EXTR vs CIEN vs UI Stock Comparison

Extreme Networks, Ciena and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.85 +10.8% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$351.18 -1.6% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.83B
P/E
76.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.30B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEXTRCIENUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $49.83B $36.30B CIEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 76.2x 37.8x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 46.2x 31.8x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +32.6% +27.2% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 10.9% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 12.4% 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.7x — EXTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.57% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +92.4% -19.4% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr +45.3%/yr +14.4%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 77.8% 53.8% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 55/100 69/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

EXTRCIENUI

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

AxisEXTRCIENUI
Valuation 36 #72 of 112 22 #88 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 42 #64 of 109 95 #6 of 109 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 69 #33 of 104 83 #19 of 104 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 24 #89 of 116 43 #67 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 81 35 #53 of 81 51 #40 of 81
Overall 52 55 69
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CIEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodEXTRCIENUISPY
1 month +10.8%-1.6%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -20.5%+0.2%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months +39.9%-25.9%-37.8% +8.2%
Year to date +43.2%+50.2%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +15.0%+92.4%-19.4% +12.3%
3 years +16.1%+756.1%+414.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+104.7%+72.7% +23.3%
5 years +139.5%+546.3%+95.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.1%+45.3%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +470.6%+1,696.3%+1,057.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.0%+33.5%+27.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXTRCIENUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%77.8%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%82.8%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.562.791.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.271.19-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-49.7%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-44.0%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $33.71$627.00$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $13.74$176.45$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.

MultipleEXTRCIENUI
P/E now vs peer median 75.2xmedian 33.2x 76.2xmedian 33.2x 37.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 8.3xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 20.0x 56.2xmedian 20.0x 29.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 29.8x 61.2xmedian 29.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 3.0x 16.3xmedian 3.0x 25.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.99median 1.17 1.70median 1.17 1.15median 1.17

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 monthsEXTRCIENUI
Revenue $1.28B $6.02B $3.27B
Gross profit $789.14M $2.65B $1.51B
Operating income $62.70M $738.95M $1.19B
Net income $42.12M $654.41M $960.30M
Free cash flow $95.24M $814.36M $908.94M
R&D $233.88M $924.94M $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $4.48 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $211.76M $2.45B $522.58M
Total debt $163.72M $3.23B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 134.97M 145.97M 60.57M
Enterprise value $2.28B $43.39B $34.84B

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
MetricEXTRCIENUI
P/E 75.2x 76.2x 37.8x
P/FCF 32.9x 61.2x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 47.2x 39.1x
P/S 2.4x 8.3x 11.1x
P/B 35.3x 16.3x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 36.6x 17.4x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 35.8x 56.2x 29.6x
EV/EBIT 49.2x 68.2x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 8.4x 10.9x
EV/FCF 32.4x 61.9x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 47.8x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.99 1.70 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXTRCIENUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 32.6% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 12.5% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 40.6% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 13.3% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 269.9% 200.1% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 29.1% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 664.1% 364.5% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 43.5% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.0% 359.9% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 44.8% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 34.5% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.9% 201.2% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% 34.5% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 95.4% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXTRCIENUI
Gross margin 61.5% 44.1% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 6.7% 14.9% 36.8%
Operating margin 4.9% 12.3% 36.2%
Pretax margin 4.0% 12.1% 36.1%
Net margin 3.3% 10.9% 29.3%
FCF margin 7.4% 13.5% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 17.5% 28.4%
Return on equity 50.3% 22.0% 72.7%
Return on assets 3.6% 9.3% 49.1%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 12.4% 72.8%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 13.1% 89.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% 3.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXTRCIENUI
Debt / assets 13.9% 40.4% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 61.8% 34.5%
Equity / assets 7.5% 38.2% 65.5%
Interest coverage 4.5x 10.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.9x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.87 7.25 33.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXTRCIENUI
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.8% -1.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% -1.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusEXTRCIENUI
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 46.2xFY2026 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $7.60FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +30.2%FY2027 +187.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.9% +64.7% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.34BFY2027 $6.86BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2027 +43.8%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +18.0% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXTRCIENUI
Held by institutions 96.7% 92.9% 4.9%
Institutions holding 338 1,220 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -1.7% +8.0%
Institutions buying 181 729 163
Institutions selling 121 379 139
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.92 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.

EXTRCIENUI
EXTR 1.00 0.28 0.21
CIEN 0.28 1.00 0.42
UI 0.21 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXTR, CIEN and UI?

Ciena (CIEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.13B, Ciena (CIEN) $49.83B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXTR, CIEN and UI?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x, Ciena (CIEN) 76.2x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x, Ciena (CIEN) 46.2x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%, Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%, Ciena (CIEN) +92.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +45.3%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%. Extreme Networks (EXTR) and Ciena (CIEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%, Ciena (CIEN) 77.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXTR, CIEN 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.