DGII vs AUDC vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Digi International, Audiocodes and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.85 +0.7% 1M +105.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.70 +9.8% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$316.94M
P/E
47.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
3.42%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Digi International 4, Audiocodes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIIAUDCERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $316.94M $37.35B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.1x 47.2x 18.1x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 18.3x 17.0x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +2.5% -38.5% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 2.8% 8.3% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 9.1% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -2.9x -0.6x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.42% 2.80% AUDC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +105.9% +29.3% +17.5% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr -19.5%/yr +0.1%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 42.0% 36.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 56/100 61/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

DGIIAUDCERIC

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

AxisDGIIAUDCERIC
Valuation 45 #62 of 112 87 #16 of 112 87 #15 of 112
Growth 70 #33 of 109 17 #91 of 109 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 68 #34 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 50 #59 of 116 70 #36 of 116 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #36 of 81 38 #51 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 61 56 61
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AUDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIIAUDCERICSPY
1 month +0.7%+9.8%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%+19.8%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months +43.9%+33.7%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date +82.1%+34.0%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year +105.9%+29.3%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years +212.0%+62.7%+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.2%+17.6%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years +270.2%-66.2%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.9%-19.5%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +654.5%+118.3%+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.4%+8.1%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDGIIAUDCERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%42.0%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%47.1%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.151.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.600.700.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-81.0%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%0.0%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $85.24$11.70$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$7.03$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.

MultipleDGIIAUDCERIC
P/E now vs peer median 61.1xmedian 33.2x 47.2xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 20.0x 13.9xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 29.8x 9.7xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.85median 1.17 -2.80median 1.17 0.42median 1.17

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 monthsDGIIAUDCERIC
Revenue $506.21M $249.25M $24.56B
Gross profit $323.07M $163.86M $11.51B
Operating income $70.58M $14.36M $2.90B
Net income $48.74M $7.06M $2.04B
Free cash flow $135.98M $32.61M $3.76B
R&D $73.84M $54.05M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.24 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $51.41M $5.11B
Total debt $108.13M $27.00M $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 28.98M 3.34B
Enterprise value $2.88B $43.81M $14.97B

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
MetricDGIIAUDCERIC
P/E 61.1x 47.2x 18.1x
P/FCF 22.0x 9.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 11.7x 10.8x
P/S 5.9x 1.3x 1.5x
P/B 4.4x 2.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 2.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 13.9x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 43.5x 18.3x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.6x 8.1x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 9.7x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.85 -2.80 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIIAUDCERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 2.5% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -1.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 3.5% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -0.2% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% -5.7% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -5.0% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% -48.7% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -20.0% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% -45.8% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -16.9% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% -38.9% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 50.4% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% -42.4% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 39.0% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIIAUDCERIC
Gross margin 63.8% 65.7% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 7.6% 15.4%
Operating margin 13.9% 5.8% 11.8%
Pretax margin 12.4% 4.5% 11.2%
Net margin 9.6% 2.8% 8.3%
FCF margin 26.9% 13.1% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 10.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 7.2% 10.3% 18.7%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.0% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 9.1% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 6.5% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 3.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIIAUDCERIC
Debt / assets 11.2% 2.4% 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -2.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 52.8% 63.1%
Equity / assets 71.0% 47.2% 36.9%
Interest coverage 8.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.69 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIIAUDCERIC
Dividend yield – 3.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -13.1% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -9.6% 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.

ConsensusDGIIAUDCERIC
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +3.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $265.51MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +1.2% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIIAUDCERIC
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.5% 9.5%
Institutions holding 283 67 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +7.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 142 31 219
Institutions selling 105 20 110
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.55 1.99

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.

DGIIAUDCERIC
DGII 1.00 0.23 0.19
AUDC 0.23 1.00 0.20
ERIC 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, AUDC and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.99B, Audiocodes (AUDC) $316.94M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, AUDC and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Audiocodes (AUDC) 47.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 28.4x, Audiocodes (AUDC) 18.3x, 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?

Digi International (DGII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +105.9%, Audiocodes (AUDC) +29.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr, Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Audiocodes (AUDC) has the highest dividend yield: Audiocodes (AUDC) 3.42%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGII, AUDC 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, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 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.