CALX vs VSNT vs UI Stock Comparison

Calix, Versant Media and Ubiquiti 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
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$32.69 +5.7% 1M
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 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
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 6, Versant Media 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXVSNTUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $4.72B $34.03B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 6.5x 35.4x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 7.6x 28.8x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% — +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 11.1% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.4% 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.5% — -29.8% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr — +11.7%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 41.2% 54.3% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 89/100 68/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

CALXVSNTUI

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

AxisCALXVSNTUI
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 100 #1 of 53 28 #81 of 112
Growth 71 #32 of 108 – 88 #14 of 108
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 95 #3 of 43 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 83 #11 of 61 74 #31 of 116
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 85 79 #7 of 30 50 #43 of 85
Overall 73 89 68
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALXVSNTUISPY
1 month -4.4%+5.7%-12.4% -2.0%
3 months -15.8%-10.1%-2.9% -2.2%
6 months -27.4%-20.0%-46.5% +4.2%
Year to date -37.2%-27.4%-1.8% +10.6%
1 year -50.5%—-29.8% +10.4%
3 years -6.5%—+410.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.2%—+72.3% +20.2%
5 years -53.2%—+73.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%—+11.7% +10.1%
10 years +403.9%—+949.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.6%—+26.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXVSNTUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%41.2%54.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%46.5%60.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.381.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.22—-0.55 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-42.2%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.5%-31.1%-49.9% -3.2%
52-week high $67.24$47.45$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$27.42$515.44 $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.

MultipleCALXVSNTUI
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 30.7x 6.2xmedian 17.7x 34.2xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 10.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.9x 3.0xmedian 10.3x 26.8xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 28.0x 2.7xmedian 8.5x 36.2xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 22.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 42.89median 1.07 —median 0.40 1.04median 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 monthsCALXVSNTUI
Revenue $1.15B $6.54B $3.27B
Gross profit $637.49M $3.66B $1.51B
Operating income $60.39M $1.12B $1.19B
Net income $45.75M $726.00M $960.30M
Free cash flow $62.16M $1.64B $908.94M
R&D $215.00M – $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $5.23 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $55.89M $1.05B $522.58M
Total debt – $2.93B –
Shares (diluted) 64.45M 138.54M 60.57M
Enterprise value $1.13B $939.47M $32.57B

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
MetricCALXVSNTUI
P/E 45.6x 6.2x 34.2x
P/FCF 33.1x 2.7x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 2.5x 35.4x
P/S 1.8x 0.7x 10.0x
P/B 2.9x 0.5x 22.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 0.6x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 3.0x 26.8x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 5.7x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.0x 9.9x
EV/FCF 30.6x 3.9x 35.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 3.5x 34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 42.89 – 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXVSNTUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% – 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% – 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.5% – 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 730.9% – 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 783.2% – 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 33.0%
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
MetricCALXVSNTUI
Gross margin 55.6% 56.0% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 6.8% 32.9% 36.8%
Operating margin 5.3% 17.1% 36.2%
Pretax margin 6.1% 15.0% 36.1%
Net margin 4.0% 11.1% 29.3%
FCF margin 5.4% 25.1% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 27.4% 28.4%
Return on equity 6.5% 8.9% 72.7%
Return on assets 4.9% 5.7% 49.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.4% 72.8%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 9.7% 89.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.9% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXVSNTUI
Debt / assets – 23.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 35.6% 34.5%
Equity / assets 75.9% 64.4% 65.5%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 3.0x 2.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 7.03 1.57 30.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXVSNTUI
Dividend yield – 3.5% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 12.0% 6.7% –
Shareholder yield 12.0% 10.2% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCALXVSNTUI
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 28.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +64.7% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -3.9% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXVSNTUI
Held by institutions 94.5% 88.0% 4.9%
Institutions holding 290 795 356
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +4.0% +8.0%
Institutions buying 148 302 163
Institutions selling 111 313 139
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.96 1.17

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.

CALXVSNTUI
CALX 1.00 0.03 0.34
VSNT 0.03 1.00 0.03
UI 0.34 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, VSNT and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.72B, Ubiquiti (UI) $34.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, VSNT and UI?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Versant Media (VSNT) 6.5x, Ubiquiti (UI) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.6x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Versant Media (VSNT) 7.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.