EXTR vs ERIC vs DGII Stock Comparison

Extreme Networks, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Digi International 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
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.85 +0.7% 1M +105.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 7, Digi International 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXTRERICDGIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $37.35B $2.99B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 18.1x 61.1x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 17.0x 28.4x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% -38.5% +20.3% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 8.3% 9.6% DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 20.0% 6.9% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.6x 0.7x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.80% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +17.5% +105.9% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr +0.1%/yr +29.9%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 36.5% 40.8% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 61/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

EXTRERICDGII

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

AxisEXTRERICDGII
Valuation 36 #72 of 112 87 #15 of 112 45 #62 of 112
Growth 42 #64 of 109 47 #58 of 109 70 #33 of 109
Profitability 69 #33 of 104 86 #15 of 104 82 #20 of 104
Financial Health 24 #89 of 116 38 #72 of 116 50 #59 of 116
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 81 48 #43 of 81 56 #36 of 81
Overall 52 61 61
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXTRERICDGIISPY
1 month +10.8%+16.3%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -20.5%+11.1%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months +39.9%-1.9%+43.9% +8.2%
Year to date +43.2%+14.8%+82.1% +12.9%
1 year +15.0%+17.5%+105.9% +12.3%
3 years +16.1%+154.1%+212.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+36.5%+46.2% +23.3%
5 years +139.5%+0.4%+270.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.1%+0.1%+29.9% +10.9%
10 years +470.6%+124.3%+654.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.0%+8.4%+22.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXTRERICDGIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%36.5%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%36.7%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.561.031.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.482.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-65.8%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-19.4%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.71$13.74$85.24 $779.14
52-week low $13.74$9.15$35.40 $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.

MultipleEXTRERICDGII
P/E now vs peer median 75.2xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x 61.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x 27.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 22.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.99median 1.17 0.42median 1.17 3.85median 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 monthsEXTRERICDGII
Revenue $1.28B $24.56B $506.21M
Gross profit $789.14M $11.51B $323.07M
Operating income $62.70M $2.90B $70.58M
Net income $42.12M $2.04B $48.74M
Free cash flow $95.24M $3.76B $135.98M
R&D $233.88M $5.22B $73.84M
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $0.61 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $211.76M $5.11B $27.97M
Total debt $163.72M $3.73B $108.13M
Shares (diluted) 134.97M 3.34B 38.92M
Enterprise value $2.28B $14.97B $2.88B

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
MetricEXTRERICDGII
P/E 75.2x 18.1x 61.1x
P/FCF 32.9x 9.9x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 10.8x 21.6x
P/S 2.4x 1.5x 5.9x
P/B 35.3x 3.4x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 36.6x 3.4x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 35.8x 9.3x 27.2x
EV/EBIT 49.2x 12.2x 43.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 6.1x
EV/FCF 32.4x 9.4x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 10.2x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.99 0.42 3.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXTRERICDGII
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% -38.5% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -2.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 3.7% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.0% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 269.9% -18.4% 24.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 55.0% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 664.1% -18.7% 14.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 43.4% 18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.0% -17.7% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 43.1% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 4.3% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.9% 44.0% 59.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% 6.1% 31.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 34.7% 60.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXTRERICDGII
Gross margin 61.5% 46.8% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 6.7% 15.4% 22.3%
Operating margin 4.9% 11.8% 13.9%
Pretax margin 4.0% 11.2% 12.4%
Net margin 3.3% 8.3% 9.6%
FCF margin 7.4% 15.3% 26.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 14.0% 27.3%
Return on equity 50.3% 18.7% 7.2%
Return on assets 3.6% 6.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 20.0% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 17.8% 8.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXTRERICDGII
Debt / assets 13.9% 12.4% 11.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.6x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 63.1% 29.0%
Equity / assets 7.5% 36.9% 71.0%
Interest coverage 4.5x – 8.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.87 – 7.69

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusEXTRERICDGII
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 17.0xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.2%FY2027 -30.9%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.9% -3.1% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.34BFY2027 $24.16BFY2026 $519.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +1.0% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXTRERICDGII
Held by institutions 96.7% 9.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 338 388 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 181 219 142
Institutions selling 121 110 105
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.99 1.35

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.

EXTRERICDGII
EXTR 1.00 0.25 0.29
ERIC 0.25 1.00 0.19
DGII 0.29 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXTR, ERIC and DGII?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.13B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, Digi International (DGII) $2.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXTR, ERIC and DGII?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Digi International (DGII) 61.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Digi International (DGII) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digi International (DGII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Digi International (DGII) +105.9%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Extreme Networks (EXTR) and Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.