DOX vs VSNT vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Amdocs, Versant Media and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOX Amdocs Ltd
$43.83 -25.1% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.75B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
5.10%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$34.00 +8.0% 1M
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
3.35%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOXVSNTAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.75B $4.65B $4.26B DOX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 6.5x -122.1x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 7.9x 66.0x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% — +77.2% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 11.1% -4.4% VSNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 7.4% -2.3% DOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 68.1x VSNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.10% 3.35% — DOX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% — +48.8% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr — +51.6%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 41.2% 141.5% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 90/100 33/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

DOXVSNTAAOI

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

AxisDOXVSNTAAOI
Valuation 90 #12 of 112 98 #2 of 53 14 #96 of 112
Growth 35 #71 of 108 – 64 #40 of 108
Profitability 85 #16 of 104 95 #3 of 43 18 #85 of 104
Financial Health 31 #80 of 116 80 #13 of 61 63 #44 of 116
Shareholder Returns 90 #9 of 83 86 #5 of 29 4 #80 of 83
Overall 66 90 33
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSNT ranked among 62 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

PeriodDOXVSNTAAOISPY
1 month -25.1%+8.0%-64.0% -5.9%
3 months -25.9%-11.0%-62.3% -4.6%
6 months -32.7%-16.6%-70.2% +0.2%
Year to date -45.6%-24.4%+34.5% +7.5%
1 year -47.8%—+48.8% +8.2%
3 years -47.3%—+383.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.2%—+69.2% +19.0%
5 years -42.1%—+700.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.4%—+51.6% +9.4%
10 years -24.7%—+116.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year -2.8%—+8.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDOXVSNTAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%41.2%141.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%46.5%132.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.364.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02—0.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-42.2%-79.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-28.3%-79.0% -5.9%
52-week high $85.49$47.45$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $43.66$27.42$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.

MultipleDOXVSNTAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 25.2x 6.5xmedian 14.0x -122.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 5.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.2x 3.0xmedian 9.6x -463.5xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 23.4x 2.8xmedian 8.0x -4.8xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 179.38median 0.98 —median 0.40 -2.91median 0.98

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 monthsDOXVSNTAAOI
Revenue $4.70B $6.54B $747.22M
Gross profit $1.79B $3.66B $215.22M
Operating income $682.94M $1.12B -$50.66M
Net income $501.24M $726.00M -$32.78M
Free cash flow $1.38B $1.64B -$883.41M
R&D $335.46M – $124.46M
EPS (diluted) $4.57 $5.23 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $197.05M $1.05B $605.41M
Total debt $946.99M $2.93B $59.99M
Shares (diluted) 109.66M 138.54M 87.84M
Enterprise value $3.93B $978.28M $2.51B

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
MetricDOXVSNTAAOI
P/E 9.7x 6.5x -122.1x
P/FCF 3.4x 2.8x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 2.6x -40.1x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 5.7x
P/B 1.4x 0.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 3.0x -463.5x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 5.8x -73.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.0x 5.0x
EV/FCF 4.0x 4.0x -4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 3.6x -34.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 179.38 – -2.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOXVSNTAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% – 77.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – 50.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 70.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% – -2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.7% – 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.2% – 84.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.4% – 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – -101.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.2% – -192.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – -275.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOXVSNTAAOI
Gross margin 38.1% 56.0% 28.8%
EBITDA margin – 32.9% -1.1%
Operating margin 14.5% 17.1% -6.8%
Pretax margin 13.5% 15.0% -4.9%
Net margin 10.7% 11.1% -4.4%
FCF margin 29.5% 25.1% -118.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 27.4% -14.2%
Return on equity 15.0% 8.9% -1.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 5.7% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 7.4% -2.3%
Return on capital employed 14.6% 9.7% -2.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.5x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOXVSNTAAOI
Debt / assets 14.8% 23.1% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 68.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 1.8x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 35.6% 28.5%
Equity / assets 52.1% 64.4% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 6.6x -13.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.59 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOXVSNTAAOI
Dividend yield 5.1% 3.4% –
Net buyback yield – 6.5% -41.5%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 9.8% -41.5%
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.

ConsensusDOXVSNTAAOI
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 7.9xFY2026 66.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.24FY2027 $4.31FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2027 -24.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% +81.9% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.68BFY2027 $6.67BFY2026 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% -3.4% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOXVSNTAAOI
Held by institutions 93.0% 88.0% 60.5%
Institutions holding 448 795 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +4.0% -3.5%
Institutions buying 250 302 313
Institutions selling 153 313 144
Buyers to sellers 1.63 0.96 2.17

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.

DOXVSNTAAOI
DOX 1.00 0.09 -0.08
VSNT 0.09 1.00 -0.05
AAOI -0.08 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOX, VSNT and AAOI?

Amdocs (DOX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amdocs (DOX) $4.75B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.65B, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $4.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOX, VSNT and AAOI?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amdocs (DOX) 9.7x, Versant Media (VSNT) 6.5x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -122.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Amdocs (DOX) 5.3x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.9x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 66.0x). 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) +3.6%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +77.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest net margin (Amdocs (DOX) 10.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Amdocs (DOX) leads (Amdocs (DOX) 12.6%, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Amdocs (DOX) -47.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +48.8%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Amdocs (DOX) -10.4%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +51.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest dividend yield: Amdocs (DOX) 5.10%, Versant Media (VSNT) 3.35%. Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Amdocs (DOX) 46.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.2%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 141.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOX, VSNT 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, Versant Media (VSNT) 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.