DGII vs ERIC vs SILC Stock Comparison

Digi International, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Silicom 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
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
7 wins
SILC Silicom Ltd.
$42.00 -20.4% 1M +141.4% 1Y
Market cap
$239.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$75.43M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 7, Silicom 2, Digi International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIIERICSILCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $37.35B $239.66M ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.1x 18.1x -24.5x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 17.0x — ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% -38.5% +28.6% SILC
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 — 2.80% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +105.9% +17.5% +141.4% SILC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +0.1%/yr 0.0%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 36.5% 90.3% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 36/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

DGIIERICSILC

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

AxisDGIIERICSILC
Valuation 45 #62 of 112 87 #15 of 112 41 #67 of 112
Growth 70 #33 of 109 47 #58 of 109 21 #86 of 109
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 86 #15 of 104 18 #85 of 104
Financial Health 50 #59 of 116 38 #72 of 116 65 #41 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #36 of 81 48 #43 of 81 –
Overall 61 61 36
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SILC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIIERICSILCSPY
1 month +0.7%+16.3%-20.4% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%+11.1%+10.5% +3.9%
6 months +43.9%-1.9%+52.5% +8.2%
Year to date +82.1%+14.8%+185.7% +12.9%
1 year +105.9%+17.5%+141.4% +12.3%
3 years +212.0%+154.1%+180.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.2%+36.5%+41.0% +23.3%
5 years +270.2%+0.4%0.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.9%+0.1%0.0% +10.9%
10 years +654.5%+124.3%+15.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.4%+8.4%+1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDGIIERICSILCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.5%90.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%36.7%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.033.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.600.481.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-65.8%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-19.4%-31.9% -1.2%
52-week high $85.24$13.74$61.65 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$9.15$13.50 $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.

MultipleDGIIERICSILC
P/E now vs peer median 61.1xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x -24.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.85median 1.17 0.42median 1.17 0.65median 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 monthsDGIIERICSILC
Revenue $506.21M $24.56B $75.43M
Gross profit $323.07M $11.51B $22.75M
Operating income $70.58M $2.90B -$10.69M
Net income $48.74M $2.04B -$9.79M
Free cash flow $135.98M $3.76B –
R&D $73.84M $5.22B $21.03M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.61 $-1.72
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $5.11B $25.15M
Total debt $108.13M $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 3.34B 5.71M
Enterprise value $2.88B $14.97B $100.35M

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
MetricDGIIERICSILC
P/E 61.1x 18.1x -24.5x
P/FCF 22.0x 9.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 10.8x –
P/S 5.9x 1.5x 3.2x
P/B 4.4x 3.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 3.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 9.3x –
EV/EBIT 43.5x 12.2x -19.5x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 1.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 22.6x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 10.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.85 0.42 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICSILC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% -38.5% 28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.0% -22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 3.7% 31.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.0% -24.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% -18.4% 18.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 55.0% -35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% -18.7% 34.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 43.4% -36.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% -17.7% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 43.1% -37.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIIERICSILC
Gross margin 63.8% 46.8% 30.2%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 15.4% –
Operating margin 13.9% 11.8% -14.2%
Pretax margin 12.4% 11.2% -12.3%
Net margin 9.6% 8.3% -13.0%
FCF margin 26.9% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 14.0% –
Return on equity 7.2% 18.7% -8.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.8% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 17.8% -8.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIIERICSILC
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% 29.5%
Equity / assets 71.0% 36.9% 70.5%
Interest coverage 8.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.69 – 4.64

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDGIIERICSILC
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $91.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +1.0% +29.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIIERICSILC
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.5% 43.1%
Institutions holding 283 388 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +42.4%
Institutions buying 142 219 32
Institutions selling 105 110 12
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.99 2.67

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.

DGIIERICSILC
DGII 1.00 0.19 0.40
ERIC 0.19 1.00 0.20
SILC 0.40 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, ERIC and SILC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.99B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, Silicom (SILC) $239.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, ERIC and SILC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Silicom (SILC) -24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 28.4x, 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?

Silicom (SILC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Silicom (SILC) +28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Silicom (SILC) -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 Silicom (SILC) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +105.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Silicom (SILC) +141.4%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Silicom (SILC) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%, Silicom (SILC) 0.00%. Digi International (DGII) and Silicom (SILC) 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Silicom (SILC) 90.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.