x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.9x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x). 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) +22.9%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -48.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -7.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.7%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -13.8%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.6%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.78%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Calix (CALX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 34.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, VIV and ERIC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) leads on 7. 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.