ERIC vs DOX vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Ericsson Lm Telephone, Amdocs and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.96B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.68 +8.6% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.90B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$22.70 +5.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.14B
P/E
74.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionERICDOXEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.96B $6.90B $3.14B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 15.1x 74.6x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 7.9x 16.4x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.5% +0.1% +12.6% EXTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 9.8% 3.3% DOX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% — 19.4% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.9x -0.6x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -24.9% +8.7% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -4.2%/yr +18.6%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 29.8% 55.5% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 51/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

ERICDOXEXTR

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

AxisERICDOXEXTR
Valuation 88 #14 of 111 90 #12 of 111 37 #70 of 111
Growth 46 #59 of 108 14 #93 of 108 39 #66 of 108
Profitability 86 #15 of 104 84 #18 of 104 70 #32 of 104
Financial Health 40 #70 of 115 36 #74 of 115 23 #89 of 115
Shareholder Returns 38 #51 of 81 96 #4 of 81 88 #11 of 81
Overall 59 64 51
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERICDOXEXTRSPY
1 month +14.3%+8.6%+5.5% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+18.0%-24.2% +3.5%
6 months -1.5%-3.1%+30.0% +7.0%
Year to date +12.8%-22.1%+36.3% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%-24.9%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years +149.8%-20.3%+10.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%-7.3%+3.4% +23.1%
5 years -1.0%-19.3%+134.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.2%-4.2%+18.6% +11.0%
10 years +116.1%+6.9%+434.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+0.7%+18.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureERICDOXEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%29.8%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%32.6%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.030.261.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.830.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-49.5%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-26.7%-32.7% -1.8%
52-week high $13.74$85.49$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $9.15$49.87$13.74 $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.

MultipleERICDOXEXTR
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 32.0x 15.3xmedian 32.0x 71.5xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 19.4x 9.0xmedian 19.4x 34.0xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 29.0x 7.9xmedian 29.0x 31.3xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 33.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.13 -4.18median 1.13 -3.79median 1.13

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 monthsERICDOXEXTR
Revenue $24.56B $4.65B $1.28B
Gross profit $11.51B $1.78B $789.14M
Operating income $2.90B $626.70M $62.70M
Net income $2.04B $457.53M $42.12M
Free cash flow $3.76B $858.80M $95.24M
R&D $5.22B $343.21M $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $4.17 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $206.45M $211.76M
Total debt $3.73B $3.25B $163.72M
Shares (diluted) 3.34B 109.66M 134.97M
Enterprise value $14.58B $5.91B $2.29B

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
MetricERICDOXEXTR
P/E 17.8x 15.3x 71.5x
P/FCF 9.8x 7.9x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 9.1x 24.2x
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 2.3x
P/B 3.3x 2.0x 33.6x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 2.2x 34.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 9.0x 34.0x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 12.0x 46.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.6x 2.3x
EV/FCF 9.2x 8.8x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 10.0x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -4.18 -3.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERICDOXEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.5% 0.1% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -1.1% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.9% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 1.5% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -11.9% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% -3.0% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.7% -18.0% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% -7.0% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.7% -14.5% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -3.7% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 1.6% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -0.8% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 2.8% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% -3.2% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERICDOXEXTR
Gross margin 46.8% 38.3% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 15.4% 17.9% 6.7%
Operating margin 11.8% 13.5% 4.9%
Pretax margin 11.2% 12.5% 4.0%
Net margin 8.3% 9.8% 3.3%
FCF margin 15.3% 18.5% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 16.1% 9.6%
Return on equity 18.7% – 50.3%
Return on assets 6.8% 7.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 20.0% – 19.4%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 13.4% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERICDOXEXTR
Debt / assets 12.4% 14.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 48.1% 92.5%
Equity / assets 36.9% 51.9% 7.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.95 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERICDOXEXTR
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield -2.2% 7.8% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 11.4% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusERICDOXEXTR
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $7.92FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -30.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +4.0% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +5.0% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERICDOXEXTR
Held by institutions 9.5% 93.0% 96.7%
Institutions holding 388 446 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 219 250 181
Institutions selling 110 151 121
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.66 1.50

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.

ERICDOXEXTR
ERIC 1.00 0.12 0.25
DOX 0.12 1.00 0.00
EXTR 0.25 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIC, DOX and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.96B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.90B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIC, DOX and EXTR?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 74.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 16.4x). 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: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Amdocs (DOX) -24.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +8.7%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.