DOX vs FOXA vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Fox and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.22 +8.0% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
3.60%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$64.51 +3.2% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.80B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.88%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Fox 4, Applied Optoelectronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOXFOXAAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.75B $27.80B $6.68B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 16.5x -113.3x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 11.4x 111.5x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +5.1% +61.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 9.8% -9.6% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.6% -4.2% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.9x 13.8x DOX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.60% 0.88% — DOX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.1% +6.1% +123.2% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr +10.2%/yr +59.6%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 36.5% 139.0% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 32/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

DOXFOXAAAOI

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

AxisDOXFOXAAAOI
Valuation 90 #12 of 112 54 #25 of 53 12 #99 of 112
Growth 14 #93 of 108 47 #24 of 44 54 #50 of 108
Profitability 83 #19 of 104 88 #6 of 42 16 #88 of 104
Financial Health 37 #74 of 116 78 #14 of 61 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 78 68 #9 of 26 9 #71 of 78
Overall 64 67 32
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOXFOXAAAOISPY
1 month +8.0%+3.2%-21.3% +0.7%
3 months +12.6%+9.7%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months -3.8%+1.6%-51.8% +7.1%
Year to date -22.7%-11.7%+127.2% +12.8%
1 year -26.1%+6.1%+123.2% +11.9%
3 years -21.2%+118.0%+1,018.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.7%+29.7%+123.8% +22.8%
5 years -20.1%+62.3%+935.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.4%+10.2%+59.6% +10.9%
10 years +6.3%—+302.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.6%—+14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOXFOXAAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%36.5%139.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.8%127.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.25-0.044.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.170.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.5%-36.0%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-15.2%-64.5% -1.2%
52-week high $85.49$76.11$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$48.79$19.49 $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.

MultipleDOXFOXAAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 32.9x 16.5xmedian 18.7x -113.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 0.6x 11.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 20.0x 11.2xmedian 10.6x -194.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 30.2x 18.9xmedian 9.0x -11.1xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.14median 1.08 0.91median 0.49 -3.41median 1.08

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 monthsDOXFOXAAAOI
Revenue $4.65B $17.13B $595.97M
Gross profit $1.78B – $172.33M
Operating income $626.70M – -$67.41M
Net income $457.53M $1.73B -$57.02M
Free cash flow $858.80M $1.47B -$600.81M
R&D $343.21M – $107.61M
EPS (diluted) $4.17 $3.84 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $206.45M $4.21B $499.74M
Total debt $3.25B $6.61B $57.26M
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 439.00M 81.57M
Enterprise value $5.79B $13.71B $5.40B

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
MetricDOXFOXAAAOI
P/E 15.1x 16.5x -113.3x
P/FCF 7.9x 18.9x -11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 14.1x -50.7x
P/S 1.5x 1.6x 11.2x
P/B 2.0x 2.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 11.2x -194.4x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 13.3x -92.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.8x 10.5x
EV/FCF 8.7x 20.6x -10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 15.3x -47.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.14 0.91 -3.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXFOXAAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 5.1% 61.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 4.7% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% – 62.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 73.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% – -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% – -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.0% -24.7% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 11.3% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% -21.8% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 18.0% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% -40.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 3.1% -168.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% -51.0% -146.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 0.6% -294.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXFOXAAAOI
Gross margin 38.3% – 28.9%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 15.7% -5.4%
Operating margin 13.5% – -11.3%
Pretax margin 12.5% 13.3% -10.6%
Net margin 9.8% 9.8% -9.6%
FCF margin 18.5% 8.6% -100.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 11.5% -22.1%
Return on equity – 15.1% -4.1%
Return on assets 7.2% 7.8% -2.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.6% -4.2%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 11.7% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.8% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXFOXAAAOI
Debt / assets 14.5% 29.4% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.9x 13.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 4.5x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 47.8% 27.5%
Equity / assets 51.9% 52.2% 72.5%
Interest coverage – – -19.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.9x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.94 3.23 6.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXFOXAAAOI
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.8% 7.2% -20.2%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 8.1% -20.2%
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.

ConsensusDOXFOXAAAOI
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 11.4xFY2027 111.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.92FY2026 $5.66FY2027 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +9.2% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.46BFY2026 $16.94BFY2027 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% -0.9% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXFOXAAAOI
Held by institutions 93.0% 100.0% 60.5%
Institutions holding 447 745 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +9.3% -3.5%
Institutions buying 250 374 313
Institutions selling 152 274 143
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.36 2.19

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.

DOXFOXAAAOI
DOX 1.00 0.30 -0.19
FOXA 0.30 1.00 -0.06
AAOI -0.19 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, FOXA and AAOI?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $6.75B, Fox (FOXA) $27.80B, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, FOXA and AAOI?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 15.1x, Fox (FOXA) 16.5x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -113.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Fox (FOXA) 11.4x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 111.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -26.1%, Fox (FOXA) +6.1%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.2%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -4.4%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +59.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest dividend yield: Amdocs (DOX) 3.60%, Fox (FOXA) 0.88%. Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOX, FOXA and AAOI?

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.