GILT vs AAOI vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Gilat Satellite Networks, Applied Optoelectronics and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.83B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 5, Gilat Satellite Networks 3, Applied Optoelectronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILTAAOIERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $467.70M $6.69B $36.83B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x -117.4x 18.0x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 108.4x 17.0x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +61.8% -38.5% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -9.6% 8.3% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 13.8x -0.6x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.4% +106.7% +17.5% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +58.7%/yr +0.1%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 138.8% 36.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 33/100 61/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

GILTAAOIERIC

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

AxisGILTAAOIERIC
Valuation 84 #19 of 112 13 #98 of 112 87 #15 of 112
Growth 63 #41 of 109 56 #49 of 109 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 44 #59 of 104 17 #87 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 79 #25 of 116 72 #33 of 116 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 10 #73 of 81 9 #74 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 56 33 61
  • GILT ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILTAAOIERICSPY
1 month -21.9%-24.1%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months -26.4%-12.7%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months -52.0%-43.9%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -38.8%+120.7%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year -45.4%+106.7%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years +43.5%+993.0%+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%+122.0%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years -4.6%+904.6%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+58.7%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +76.4%+284.9%+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.8%+14.4%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILTAAOIERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%138.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.0%126.6%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.304.311.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.770.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-82.6%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.0%-65.5%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $20.85$223.10$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $7.44$19.49$9.15 $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.

MultipleGILTAAOIERIC
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 33.2x -110.1xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 20.0x -188.5xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 29.8x -10.8xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 1.17 -3.32median 1.17 0.42median 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 monthsGILTAAOIERIC
Revenue $487.79M $595.97M $24.56B
Gross profit $147.93M $172.33M $11.51B
Operating income $29.58M -$67.41M $2.90B
Net income $30.27M -$57.02M $2.04B
Free cash flow $19.47M -$600.81M $3.76B
R&D $46.44M $107.61M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $-0.70 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $144.81M $499.74M $5.11B
Total debt $123.15M $57.26M $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 60.40M 81.57M 3.34B
Enterprise value -$202.26M $5.41B $14.44B

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
MetricGILTAAOIERIC
P/E 15.5x -110.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 30.0x -10.8x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 72.6x -49.3x 10.8x
P/S 1.2x 10.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.1x 3.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x -188.5x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.5x -89.8x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 10.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.0x -10.1x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 53.1x -45.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 -3.32 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTAAOIERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 61.8% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 40.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 62.0% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 73.3% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% -40.6% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -2.8% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 63.4% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 6.2% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 74.5% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 33.2% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.7% 15.2% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -168.6% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.4% -146.3% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -294.2% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTAAOIERIC
Gross margin 30.3% 28.9% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 11.0% -5.4% 15.4%
Operating margin 6.1% -11.3% 11.8%
Pretax margin 6.3% -10.6% 11.2%
Net margin 6.2% -9.6% 8.3%
FCF margin 4.0% -100.8% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% -22.1% 14.0%
Return on equity 5.8% -4.1% 18.7%
Return on assets 4.1% -2.9% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -4.5% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTAAOIERIC
Debt / assets 0.3% 2.5% 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 13.8x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.1x -0.1x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 27.5% 63.1%
Equity / assets 71.5% 72.5% 36.9%
Interest coverage – -19.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.59 6.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTAAOIERIC
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield -16.9% -20.8% -2.2%
Shareholder yield -16.9% -20.8% 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.

ConsensusGILTAAOIERIC
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 108.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $0.71FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 – -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +646.5% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $525.36MFY2026 $994.70MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +185.6% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTAAOIERIC
Held by institutions 48.0% 60.5% 9.5%
Institutions holding 128 481 388
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% -3.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 65 313 219
Institutions selling 43 143 110
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.19 1.99

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.

GILTAAOIERIC
GILT 1.00 0.32 0.24
AAOI 0.32 1.00 0.23
ERIC 0.24 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILT, AAOI and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $467.70M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.69B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILT, AAOI and ERIC?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.5x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -117.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.8x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 108.4x, 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?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -45.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +106.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.9%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.7%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 138.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.