DOX vs ERIC vs WBD Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.74 +7.5% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.97B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Warner Bros. Discovery 4, Ericsson Lm Telephone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOXERICWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.97B $36.28B $77.70B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 17.8x -24.6x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 16.7x — DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% -38.5% -6.1% DOX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 8.3% -8.8% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% -1.6% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x 7.5x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% +12.4% +62.4% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -1.6%/yr +3.2%/yr WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 36.4% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 60/100 31/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

DOXERICWBD

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

AxisDOXERICWBD
Valuation 90 #12 of 112 88 #14 of 112 23 #42 of 54
Growth 15 #93 of 109 46 #59 of 109 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 84 #18 of 105 87 #15 of 105 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 38 #73 of 117 41 #70 of 117 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 82 37 #52 of 82 –
Overall 64 60 31
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOXERICWBDSPY
1 month +7.5%+9.6%+9.7% -1.0%
3 months +20.4%+14.1%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months -3.9%-5.4%+13.2% +6.4%
Year to date -22.1%+10.5%+7.5% +11.4%
1 year -24.9%+12.4%+62.4% +13.1%
3 years -21.7%+140.6%+201.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.8%+34.0%+44.5% +21.5%
5 years -22.7%-7.9%+17.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -5.0%-1.6%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years +6.4%+109.0%+11.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.6%+7.7%+1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOXERICWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%36.4%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%36.4%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.261.010.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.840.342.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.5%-65.8%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-22.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $85.49$13.74$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$9.15$17.10 $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.

MultipleDOXERICWBD
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 31.3x 17.4xmedian 31.3x -24.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 19.6x 8.9xmedian 19.6x 28.0xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 28.3x 9.6xmedian 28.3x 35.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -4.18median 1.15 0.40median 1.15 -1.04median 0.44

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 monthsDOXERICWBD
Revenue $4.65B $24.56B $36.12B
Gross profit $1.78B $11.51B $17.06B
Operating income $626.70M $2.90B -$1.27B
Net income $457.53M $2.04B -$3.15B
Free cash flow $858.80M $3.76B $2.18B
R&D $343.21M $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $4.17 $0.61 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $206.45M $5.11B $3.37B
Total debt $3.25B $14.14B $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 3.34B 2.58B
Enterprise value $5.98B $13.89B $63.36B

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
MetricDOXERICWBD
P/E 15.3x 17.4x -24.6x
P/FCF 7.9x 9.6x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 10.4x 22.7x
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 2.2x
P/B 2.0x 3.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.2x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 8.9x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 11.7x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 8.8x 9.0x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 9.8x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.18 0.40 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXERICWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% -38.5% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -2.0% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 3.7% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.0% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% -18.4% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 55.0% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.0% -18.7% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 43.4% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% -17.7% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 43.1% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.3% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 44.0% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 6.1% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 34.7% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXERICWBD
Gross margin 38.3% 46.8% 47.2%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 15.4% 10.5%
Operating margin 13.5% 11.8% -3.5%
Pretax margin 12.5% 11.2% -10.4%
Net margin 9.8% 8.3% -8.8%
FCF margin 18.5% 15.3% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 14.0% 9.5%
Return on equity – 18.7% -9.3%
Return on assets 7.2% 6.8% -3.2%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 17.8% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXERICWBD
Debt / assets 14.5% 12.4% 32.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.0x 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 63.1% 65.0%
Equity / assets 51.9% 36.9% 35.0%
Interest coverage – – -0.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.95 – 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXERICWBD
Dividend yield 3.6% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.8% -2.3% –
Shareholder yield 11.3% 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.

ConsensusDOXERICWBD
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.92FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -31.9%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% 0.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.46BFY2026 $24.06BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +0.7% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXERICWBD
Held by institutions 93.0% 9.5% 77.8%
Institutions holding 446 388 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 250 219 628
Institutions selling 151 110 436
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.99 1.44

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.

DOXERICWBD
DOX 1.00 0.12 0.16
ERIC 0.12 1.00 0.11
WBD 0.16 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, ERIC and WBD?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $6.97B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, ERIC and WBD?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 15.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x). 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%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -24.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -5.0%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.