GILT vs AAOI vs CALX Stock Comparison

Gilat Satellite Networks, Applied Optoelectronics and Calix Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.31 +14.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Applied Optoelectronics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Applied Optoelectronics 4, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Calix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILTAAOICALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $460.57M $5.69B $2.39B AAOI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x -99.9x 46.6x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 111.5x 23.6x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +61.8% +27.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -9.6% 4.6% GILT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 13.8x — GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.3% +123.2% -38.4% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +59.6%/yr -9.4%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 139.0% 41.6% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 32/100 76/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

GILTAAOICALX

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

AxisGILTAAOICALX
Valuation 85 #18 of 112 12 #99 of 112 60 #46 of 112
Growth 64 #40 of 108 54 #50 of 108 82 #20 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 16 #88 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 79 #25 of 116 71 #34 of 116 77 #28 of 116
Shareholder Returns 10 #70 of 78 9 #71 of 78 97 #3 of 78
Overall 57 32 76
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILTAAOICALXSPY
1 month -19.0%-21.3%+14.3% +0.7%
3 months -26.8%-12.1%+8.9% +3.7%
6 months -56.4%-51.8%-12.1% +7.1%
Year to date -37.8%+127.2%-27.6% +12.8%
1 year -44.3%+123.2%-38.4% +11.9%
3 years +38.1%+1,018.5%+16.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.4%+123.8%+5.1% +22.8%
5 years -1.7%+935.2%-38.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+59.6%-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +82.1%+302.2%+498.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%+14.9%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILTAAOICALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%139.0%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.0%127.1%43.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.294.320.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.89-0.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-82.6%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.4%-64.5%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $20.85$223.10$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $7.44$19.49$33.15 $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.

MultipleGILTAAOICALX
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 32.9x -113.3xmedian 32.9x 47.5xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 11.2xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 20.0x -194.4xmedian 20.0x 28.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 30.2x -11.1xmedian 30.2x 28.2xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 1.08 -3.41median 1.08 6.72median 1.08

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 monthsGILTAAOICALX
Revenue $487.79M $595.97M $1.11B
Gross profit $147.93M $172.33M $628.73M
Operating income $29.58M -$67.41M $61.25M
Net income $30.27M -$57.02M $51.19M
Free cash flow $19.47M -$600.81M $85.42M
R&D $46.44M $107.61M $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $-0.70 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $144.81M $499.74M $68.91M
Total debt $123.15M $57.26M –
Shares (diluted) 60.40M 81.57M 65.51M
Enterprise value -$209.39M $4.41B $1.22B

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
MetricGILTAAOICALX
P/E 15.8x -113.3x 47.5x
P/FCF 30.5x -11.1x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 73.7x -50.7x 22.0x
P/S 1.2x 11.2x 2.2x
P/B 1.1x 4.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x -194.4x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 14.8x -92.6x 36.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 10.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 22.5x -10.4x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 54.2x -47.3x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 -3.41 6.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTAAOICALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 61.8% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 40.9% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 62.0% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 73.3% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% -40.6% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -2.8% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 63.4% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 6.2% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 74.5% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 33.2% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.7% 15.2% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -168.6% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.4% -146.3% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -294.2% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTAAOICALX
Gross margin 30.3% 28.9% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 11.0% -5.4% 7.1%
Operating margin 6.1% -11.3% 5.5%
Pretax margin 6.3% -10.6% 6.5%
Net margin 6.2% -9.6% 4.6%
FCF margin 4.0% -100.8% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% -22.1% 9.9%
Return on equity 5.8% -4.1% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.1% -2.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% -4.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.6% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTAAOICALX
Debt / assets 0.3% 2.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 13.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 27.5% 25.6%
Equity / assets 71.5% 72.5% 74.4%
Interest coverage – -19.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.62 6.57 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTAAOICALX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -16.6% -20.2% 7.9%
Shareholder yield -16.6% -20.2% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusGILTAAOICALX
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 111.5xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $0.71FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 – +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +646.5% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $525.36MFY2026 $994.70MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +185.6% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTAAOICALX
Held by institutions 48.0% 60.5% 94.5%
Institutions holding 128 481 289
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% -3.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 65 313 148
Institutions selling 43 143 111
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.19 1.33

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.

GILTAAOICALX
GILT 1.00 0.32 0.29
AAOI 0.32 1.00 0.24
CALX 0.29 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILT, AAOI and CALX?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $460.57M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $5.69B, Calix (CALX) $2.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILT, AAOI and CALX?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.2x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -99.9x, Calix (CALX) 46.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 13.0x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 111.5x, Calix (CALX) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has the highest net margin (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -44.3%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.2%, Calix (CALX) -38.4%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.3%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +59.6%/yr, Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILT, AAOI and CALX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) leads on 4. 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.