DGII vs GILT vs VSAT Stock Comparison

Digi International, Gilat Satellite Networks and Viasat Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.28 +0.1% 1M +102.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
60.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
VSAT Viasat Inc
$78.26 +9.2% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Digi International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Digi International 6, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Viasat 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGIIGILTVSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $478.26M $10.70B VSAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.1x 15.8x -364.1x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 12.8x — GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +39.5% +1.3% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 6.2% -0.6% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 0.0% DGII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -2.9x -2.3x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.4% -46.2% +98.6% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.5%/yr -0.7%/yr +5.6%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 69.5% 79.7% DGII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 56/100 54/100 DGII

Percentile Scorecard

DGIIGILTVSAT

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

AxisDGIIGILTVSAT
Valuation 45 #62 of 111 86 #17 of 111 48 #26 of 49
Growth 70 #33 of 108 64 #40 of 108 89 #6 of 45
Profitability 82 #20 of 104 45 #58 of 104 41 #27 of 45
Financial Health 49 #59 of 115 78 #26 of 115 77 #12 of 49
Shareholder Returns 57 #34 of 78 10 #70 of 78 14 #32 of 37
Overall 60 56 54
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGIIGILTVSATSPY
1 month +0.1%-21.0%+9.2% +0.9%
3 months +19.5%-24.4%+11.5% +5.9%
6 months +43.2%-54.9%+32.0% +8.5%
Year to date +80.8%-38.9%+127.1% +13.3%
1 year +102.4%-46.2%+98.6% +12.4%
3 years +209.8%+43.3%+332.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.8%+12.7%+62.9% +23.5%
5 years +263.2%-3.4%+31.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.5%-0.7%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years +707.0%+79.0%+11.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.2%+6.0%+1.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDGIIGILTVSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%69.5%79.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%73.7%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.432.303.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.51-0.671.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-64.3%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-62.1%-12.9% -0.9%
52-week high $85.24$20.85$89.81 $779.14
52-week low $35.40$7.44$30.35 $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.

MultipleDGIIGILTVSAT
P/E now vs peer median 60.7xmedian 33.5x 15.5xmedian 33.5x -365.1xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 19.6x 7.9xmedian 19.6x 21.2xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 29.8x 30.0xmedian 29.8x 6.8xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.82median 1.10 0.23median 1.10 13.83median 0.24

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 monthsDGIIGILTVSAT
Revenue $506.21M $487.79M $4.63B
Gross profit $323.07M $147.93M $1.54B
Operating income $70.58M $29.58M $108.76M
Net income $48.74M $30.27M $8.86M
Free cash flow $135.98M $19.47M $1.59B
R&D $73.84M $46.44M $176.21M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.50 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $27.97M $144.81M $1.74B
Total debt $108.13M $123.15M $806.11M
Shares (diluted) 38.92M 60.40M 137.12M
Enterprise value $2.82B -$191.70M $4.64B

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
MetricDGIIGILTVSAT
P/E 60.7x 15.5x -365.1x
P/FCF 21.8x 30.0x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 72.5x 6.8x
P/S 5.9x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 4.3x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 1.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 7.9x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 43.2x 14.4x 89.2x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 22.4x 21.9x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 53.0x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.82 0.23 13.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGIIGILTVSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 39.5% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 23.4% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 24.3% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 13.6% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% 31.8% 198.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 10.5% 40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.2% 35.0% 101.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 71.5% -79.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% 27.5% 95.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 67.8% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% -72.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% -35.3% 54.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% -48.4% 56.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% -14.8% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGIIGILTVSAT
Gross margin 63.8% 30.3% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 11.0% 9.9%
Operating margin 13.9% 6.1% 2.4%
Pretax margin 12.4% 6.3% 2.8%
Net margin 9.6% 6.2% -0.6%
FCF margin 26.9% 4.0% 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 1.7% 34.4%
Return on equity 7.2% 5.8% 0.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 4.1% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 5.3% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 0.3x 179.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 3.4% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGIIGILTVSAT
Debt / assets 11.2% 0.3% 4.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -2.9x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.0% 28.5% 68.8%
Equity / assets 71.0% 71.5% 31.2%
Interest coverage 8.9x – 0.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 7.65 1.59 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGIIGILTVSAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -16.9% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -16.9% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusDGIIGILTVSAT
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $-1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +17.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $519.66MFY2026 $525.36MFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +3.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGIIGILTVSAT
Held by institutions 100.0% 48.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 283 128 485
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -5.5% +10.1%
Institutions buying 142 65 306
Institutions selling 105 43 136
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.51 2.25

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.

DGIIGILTVSAT
DGII 1.00 0.26 0.37
GILT 0.26 1.00 0.54
VSAT 0.37 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGII, GILT and VSAT?

Viasat (VSAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digi International (DGII) $2.93B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $478.26M, Viasat (VSAT) $10.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGII, GILT and VSAT?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digi International (DGII) 60.1x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.8x, Viasat (VSAT) -364.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Digi International (DGII) 28.2x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.8x). 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%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Digi International (DGII) leads (Digi International (DGII) 6.9%, Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Digi International (DGII) +102.4%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -46.2%, Viasat (VSAT) +98.6%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Digi International (DGII) +29.5%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.7%/yr, Viasat (VSAT) +5.6%/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%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Viasat (VSAT) 79.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGII, GILT and VSAT?

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 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.