ERIC vs WBD vs UI Stock Comparison

Ericsson Lm Telephone, Warner Bros. Discovery and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$587.99 +2.3% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.38B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionERICWBDUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.28B $77.70B $35.38B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x -24.6x 36.8x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x — 31.1x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.5% -6.1% +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% -8.8% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% -1.6% 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 7.5x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +62.4% -17.8% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr +3.2%/yr +14.0%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 26.7% 53.8% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 31/100 68/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

ERICWBDUI

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

AxisERICWBDUI
Valuation 88 #14 of 112 23 #42 of 54 28 #81 of 112
Growth 46 #59 of 109 25 #34 of 45 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 87 #15 of 105 36 #28 of 43 99 #2 of 105
Financial Health 41 #70 of 117 41 #37 of 62 75 #30 of 117
Shareholder Returns 37 #52 of 82 – 48 #43 of 82
Overall 60 31 68
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERICWBDUISPY
1 month +9.6%+9.7%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months +14.1%+18.6%+12.1% +2.9%
6 months -5.4%+13.2%-43.1% +6.4%
Year to date +10.5%+7.5%+6.3% +11.4%
1 year +12.4%+62.4%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +140.6%+201.4%+410.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+44.5%+72.2% +21.5%
5 years -7.9%+17.1%+92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%+3.2%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years +109.0%+11.3%+1,034.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.7%+1.1%+27.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureERICWBDUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%26.7%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%18.6%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.501.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.342.34-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-78.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%0.0%-45.8% -2.5%
52-week high $13.74$30.98$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $9.15$17.10$515.44 $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.

MultipleERICWBDUI
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 31.3x -24.6xmedian 18.8x 37.1xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 10.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 19.6x 28.0xmedian 11.1x 29.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 28.3x 35.6xmedian 9.4x 39.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 24.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 1.15 -1.04median 0.44 1.12median 1.15

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 monthsERICWBDUI
Revenue $24.56B $36.12B $3.27B
Gross profit $11.51B $17.06B $1.51B
Operating income $2.90B -$1.27B $1.19B
Net income $2.04B -$3.15B $960.30M
Free cash flow $3.76B $2.18B $908.94M
R&D $5.22B – $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $-1.23 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $3.37B $522.58M
Total debt $14.14B $32.02B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 3.34B 2.58B 60.57M
Enterprise value $13.89B $63.36B $33.92B

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
MetricERICWBDUI
P/E 17.4x -24.6x 37.1x
P/FCF 9.6x 35.6x 39.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 22.7x 38.3x
P/S 1.5x 2.2x 10.9x
P/B 3.2x 2.3x 24.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 9.6x 24.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 28.0x 29.0x
EV/EBIT 11.7x -83.6x 29.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.9x 10.7x
EV/FCF 9.0x 48.8x 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 31.1x 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 -1.04 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERICWBDUI
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.5% -6.1% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -4.8% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.6% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 2.2% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -675.6% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% 38.8% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.7% -595.1% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% 22.3% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.7% -500.2% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 23.6% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% -32.9% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -7.7% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -46.4% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.7% -10.9% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERICWBDUI
Gross margin 46.8% 47.2% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 15.4% 10.5% 36.8%
Operating margin 11.8% -3.5% 36.2%
Pretax margin 11.2% -10.4% 36.1%
Net margin 8.3% -8.8% 29.3%
FCF margin 15.3% 6.0% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 9.5% 28.4%
Return on equity 18.7% -9.3% 72.7%
Return on assets 6.8% -3.2% 49.1%
Return on invested capital 20.0% -1.6% 72.8%
Return on capital employed 17.8% -1.6% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERICWBDUI
Debt / assets 12.4% 32.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 7.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 14.7x –
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 65.0% 34.5%
Equity / assets 36.9% 35.0% 65.5%
Interest coverage – -0.6x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.82 33.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERICWBDUI
Dividend yield 2.9% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusERICWBDUI
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 – 31.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $-1.08FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -31.9%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% – +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.06BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +11.6% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERICWBDUI
Held by institutions 9.5% 77.8% 4.9%
Institutions holding 388 1,319 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +10.9% +8.0%
Institutions buying 219 628 163
Institutions selling 110 436 139
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.44 1.17

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.

ERICWBDUI
ERIC 1.00 0.11 0.18
WBD 0.11 1.00 0.06
UI 0.18 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIC, WBD and UI?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Ubiquiti (UI) $35.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIC, WBD and UI?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x, Ubiquiti (UI) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) -17.8%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERIC, WBD and UI?

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