DOX vs VIV vs CIEN Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Telefonica Brasil and Ciena Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOX Amdocs Ltd
$43.66 -25.3% 1M -47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
5.12%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.31 -10.4% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.78%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$271.66 -30.3% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$38.55B
P/E
59.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOXVIVCIENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.73B $18.07B $38.55B CIEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 14.6x 59.0x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.5x 12.2x 35.7x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +15.9% +32.6% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 10.7% 10.9% CIEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — 12.4% DOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 0.7x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.12% 7.78% — VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.7% -7.3% +48.6% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr +4.6%/yr +35.1%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 34.7% 80.1% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 88/100 55/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

DOXVIVCIEN

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

AxisDOXVIVCIEN
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 92 #5 of 49 23 #87 of 112
Growth 36 #70 of 108 80 #10 of 47 94 #7 of 108
Profitability 85 #16 of 104 84 #8 of 46 82 #20 of 104
Financial Health 30 #81 of 116 96 #3 of 49 41 #69 of 116
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 85 89 #5 of 36 35 #56 of 85
Overall 67 88 55
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CIEN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOXVIVCIENSPY
1 month -25.3%-10.4%-30.3% -1.0%
3 months -21.0%-7.4%-33.6% -0.4%
6 months -31.7%-29.0%-52.9% +4.5%
Year to date -45.8%-4.6%+16.2% +12.4%
1 year -47.7%-7.3%+48.6% +13.6%
3 years -47.1%+17.1%+518.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -19.1%+5.4%+83.7% +20.8%
5 years -42.3%+25.1%+349.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -10.4%+4.6%+35.1% +10.4%
10 years -25.0%-18.5%+1,311.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year -2.8%-2.0%+30.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDOXVIVCIENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%34.7%80.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%39.1%86.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.522.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.210.61 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-44.5%-56.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-34.0%-56.7% -1.6%
52-week high $85.49$17.14$627.00 $779.14
52-week low $43.66$10.98$176.45 $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.

MultipleDOXVIVCIEN
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 28.1x 14.6xmedian 11.7x 59.0xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 3.3xmedian 7.0x 43.6xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 26.6x 4.7xmedian 5.3x 47.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x —median 1.4x 12.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 178.68median 1.11 -30.67median 0.24 1.32median 1.11

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 monthsDOXVIVCIEN
Revenue $4.70B $11.69B $6.02B
Gross profit $1.79B $5.26B $2.65B
Operating income $682.94M $1.99B $738.95M
Net income $501.24M $1.29B $654.41M
Free cash flow $1.38B $3.83B $814.36M
R&D $335.46M – $924.94M
EPS (diluted) $4.57 $0.77 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $197.05M $1.64B $2.45B
Total debt $946.99M $29.48M $3.23B
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 1.61B 145.97M
Enterprise value $3.91B $12.09B $32.11B

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
MetricDOXVIVCIEN
P/E 9.7x 14.6x 59.0x
P/FCF 3.4x 4.7x 47.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 4.7x 36.5x
P/S 1.0x 1.5x 6.4x
P/B 1.4x – 12.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x – 13.4x
EV/EBITDA – 3.3x 43.6x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 8.2x 53.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.4x 6.5x
EV/FCF 4.0x 4.3x 48.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 4.3x 37.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 178.68 -30.67 1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXVIVCIEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 15.9% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 6.2% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 18.6% 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 7.7% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% 27.2% 200.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 12.4% 29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.7% 35.5% 364.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 12.6% 43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.2% -15.5% 359.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -0.5% 44.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.4% 8.3% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -0.5% 201.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.2% 384.6% 34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -0.5% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXVIVCIEN
Gross margin 38.1% 45.0% 44.1%
EBITDA margin – 42.0% 14.9%
Operating margin 14.5% 17.1% 12.3%
Pretax margin 13.5% 12.6% 12.1%
Net margin 10.7% 10.7% 10.9%
FCF margin 29.5% 32.7% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 32.7% 17.5%
Return on equity 15.0% – 22.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 5.2% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – 12.4%
Return on capital employed 14.6% – 13.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 3.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXVIVCIEN
Debt / assets 14.8% 0.1% 40.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.0x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% – 61.8%
Equity / assets 52.1% – 38.2%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.9x – 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.9x
Altman Z-score – – 5.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXVIVCIEN
Dividend yield 5.1% 7.8% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 7.8% -1.3%
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.

ConsensusDOXVIVCIEN
Forward P/E 5.5xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.92FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $7.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +187.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +38.7% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.46BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% -3.2% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXVIVCIEN
Held by institutions 93.0% 3.9% 93.0%
Institutions holding 448 226 1,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -4.8% -1.7%
Institutions buying 250 123 733
Institutions selling 153 76 379
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.62 1.93

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.

DOXVIVCIEN
DOX 1.00 -0.09 -0.04
VIV -0.09 1.00 0.15
CIEN -0.04 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, VIV and CIEN?

Ciena (CIEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $4.73B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.07B, Ciena (CIEN) $38.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, VIV and CIEN?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 9.7x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.6x, Ciena (CIEN) 59.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 5.5x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Ciena (CIEN) 35.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amdocs (DOX) +3.6%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ciena (CIEN) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 10.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%). On return on invested capital, Amdocs (DOX) leads (Amdocs (DOX) 12.6%, Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -47.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -7.3%, Ciena (CIEN) +48.6%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -10.4%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.6%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Amdocs (DOX) 5.12%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.78%. Ciena (CIEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 46.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 34.7%, Ciena (CIEN) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOX, VIV and CIEN?

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