FKWL vs AAOI vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Franklin Wireless, Applied Optoelectronics and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FKWL Franklin Wireless Corp
$2.17 -10.0% 1M -57.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.51M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$23.85 +10.8% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
77.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Extreme Networks leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Extreme Networks 5, Applied Optoelectronics 4, Franklin Wireless 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFKWLAAOIEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.69M $6.49B $3.25B AAOI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x -113.8x 77.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.3x 108.4x 17.3x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.8% +61.8% +12.6% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% -9.6% 3.3% EXTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% 19.4% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 13.8x -0.6x EXTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.5% +106.7% +15.0% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr +58.7%/yr +19.1%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 138.8% 55.6% FKWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 33/100 52/100 EXTR

Percentile Scorecard

FKWLAAOIEXTR

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

AxisFKWLAAOIEXTR
Valuation 30 #79 of 112 13 #98 of 112 36 #72 of 112
Growth 1 #108 of 109 56 #49 of 109 42 #64 of 109
Profitability 15 #89 of 104 17 #87 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Financial Health 63 #44 of 116 72 #33 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Shareholder Returns 76 #20 of 81 9 #74 of 81 89 #10 of 81
Overall 37 33 52
  • FKWL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFKWLAAOIEXTRSPY
1 month -10.0%-24.1%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%-12.7%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months -39.7%-43.9%+39.9% +8.2%
Year to date -50.3%+120.7%+43.2% +12.9%
1 year -57.5%+106.7%+15.0% +12.3%
3 years -24.9%+993.0%+16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.1%+122.0%+5.1% +23.3%
5 years -57.4%+904.6%+139.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.7%+58.7%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years -9.6%+284.9%+470.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.0%+14.4%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFKWLAAOIEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%138.8%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%126.6%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.124.311.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.780.770.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-82.6%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.1%-65.5%-29.2% -1.2%
52-week high $5.18$223.10$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $2.16$19.49$13.74 $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.

MultipleFKWLAAOIEXTR
P/E now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 33.2x -110.1xmedian 33.2x 75.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x -188.5xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 29.8x -10.8xmedian 29.8x 32.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x 35.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.17 -3.32median 1.17 -3.99median 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 monthsFKWLAAOIEXTR
Revenue $36.51M $595.97M $1.28B
Gross profit $6.26M $172.33M $789.14M
Operating income -$2.68M -$67.41M $62.70M
Net income -$6.92M -$57.02M $42.12M
Free cash flow -$6.33M -$600.81M $95.24M
R&D $3.23M $107.61M $233.88M
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $-0.70 $0.31
Cash & equivalents – $499.74M $211.76M
Total debt – $57.26M $163.72M
Shares (diluted) 11.78M 81.57M 134.97M
Enterprise value -$98.14M $5.20B $2.40B

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
MetricFKWLAAOIEXTR
P/E -5.4x -110.1x 75.2x
P/FCF -4.0x -10.8x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x -49.3x 25.4x
P/S 0.7x 10.9x 2.4x
P/B 0.8x 3.9x 35.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.9x 36.6x
EV/EBITDA – -188.5x 35.8x
EV/EBIT -2.6x -89.8x 49.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 10.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF -1.1x -10.1x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x -45.9x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 -3.32 -3.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFKWLAAOIEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.8% 61.8% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 40.9% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -21.0% 62.0% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 73.3% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% -40.6% 269.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -2.8% -16.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,827% 63.4% 664.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 6.2% -18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,851% 74.5% 653.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 33.2% -18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -441.4% 15.2% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.6% -168.6% -20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -449.2% -146.3% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.6% -294.2% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFKWLAAOIEXTR
Gross margin 17.1% 28.9% 61.5%
EBITDA margin – -5.4% 6.7%
Operating margin -7.3% -11.3% 4.9%
Pretax margin -19.3% -10.6% 4.0%
Net margin -13.0% -9.6% 3.3%
FCF margin -17.3% -100.8% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin -17.2% -22.1% 9.6%
Return on equity -20.7% -4.1% 50.3%
Return on assets -14.3% -2.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% 19.4%
Return on capital employed -8.1% -4.5% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.3x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFKWLAAOIEXTR
Debt / assets – 2.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 13.8x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 27.5% 92.5%
Equity / assets 65.8% 72.5% 7.5%
Interest coverage – -19.1x 4.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.81 6.39 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFKWLAAOIEXTR
Dividend yield 1.8% – –
Net buyback yield – -20.8% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% -20.8% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusFKWLAAOIEXTR
Forward P/E 54.3xFY2027 108.4xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2027 $0.71FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -50.0% +646.5% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.08MFY2027 $994.70MFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +26.2%FY2027 +118.3%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +185.6% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFKWLAAOIEXTR
Held by institutions 13.1% 60.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 19 481 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.6% -3.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 9 313 181
Institutions selling 3 143 121
Buyers to sellers 3.00 2.19 1.50

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.

FKWLAAOIEXTR
FKWL 1.00 0.05 -0.01
AAOI 0.05 1.00 0.34
EXTR -0.01 0.34 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FKWL, AAOI and EXTR?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Wireless (FKWL) $25.69M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.49B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -20.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Extreme Networks (EXTR) has the highest net margin (Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -13.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -57.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +106.7%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +15.0%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -15.7%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.7%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has been the steadiest (Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 32.3%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 138.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FKWL, AAOI and EXTR?

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