DGII vs CALX vs GILT Stock Comparison

Digi International, Calix and Gilat Satellite Networks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGII Digi International Inc
$77.63 +1.5% 1M +103.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.31 +14.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Digi International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Digi International 5, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIICALXGILTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.81B $2.39B $463.54M DGII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.7x 46.8x 15.3x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 23.6x 13.0x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +27.8% +39.5% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 4.6% 6.2% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — -2.9x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +103.5% -38.4% -44.3% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr -9.4%/yr -0.3%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 41.6% 69.5% DGII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 76/100 57/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

DGIICALXGILT

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

AxisDGIICALXGILT
Valuation 42 #65 of 112 60 #46 of 112 85 #18 of 112
Growth 70 #33 of 108 82 #20 of 108 64 #40 of 108
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 64 #38 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Financial Health 48 #61 of 116 77 #28 of 116 79 #25 of 116
Shareholder Returns 53 #37 of 78 97 #3 of 78 10 #70 of 78
Overall 59 76 57
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIICALXGILTSPY
1 month +1.5%+14.3%-19.0% +0.7%
3 months +13.8%+8.9%-26.8% +3.7%
6 months +38.5%-12.1%-56.4% +7.1%
Year to date +79.3%-27.6%-37.8% +12.8%
1 year +103.5%-38.4%-44.3% +11.9%
3 years +206.2%+16.2%+38.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +45.3%+5.1%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years +260.2%-38.8%-1.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.2%-9.4%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +700.3%+498.6%+82.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.1%+19.6%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDGIICALXGILTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%41.6%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%43.8%74.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.882.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.54-0.92-0.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-65.3%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-44.0%-61.4% -1.2%
52-week high $85.24$68.42$20.85 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$33.15$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.

MultipleDGIICALXGILT
P/E now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 32.9x 47.5xmedian 32.9x 15.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 20.0x 28.0xmedian 20.0x 8.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 30.2x 28.2xmedian 30.2x 30.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.79median 1.08 6.72median 1.08 0.23median 1.08

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 monthsDGIICALXGILT
Revenue $506.21M $1.11B $487.79M
Gross profit $323.07M $628.73M $147.93M
Operating income $70.58M $61.25M $29.58M
Net income $48.74M $51.19M $30.27M
Free cash flow $135.98M $85.42M $19.47M
R&D $73.84M $207.99M $46.44M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.78 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $68.91M $144.81M
Total debt $108.13M – $123.15M
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 65.51M 60.40M
Enterprise value $2.70B $1.23B -$206.42M

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
MetricDGIICALXGILT
P/E 60.2x 47.5x 15.8x
P/FCF 21.7x 28.2x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 22.0x 73.7x
P/S 5.8x 2.2x 1.2x
P/B 4.3x 3.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 3.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x 28.0x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 42.9x 36.2x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 22.3x 26.0x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 20.3x 54.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.79 6.72 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIICALXGILT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 27.8% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 3.9% 23.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 30.3% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 7.4% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% 273.3% 31.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 3.8% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% 290.5% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 4.9% 71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% 287.6% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 7.1% 67.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 24.5% -72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 41.8% -35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 19.4% -48.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 62.0% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIICALXGILT
Gross margin 63.8% 56.6% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 7.1% 11.0%
Operating margin 13.9% 5.5% 6.1%
Pretax margin 12.4% 6.5% 6.3%
Net margin 9.6% 4.6% 6.2%
FCF margin 26.9% 7.7% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 9.9% 1.7%
Return on equity 7.2% 7.1% 5.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 8.2% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 2.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 7.2% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIICALXGILT
Debt / assets 11.2% – 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – -2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 25.6% 28.5%
Equity / assets 71.0% 74.4% 71.5%
Interest coverage 8.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.59 7.28 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIICALXGILT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.9% -16.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.9% -16.6%
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.

ConsensusDGIICALXGILT
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +48.1% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $525.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +18.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIICALXGILT
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 48.0%
Institutions holding 284 289 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.5% -5.5%
Institutions buying 143 148 65
Institutions selling 105 111 43
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.33 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.

DGIICALXGILT
DGII 1.00 0.14 0.26
CALX 0.14 1.00 0.29
GILT 0.26 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, CALX and GILT?

Digi International (DGII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.81B, Calix (CALX) $2.39B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $463.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, CALX and GILT?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 57.7x, Calix (CALX) 46.8x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 27.9x, Calix (CALX) 23.6x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 13.0x). 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: Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +103.5%, Calix (CALX) -38.4%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -44.3%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.2%/yr, Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digi International (DGII) has been the steadiest (Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGII, CALX 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, Digi International (DGII) leads on 5. 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.