ERIC vs EXTR vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Ericsson Lm Telephone, Extreme Networks and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.14 +19.5% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.56B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.78%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.59 +12.0% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
59.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.70 -0.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$916.39M
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
7.87%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 5, Extreme Networks 4, Sinclair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERICEXTRSBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.56B $3.12B $916.39M ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 59.1x 17.6x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 17.1x 10.2x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.5% +11.3% -6.5% EXTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 4.0% 1.6% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% 23.5% 4.7% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.4x 7.5x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.78% — 7.87% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% +31.0% -3.6% EXTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr +19.1%/yr -13.4%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 53.1% 45.7% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 59/100 45/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

ERICEXTRSBGI

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

AxisERICEXTRSBGI
Valuation 88 #14 of 112 53 #53 of 112 69 #17 of 53
Growth 45 #60 of 108 51 #54 of 108 16 #37 of 44
Profitability 86 #15 of 104 76 #26 of 104 63 #16 of 42
Financial Health 39 #71 of 116 24 #89 of 116 35 #40 of 61
Shareholder Returns 39 #48 of 78 90 #9 of 78 40 #16 of 26
Overall 60 59 45
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SBGI 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

PeriodERICEXTRSBGISPY
1 month +19.5%+12.0%-0.5% +0.7%
3 months +14.0%-20.9%-7.8% +3.7%
6 months -5.7%+6.8%-18.3% +7.1%
Year to date +15.4%+41.7%-17.0% +12.8%
1 year +10.3%+31.0%-3.6% +11.9%
3 years +155.5%+19.0%+19.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.7%+6.0%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years +2.5%+140.0%-51.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.5%+19.1%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years +128.7%+482.5%-49.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+19.3%-6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERICEXTRSBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%53.1%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%51.4%42.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.570.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.58-0.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-67.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-30.0%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $13.74$33.71$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $9.15$13.74$11.97 $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.

MultipleERICEXTRSBGI
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 32.9x 59.1xmedian 32.9x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 20.0x 30.7xmedian 20.0x 9.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 30.2x 20.2xmedian 30.2x 9.6xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 35.4xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.08 -3.29median 1.08 -0.50median 0.49

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 monthsERICEXTRSBGI
Revenue $24.56B $1.31B $3.26B
Gross profit $11.51B $813.05M –
Operating income $2.90B $74.49M $215.00M
Net income $2.04B $52.49M $54.00M
Free cash flow $3.76B $154.76M $95.00M
R&D $5.22B $233.95M –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $0.39 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $244.52M $604.00M
Total debt $3.73B $200.00M $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 3.34B 134.68M 72.16M
Enterprise value $15.17B $2.23B -$2.00B

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
MetricERICEXTRSBGI
P/E 18.2x 59.1x 17.6x
P/FCF 10.0x 20.2x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 17.1x 5.4x
P/S 1.5x 2.4x 0.3x
P/B 3.4x 35.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 36.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 30.7x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 41.3x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 9.4x 19.9x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 16.8x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -3.29 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERICEXTRSBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.5% 11.3% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -1.3% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 126.0% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% -16.3% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.7% 506.9% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% -17.7% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.7% 508.7% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -18.0% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 52.9% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -12.8% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 63.2% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% -15.9% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERICEXTRSBGI
Gross margin 46.8% 61.9% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% 7.6% 14.2%
Operating margin 11.8% 5.7% 6.6%
Pretax margin 11.2% 4.7% 0.6%
Net margin 8.3% 4.0% 1.6%
FCF margin 15.3% 11.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 13.9% 5.3%
Return on equity 18.7% 59.4% 15.8%
Return on assets 6.8% 4.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 20.0% 23.5% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 12.8% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 3.5x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.7% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERICEXTRSBGI
Debt / assets 12.4% 15.4% 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.3x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.4x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 93.2% 93.1%
Equity / assets 36.9% 6.8% 6.9%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.79 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERICEXTRSBGI
Dividend yield 2.8% – 7.9%
Net buyback yield -2.2% 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 3.2% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.9% – 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -13.4% – 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – 1.4%

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.

ConsensusERICEXTRSBGI
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2027 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $1.38FY2027 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -30.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +2.9% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +21.3% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERICEXTRSBGI
Held by institutions 9.5% 96.7% 44.4%
Institutions holding 389 338 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.2% +6.0%
Institutions buying 220 181 113
Institutions selling 110 121 36
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.50 3.14

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.

ERICEXTRSBGI
ERIC 1.00 0.29 0.10
EXTR 0.29 1.00 -0.02
SBGI 0.10 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIC, EXTR and SBGI?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.56B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.12B, Sinclair (SBGI) $916.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIC, EXTR and SBGI?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.2x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 59.1x, Sinclair (SBGI) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.1x, Sinclair (SBGI) 10.2x). 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%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +11.3%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 4.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 23.5%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Extreme Networks (EXTR) returned the most: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +10.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +31.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) -3.6%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.5%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.78%, Sinclair (SBGI) 7.87%. Extreme Networks (EXTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 53.1%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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