EXTR vs ERIC vs NN Stock Comparison

Extreme Networks, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Nextnav 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
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
9 wins
NN Nextnav Inc.
$11.91 -17.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.18M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 9, Extreme Networks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXTRERICNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $37.35B $1.99B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 18.1x -10.3x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 17.0x — ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% -38.5% -33.2% EXTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 8.3% -3,930.9% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 20.0% — ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.6x — ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.80% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +17.5% -7.8% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr +0.1%/yr +1.9%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 36.5% 80.6% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 30/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

EXTRERICNN

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

AxisEXTRERICNN
Valuation 36 #72 of 112 87 #15 of 112 7 #104 of 112
Growth 42 #64 of 109 47 #58 of 109 16 #92 of 109
Profitability 69 #33 of 104 86 #15 of 104 3 #101 of 104
Financial Health 24 #89 of 116 38 #72 of 116 94 #8 of 116
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 81 48 #43 of 81 –
Overall 52 61 30
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXTRERICNNSPY
1 month +10.8%+16.3%-17.2% -0.2%
3 months -20.5%+11.1%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months +39.9%-1.9%-29.8% +8.2%
Year to date +43.2%+14.8%-28.4% +12.9%
1 year +15.0%+17.5%-7.8% +12.3%
3 years +16.1%+154.1%+168.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+36.5%+39.0% +23.3%
5 years +139.5%+0.4%+9.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.1%+0.1%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +470.6%+124.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.0%+8.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXTRERICNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%36.5%80.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%36.7%83.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.561.031.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.48-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-65.8%-86.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-19.4%-49.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.71$13.74$23.59 $779.14
52-week low $13.74$9.15$9.21 $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.

MultipleEXTRERICNN
P/E now vs peer median 75.2xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x -10.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 475.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x -30.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.99median 1.17 0.42median 1.17 0.41median 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 monthsEXTRERICNN
Revenue $1.28B $24.56B $4.18M
Gross profit $789.14M $11.51B -$3.88M
Operating income $62.70M $2.90B -$73.48M
Net income $42.12M $2.04B -$164.47M
Free cash flow $95.24M $3.76B –
R&D $233.88M $5.22B $20.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $0.61 $-1.16
Cash & equivalents $211.76M $5.11B $77.72M
Total debt $163.72M $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 134.97M 3.34B 141.63M
Enterprise value $2.28B $14.97B $1.76B

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
MetricEXTRERICNN
P/E 75.2x 18.1x -10.3x
P/FCF 32.9x 9.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 10.8x –
P/S 2.4x 1.5x 475.4x
P/B 35.3x 3.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 36.6x 3.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 35.8x 9.3x -30.3x
EV/EBIT 49.2x 12.2x -24.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 420.7x
EV/FCF 32.4x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 10.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.99 0.42 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXTRERICNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% -38.5% -33.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -2.0% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 3.7% -14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.0% 34.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 269.9% -18.4% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 55.0% -6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 664.1% -18.7% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 43.4% -37.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.0% -17.7% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 43.1% -25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.9% 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXTRERICNN
Gross margin 61.5% 46.8% -92.7%
EBITDA margin 6.7% 15.4% -1,387%
Operating margin 4.9% 11.8% -1,756%
Pretax margin 4.0% 11.2% -3,926%
Net margin 3.3% 8.3% -3,931%
FCF margin 7.4% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 14.0% –
Return on equity 50.3% 18.7% -132.5%
Return on assets 3.6% 6.8% -51.7%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 10.8% 17.8% -24.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% – 434.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXTRERICNN
Debt / assets 13.9% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 63.1% 14.0%
Equity / assets 7.5% 36.9% 86.0%
Interest coverage 4.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 25.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 19.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 19.3x
Altman Z-score 1.87 – 18.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXTRERICNN
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 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.

ConsensusEXTRERICNN
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 17.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $-0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.2%FY2027 -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.9% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.34BFY2027 $24.16BFY2026 $3.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026 -15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +1.0% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXTRERICNN
Held by institutions 96.7% 9.5% 60.4%
Institutions holding 338 388 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.4% +18.1%
Institutions buying 181 219 153
Institutions selling 121 110 48
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.99 3.19

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.

EXTRERICNN
EXTR 1.00 0.25 0.22
ERIC 0.25 1.00 0.15
NN 0.22 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXTR, ERIC and NN?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.13B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B, Nextnav (NN) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXTR, ERIC and NN?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Nextnav (NN) -10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x). 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: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Nextnav (NN) -33.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Nextnav (NN) -3,930.9%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%, Nextnav (NN) -7.8%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr, Nextnav (NN) +1.9%/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 Nextnav (NN) 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%, Nextnav (NN) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.