DGII vs ERIC vs FKWL Stock Comparison

Digi International, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Franklin Wireless Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.28 +0.1% 1M +102.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
60.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +17.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.08B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
FKWL Franklin Wireless Corp
$2.19 -9.5% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.51M
Div. yield
1.83%
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Digi International 4, Franklin Wireless 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIIERICFKWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $37.08B $25.81M ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.6x 18.2x -5.4x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 17.0x 54.8x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% -38.5% -20.8% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 8.3% -13.0% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 20.0% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 1.83% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.4% +13.3% -56.4% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.5%/yr +0.3%/yr -16.0%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 36.3% 32.3% FKWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 37/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

DGIIERICFKWL

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

AxisDGIIERICFKWL
Valuation 45 #62 of 111 88 #14 of 111 29 #79 of 111
Growth 70 #33 of 108 45 #60 of 108 1 #107 of 108
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 86 #15 of 104 15 #89 of 104
Financial Health 49 #59 of 115 39 #71 of 115 62 #44 of 115
Shareholder Returns 57 #34 of 78 46 #43 of 78 79 #17 of 78
Overall 60 61 37
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FKWL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIIERICFKWLSPY
1 month +0.1%+17.4%-9.5% +0.9%
3 months +19.5%+13.0%-5.2% +5.9%
6 months +43.2%-3.3%-39.5% +8.5%
Year to date +80.8%+14.6%-49.9% +13.3%
1 year +102.4%+13.3%-56.4% +12.4%
3 years +209.8%+153.7%-24.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.8%+36.4%-8.8% +23.5%
5 years +263.2%+1.7%-58.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.5%+0.3%-16.0% +11.0%
10 years +707.0%+127.1%-3.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.2%+8.5%-0.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDGIIERICFKWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.3%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%36.5%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.03-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.510.37-1.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-65.8%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-19.5%-57.7% -0.9%
52-week high $85.24$13.74$5.18 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$9.15$2.16 $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.

MultipleDGIIERICFKWL
P/E now vs peer median 60.7xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x -5.4xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 19.6x 9.3xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x -4.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.82median 1.10 0.42median 1.10 0.30median 1.10

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 monthsDGIIERICFKWL
Revenue $506.21M $24.56B $36.51M
Gross profit $323.07M $11.51B $6.26M
Operating income $70.58M $2.90B -$2.68M
Net income $48.74M $2.04B -$6.92M
Free cash flow $135.98M $3.76B -$6.33M
R&D $73.84M $5.22B $3.23M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.61 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $5.11B –
Total debt $108.13M $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 3.34B 11.78M
Enterprise value $2.84B $14.69B -$96.86M

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
MetricDGIIERICFKWL
P/E 60.7x 18.1x -5.4x
P/FCF 21.8x 9.9x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 10.8x -4.1x
P/S 5.9x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 4.3x 3.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 3.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 9.3x –
EV/EBIT 43.2x 12.1x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 1.4x 0.2x
EV/FCF 22.4x 9.4x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 10.2x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.82 0.42 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICFKWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% -38.5% -20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.0% -7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 3.7% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.0% -3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% -18.4% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 55.0% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% -18.7% -4,827%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 43.4% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% -17.7% -1,851%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 43.1% -18.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 4.3% -441.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 44.0% -49.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 6.1% -449.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 34.7% -48.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICFKWL
Gross margin 63.8% 46.8% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 15.4% –
Operating margin 13.9% 11.8% -7.3%
Pretax margin 12.4% 11.2% -19.3%
Net margin 9.6% 8.3% -13.0%
FCF margin 26.9% 15.3% -17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 14.0% -17.2%
Return on equity 7.2% 18.7% -20.7%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.8% -14.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 17.8% -8.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIIERICFKWL
Debt / assets 11.2% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 63.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 71.0% 36.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage 8.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 7.65 – 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIIERICFKWL
Dividend yield – 2.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusDGIIERICFKWL
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 54.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $0.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -3.1% -50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $46.08MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +26.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +1.0% +19.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIIERICFKWL
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% 13.1%
Institutions holding 283 388 19
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +38.6%
Institutions buying 142 219 9
Institutions selling 105 110 3
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.99 3.00

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.

DGIIERICFKWL
DGII 1.00 0.20 0.04
ERIC 0.20 1.00 -0.01
FKWL 0.04 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, ERIC and FKWL?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.95B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.08B, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) $25.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, ERIC and FKWL?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 60.6x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.2x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 28.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 54.8x). 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%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -13.0%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +102.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +13.3%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -56.4%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.5%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.3%/yr, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Digi International (DGII) 0.00%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.03%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 1.83%. Digi International (DGII) and Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has been the steadiest (Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.3%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.