DOX vs EXTR vs NXST Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Extreme Networks and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$61.77 +7.0% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.85 +10.8% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
76.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$166.26 +2.6% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
0.05%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Extreme Networks 5, Nexstar Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOXEXTRNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $3.22B $5.02B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 76.5x 26.7x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 17.3x 5.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +12.6% +10.5% EXTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 3.3% 3.2% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.4% 5.8% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x 8.3x EXTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% +15.0% -12.8% EXTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +19.1%/yr +2.1%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 55.6% 36.6% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 50/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

DOXEXTRNXST

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

AxisDOXEXTRNXST
Valuation 90 #12 of 112 36 #72 of 112 65 #19 of 53
Growth 15 #93 of 109 42 #64 of 109 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 84 #18 of 104 69 #33 of 104 73 #12 of 42
Financial Health 36 #75 of 116 24 #89 of 116 37 #39 of 61
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 81 89 #10 of 81 48 #14 of 26
Overall 64 52 50
  • DOX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOXEXTRNXSTSPY
1 month +7.0%+10.8%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months +12.6%-20.5%-14.2% +3.9%
6 months -3.9%+39.9%-18.6% +8.2%
Year to date -23.3%+43.2%-18.1% +12.9%
1 year -26.7%+15.0%-12.8% +12.3%
3 years -21.5%+16.1%+22.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.8%+5.1%+7.1% +23.3%
5 years -19.4%+139.5%+10.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+19.1%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years +5.9%+470.6%+243.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.6%+19.0%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOXEXTRNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%55.6%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%56.6%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.251.560.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.27-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.5%-67.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-29.2%-34.5% -1.2%
52-week high $85.49$33.71$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$13.74$154.70 $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.

MultipleDOXEXTRNXST
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 33.2x 75.2xmedian 33.2x 27.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x 11.9xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 29.8x 32.9xmedian 29.8x 6.9xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.0x 35.3xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.11median 1.17 -3.99median 1.17 -0.85median 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 monthsDOXEXTRNXST
Revenue $4.65B $1.28B $5.88B
Gross profit $1.78B $789.14M $3.21B
Operating income $626.70M $62.70M $1.04B
Net income $457.53M $42.12M $168.00M
Free cash flow $858.80M $95.24M $743.00M
R&D $343.21M $233.88M –
EPS (diluted) $4.17 $0.31 $6.08
Cash & equivalents $206.45M $211.76M $218.00M
Total debt $3.25B $163.72M $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 134.97M 30.91M
Enterprise value $5.86B $2.37B $3.85B

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
MetricDOXEXTRNXST
P/E 15.0x 75.2x 27.1x
P/FCF 7.8x 32.9x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 25.4x 5.7x
P/S 1.4x 2.4x 0.9x
P/B 2.0x 35.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 36.6x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 35.8x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 49.2x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 8.6x 32.4x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 25.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.11 -3.99 -0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXEXTRNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 12.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 11.3% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 1.5% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% 269.9% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -16.7% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.0% 664.1% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -18.6% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% 653.0% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -18.9% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% -19.0% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -20.9% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% -25.2% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% -26.0% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXEXTRNXST
Gross margin 38.3% 61.5% 54.6%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 6.7% 23.7%
Operating margin 13.5% 4.9% 17.8%
Pretax margin 12.5% 4.0% 3.6%
Net margin 9.8% 3.3% 3.2%
FCF margin 18.5% 7.4% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 9.6% 15.2%
Return on equity – 50.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 7.2% 3.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 19.4% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 10.8% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.9x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXEXTRNXST
Debt / assets 14.5% 13.9% 66.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.8x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.6x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.7x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 92.5% 87.2%
Equity / assets 51.9% 7.5% 12.8%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 2.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.93 1.87 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXEXTRNXST
Dividend yield 3.6% – 4.5%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 11.5% 2.8% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusDOXEXTRNXST
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 17.3xFY2027 5.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.92FY2026 $1.38FY2027 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +2.9% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.46BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +21.3% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXEXTRNXST
Held by institutions 93.0% 96.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 446 338 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 250 181 220
Institutions selling 151 121 181
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.50 1.22

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.

DOXEXTRNXST
DOX 1.00 0.00 0.32
EXTR 0.00 1.00 0.06
NXST 0.32 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, EXTR and NXST?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $6.85B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.22B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, EXTR and NXST?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 15.0x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 76.5x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 7.8x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Extreme Networks (EXTR) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -26.7%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -12.8%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amdocs (DOX) 0.00%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.05%. Amdocs (DOX) and Extreme Networks (EXTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOX, EXTR and NXST?

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.