ERIC vs NET vs CALX Stock Comparison

Ericsson Lm Telephone, Cloudflare and Calix 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
$36.95B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$332.09 -4.8% 1M +52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$117.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Cloudflare 4, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERICNETCALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.95B $117.51B $2.44B NET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x -569.7x 47.6x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 255.5x 23.3x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.5% +33.5% +27.8% NET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% -8.2% 4.6% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% -12.4% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 252.9x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +52.4% -38.5% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +13.2%/yr -8.5%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 67.1% 41.6% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 76/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

ERICNETCALX

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

AxisERICNETCALX
Valuation 88 #14 of 111 16 #32 of 38 59 #46 of 111
Growth 46 #59 of 108 66 #13 of 36 81 #21 of 108
Profitability 86 #15 of 104 46 #19 of 34 65 #37 of 104
Financial Health 40 #70 of 115 60 #16 of 38 75 #29 of 115
Shareholder Returns 38 #51 of 81 65 #8 of 21 98 #3 of 81
Overall 59 50 76
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERICNETCALXSPY
1 month +14.3%-4.8%+13.7% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+25.0%+2.2% +3.5%
6 months -1.5%+56.4%-11.6% +7.0%
Year to date +12.8%+68.4%-28.8% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%+52.4%-38.5% +13.0%
3 years +149.8%+500.0%+15.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%+81.8%+4.8% +23.1%
5 years -1.0%+85.9%-35.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.2%+13.2%-8.5% +11.0%
10 years +116.1%—+493.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureERICNETCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%67.1%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%69.3%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.600.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.78-0.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-82.6%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-8.0%-44.9% -1.8%
52-week high $13.74$360.95$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $9.15$160.19$33.15 $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.

MultipleERICNETCALX
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 32.0x -570.5xmedian 29.6x 46.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 42.6xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 19.4x -9,176xmedian 24.2x 27.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 29.0x 307.1xmedian 15.1x 27.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x 66.0xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.13 -131.34median 0.38 6.61median 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 monthsERICNETCALX
Revenue $24.56B $2.51B $1.11B
Gross profit $11.51B $1.82B $628.73M
Operating income $2.90B -$354.38M $61.25M
Net income $2.04B -$206.28M $51.19M
Free cash flow $3.76B $348.41M $85.42M
R&D $5.22B $573.30M $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $-0.58 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $1.66B $68.91M
Total debt $3.73B $1.29B –
Shares (diluted) 3.34B 354.33M 65.51M
Enterprise value $14.56B $101.03B $1.27B

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
MetricERICNETCALX
P/E 17.8x -570.5x 46.8x
P/FCF 9.8x 307.1x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 168.9x 21.7x
P/S 1.5x 42.6x 2.1x
P/B 3.3x 66.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 68.5x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x -9,176x 27.5x
EV/EBIT 11.9x -293.8x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 41.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 9.2x 298.9x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 164.4x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -131.34 6.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERICNETCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.5% 33.5% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 30.6% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 27.3% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 28.9% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -90.5% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% -21.0% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.7% -76.2% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% 2.3% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.7% -72.8% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 4.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 32.6% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 41.9% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 67.1% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 61.1% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERICNETCALX
Gross margin 46.8% 72.6% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 15.4% -0.5% 7.1%
Operating margin 11.8% -14.1% 5.5%
Pretax margin 11.2% -7.9% 6.5%
Net margin 8.3% -8.2% 4.6%
FCF margin 15.3% 13.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 25.2% 9.9%
Return on equity 18.7% -13.1% 7.1%
Return on assets 6.8% -3.3% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 20.0% -12.4% –
Return on capital employed 17.8% -9.6% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -3.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.2% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERICNETCALX
Debt / assets 12.4% 20.0% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 252.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 75.0% 25.6%
Equity / assets 36.9% 25.0% 74.4%
Interest coverage – -30.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 13.53 7.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERICNETCALX
Dividend yield 2.8% – –
Net buyback yield -2.2% 0.0% 8.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusERICNETCALX
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 255.5xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -30.9%FY2026 +39.8%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +22.3% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +16.4% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERICNETCALX
Held by institutions 9.5% 88.2% 94.5%
Institutions holding 388 1,219 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 219 704 148
Institutions selling 110 378 111
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.86 1.33

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.

ERICNETCALX
ERIC 1.00 0.13 0.27
NET 0.13 1.00 0.15
CALX 0.27 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIC, NET and CALX?

Cloudflare (NET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.95B, Cloudflare (NET) $117.51B, Calix (CALX) $2.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIC, NET and CALX?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Cloudflare (NET) -569.7x, Calix (CALX) 47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Cloudflare (NET) 255.5x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cloudflare (NET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Cloudflare (NET) -12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Cloudflare (NET) +52.4%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Cloudflare (NET) +13.2%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Cloudflare (NET) 67.1%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERIC, NET and CALX?

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 6. 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.