DOX vs ERIC vs FFIV Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Ericsson Lm Telephone and F5 Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOX Amdocs Ltd
$61.77 +7.0% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
3.62%
Networking Equipment Technology
7 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
2 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$459.36 +3.7% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.10B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 7, Ericsson Lm Telephone 2, F5 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOXERICFFIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.70B $37.35B $26.10B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 18.1x 36.1x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 17.0x 28.3x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% -38.5% — DOX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 8.3% — DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.62% 2.80% — DOX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% +17.5% +58.2% FFIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +0.1%/yr +16.6%/yr FFIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 36.5% 35.0% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 61/100 — DOX

Percentile Scorecard

DOXERICFFIV

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

AxisDOXERICFFIV
Valuation 90 #12 of 112 87 #15 of 112 69 #39 of 124
Growth 15 #93 of 109 47 #58 of 109 38 #70 of 113
Profitability 84 #18 of 104 86 #15 of 104 –
Financial Health 36 #75 of 116 38 #72 of 116 –
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 81 48 #43 of 81 –
Overall 64 61 –
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOXERICFFIVSPY
1 month +7.0%+16.3%+3.7% -0.2%
3 months +12.6%+11.1%+13.9% +3.9%
6 months -3.9%-1.9%+51.2% +8.2%
Year to date -23.3%+14.8%+80.0% +12.9%
1 year -26.7%+17.5%+58.2% +12.3%
3 years -21.5%+154.1%+206.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.8%+36.5%+45.3% +23.3%
5 years -19.4%+0.4%+115.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+0.1%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +5.9%+124.3%+250.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.6%+8.4%+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOXERICFFIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%36.5%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%36.7%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.251.031.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.481.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.5%-65.8%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-19.4%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $85.49$13.74$479.83 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$9.15$223.99 $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.

MultipleDOXERICFFIV
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x 36.1xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 7.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 25.7xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.11median 1.17 0.42median 1.17 1.49median 1.28

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 monthsDOXERICFFIV
Revenue $4.65B $24.56B –
Gross profit $1.78B $11.51B $2.80B
Operating income $626.70M $2.90B $818.22M
Net income $457.53M $2.04B $722.15M
Free cash flow $858.80M $3.76B –
R&D $343.21M $5.22B $621.42M
EPS (diluted) $4.17 $0.61 $12.55
Cash & equivalents $206.45M $5.11B $1.59B
Total debt $3.25B $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 3.34B 57.55M
Enterprise value $5.75B $14.97B $26.10B

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
MetricDOXERICFFIV
P/E 15.0x 18.1x 36.1x
P/FCF 7.8x 9.9x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 10.8x 27.2x
P/S 1.4x 1.5x 7.5x
P/B 2.0x 3.4x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.4x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 9.3x –
EV/EBIT 11.8x 12.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.4x –
EV/FCF 8.6x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 10.2x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.11 0.42 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXERICFFIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% -38.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 3.7% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.0% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% -18.4% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 55.0% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.0% -18.7% 4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 43.4% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% -17.7% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 43.1% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.3% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 44.0% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXERICFFIV
Gross margin 38.3% 46.8% –
EBITDA margin 17.9% 15.4% –
Operating margin 13.5% 11.8% –
Pretax margin 12.5% 11.2% –
Net margin 9.8% 8.3% –
FCF margin 18.5% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 14.0% –
Return on equity – 18.7% –
Return on assets 7.2% 6.8% –
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 17.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXERICFFIV
Debt / assets 14.5% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 63.1% –
Equity / assets 51.9% 36.9% 56.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 3.93 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXERICFFIV
Dividend yield 3.6% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 7.9% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 11.5% 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusDOXERICFFIV
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.92FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $16.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% -3.1% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.46BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $3.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +1.0% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXERICFFIV
Held by institutions 93.0% 9.5% 96.6%
Institutions holding 446 388 831
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.4% -2.6%
Institutions buying 250 219 483
Institutions selling 151 110 240
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.99 2.01

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.

DOXERICFFIV
DOX 1.00 0.12 0.13
ERIC 0.12 1.00 0.23
FFIV 0.13 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, ERIC and FFIV?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $6.70B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, F5 (FFIV) $26.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, ERIC and FFIV?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 15.0x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, F5 (FFIV) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 7.8x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, F5 (FFIV) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amdocs (DOX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F5 (FFIV) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -26.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, F5 (FFIV) +58.2%. Over five years, F5 (FFIV) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest dividend yield: Amdocs (DOX) 3.62%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. F5 (FFIV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, F5 (FFIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOX, ERIC and FFIV?

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