DGII vs ERIC vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Digi International, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Extreme Networks 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
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$22.70 +5.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDGIIERICEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $36.91B $3.17B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.1x 18.1x 75.2x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 16.8x 16.4x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% -38.5% +12.6% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 8.3% 3.3% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 20.0% 19.4% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.5% +15.2% +8.7% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr -0.2%/yr +18.6%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 36.5% 55.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 59/100 51/100 DGII

Percentile Scorecard

DGIIERICEXTR

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

AxisDGIIERICEXTR
Valuation 46 #60 of 111 88 #14 of 111 37 #70 of 111
Growth 69 #34 of 108 46 #59 of 108 39 #66 of 108
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 86 #15 of 104 70 #32 of 104
Financial Health 50 #58 of 115 40 #70 of 115 23 #89 of 115
Shareholder Returns 54 #38 of 81 38 #51 of 81 88 #11 of 81
Overall 60 59 51
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIIERICEXTRSPY
1 month -2.6%+14.3%+5.5% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+12.6%-24.2% +3.5%
6 months +35.3%-1.5%+30.0% +7.0%
Year to date +76.2%+12.8%+36.3% +12.2%
1 year +96.5%+15.2%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years +201.8%+149.8%+10.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.6%+35.7%+3.4% +23.1%
5 years +268.3%-1.0%+134.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.8%-0.2%+18.6% +11.0%
10 years +602.9%+116.1%+434.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.5%+8.0%+18.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDGIIERICEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%36.5%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%36.7%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.031.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.370.420.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-65.8%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-20.7%-32.7% -1.8%
52-week high $85.24$13.74$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$9.15$13.74 $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.

MultipleDGIIERICEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 59.1xmedian 32.0x 17.8xmedian 32.0x 71.5xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 19.4x 9.1xmedian 19.4x 34.0xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 31.3xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 33.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.72median 1.13 0.41median 1.13 -3.79median 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 monthsDGIIERICEXTR
Revenue $506.21M $24.56B $1.28B
Gross profit $323.07M $11.51B $789.14M
Operating income $70.58M $2.90B $62.70M
Net income $48.74M $2.04B $42.12M
Free cash flow $135.98M $3.76B $95.24M
R&D $73.84M $5.22B $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.61 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $5.11B $211.76M
Total debt $108.13M $3.73B $163.72M
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 3.34B 134.97M
Enterprise value $2.87B $14.53B $2.31B

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
MetricDGIIERICEXTR
P/E 59.1x 17.8x 71.5x
P/FCF 21.3x 9.8x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 10.7x 24.2x
P/S 5.7x 1.5x 2.3x
P/B 4.2x 3.3x 33.6x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 3.3x 34.8x
EV/EBITDA 26.3x 9.1x 34.0x
EV/EBIT 42.1x 11.9x 46.7x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 21.9x 9.2x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 10.0x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.72 0.41 -3.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% -38.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.0% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 3.7% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.0% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% -18.4% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 55.0% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% -18.7% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 43.4% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% -17.7% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 43.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 4.3% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 44.0% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 6.1% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 34.7% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICEXTR
Gross margin 63.8% 46.8% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 15.4% 6.7%
Operating margin 13.9% 11.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin 12.4% 11.2% 4.0%
Net margin 9.6% 8.3% 3.3%
FCF margin 26.9% 15.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 14.0% 9.6%
Return on equity 7.2% 18.7% 50.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.8% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 20.0% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 17.8% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.7x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIIERICEXTR
Debt / assets 11.2% 12.4% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 63.1% 92.5%
Equity / assets 71.0% 36.9% 7.5%
Interest coverage 8.9x – 4.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.48 – 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIIERICEXTR
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -2.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusDGIIERICEXTR
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -3.1% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +1.0% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIIERICEXTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 283 388 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 142 219 181
Institutions selling 105 110 121
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.99 1.50

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.

DGIIERICEXTR
DGII 1.00 0.19 0.28
ERIC 0.19 1.00 0.24
EXTR 0.28 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.98B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 27.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 16.4x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +96.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +8.7%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.8%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Digi International (DGII) 40.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGII, ERIC and EXTR?

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 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.