DGII vs CSCO vs NN Stock Comparison

Digi International, Cisco Systems and Nextnav Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGII Digi International Inc
$76.27 -2.6% 1M +96.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.24 +3.3% 1M +56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$440.38B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
NN Nextnav Inc.
$11.28 -21.6% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.18M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 6, Digi International 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIICSCONNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $440.38B $1.69B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.1x 33.2x -10.3x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 23.3x — CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +11.8% -33.2% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 21.0% -3,930.9% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 15.9% — CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x — DGII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.5% +56.1% -15.3% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +14.4%/yr +0.7%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 35.6% 80.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 30/100 DGII

Percentile Scorecard

DGIICSCONN

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

AxisDGIICSCONN
Valuation 46 #60 of 111 31 #77 of 111 7 #103 of 111
Growth 69 #34 of 108 40 #65 of 108 15 #92 of 108
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 87 #14 of 104 3 #101 of 104
Financial Health 50 #58 of 115 28 #83 of 115 94 #8 of 115
Shareholder Returns 54 #38 of 81 78 #19 of 81 –
Overall 60 53 30
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIICSCONNSPY
1 month -2.6%+3.3%-21.6% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-3.8%-11.0% +3.5%
6 months +35.3%+24.9%-33.7% +7.0%
Year to date +76.2%+43.1%-32.2% +12.2%
1 year +96.5%+56.1%-15.3% +13.0%
3 years +201.8%+113.8%+154.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.6%+28.8%+36.5% +23.1%
5 years +268.3%+96.2%+3.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.8%+14.4%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years +602.9%+260.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.5%+13.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDGIICSCONNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%35.6%80.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%37.3%83.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.111.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.371.58-0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-38.6%-86.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-15.2%-52.2% -1.8%
52-week high $85.24$130.00$23.59 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$71.04$9.21 $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.

MultipleDGIICSCONN
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 32.0x 32.8xmedian 32.0x -9.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 450.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 19.4x 25.1xmedian 19.4x -28.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x 34.1xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.72median 1.13 12.20median 1.13 0.39median 1.13

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 monthsDGIICSCONN
Revenue $506.21M $63.33B $4.18M
Gross profit $323.07M $40.86B -$3.88M
Operating income $70.58M $15.37B -$73.48M
Net income $48.74M $13.27B -$164.47M
Free cash flow $135.98M $12.77B –
R&D $73.84M $9.56B $20.38M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $3.33 $-1.16
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $7.22B $77.72M
Total debt $108.13M $29.53B –
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 3.99B 141.63M
Enterprise value $2.87B $376.31B $1.46B

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
MetricDGIICSCONN
P/E 59.1x 32.8x -9.7x
P/FCF 21.3x 34.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 30.7x –
P/S 5.7x 6.9x 450.2x
P/B 4.2x 8.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 10.2x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 26.3x 25.1x -28.5x
EV/EBIT 42.1x 29.2x -22.5x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 7.1x 395.5x
EV/FCF 21.9x 35.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 31.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.72 12.20 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIICSCONN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 11.8% -33.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 3.6% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 11.1% -14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.6% 34.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% 30.7% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 0.7% -6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% 30.3% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 1.7% -37.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% 30.7% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 2.7% -25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% -0.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% -10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% -3.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% -12.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIICSCONN
Gross margin 63.8% 64.5% -92.7%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 28.3% -1,387%
Operating margin 13.9% 24.3% -1,756%
Pretax margin 12.4% 25.3% -3,926%
Net margin 9.6% 21.0% -3,931%
FCF margin 26.9% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 22.4% –
Return on equity 7.2% 26.8% -132.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 10.4% -51.7%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 17.9% -24.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 6.0% 434.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIICSCONN
Debt / assets 11.2% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 61.2% 14.0%
Equity / assets 71.0% 38.8% 86.0%
Interest coverage 8.9x 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 25.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 19.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 19.3x
Altman Z-score 7.48 4.16 17.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIICSCONN
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% –
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.

ConsensusDGIICSCONN
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 23.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $-0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +20.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $3.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 -15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +0.6% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIICSCONN
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.1% 60.4%
Institutions holding 283 4,044 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +5.0% +18.1%
Institutions buying 142 1,846 153
Institutions selling 105 1,816 48
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.02 3.19

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.

DGIICSCONN
DGII 1.00 0.29 0.25
CSCO 0.29 1.00 0.22
NN 0.25 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, CSCO and NN?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.98B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Nextnav (NN) $1.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, CSCO and NN?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Nextnav (NN) -10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 27.4x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x). 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%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Nextnav (NN) -33.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Nextnav (NN) -3,930.9%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +96.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Nextnav (NN) -15.3%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.8%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Nextnav (NN) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Digi International (DGII) 40.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%, Nextnav (NN) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGII, CSCO and NN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 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.