GILT vs CSCO vs CALX Stock Comparison

Gilat Satellite Networks, Cisco Systems and Calix Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.24 +3.3% 1M +56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$440.38B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 5, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Calix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILTCSCOCALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $470.68M $440.38B $2.43B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 33.2x 47.5x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 23.3x 23.3x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +11.8% +27.8% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 21.0% 4.6% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x — GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +56.1% -38.5% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +14.4%/yr -8.5%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 35.6% 41.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 53/100 76/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

GILTCSCOCALX

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

AxisGILTCSCOCALX
Valuation 85 #18 of 111 31 #77 of 111 59 #46 of 111
Growth 63 #41 of 108 40 #65 of 108 81 #21 of 108
Profitability 44 #59 of 104 87 #14 of 104 65 #37 of 104
Financial Health 79 #25 of 115 28 #83 of 115 75 #29 of 115
Shareholder Returns 10 #73 of 81 78 #19 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Overall 56 53 76
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO 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

PeriodGILTCSCOCALXSPY
1 month -24.8%+3.3%+13.7% -0.8%
3 months -30.7%-3.8%+2.2% +3.5%
6 months -56.1%+24.9%-11.6% +7.0%
Year to date -41.0%+43.1%-28.8% +12.2%
1 year -48.7%+56.1%-38.5% +13.0%
3 years +38.2%+113.8%+15.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+28.8%+4.8% +23.1%
5 years -7.0%+96.2%-35.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%+14.4%-8.5% +11.0%
10 years +69.6%+260.9%+493.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.4%+13.7%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGILTCSCOCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%35.6%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.0%37.3%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.291.110.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.58-0.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-38.6%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.4%-15.2%-44.9% -1.8%
52-week high $20.85$130.00$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $7.44$71.04$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.

MultipleGILTCSCOCALX
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 32.0x 32.8xmedian 32.0x 46.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 19.4x 25.1xmedian 19.4x 27.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 29.0x 34.1xmedian 29.0x 27.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.13 12.20median 1.13 6.61median 1.13

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 monthsGILTCSCOCALX
Revenue $487.79M $63.33B $1.11B
Gross profit $147.93M $40.86B $628.73M
Operating income $29.58M $15.37B $61.25M
Net income $30.27M $13.27B $51.19M
Free cash flow $19.47M $12.77B $85.42M
R&D $46.44M $9.56B $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $3.33 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $144.81M $7.22B $68.91M
Total debt $123.15M $29.53B –
Shares (diluted) 60.40M 3.99B 65.51M
Enterprise value -$199.28M $376.31B $1.27B

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
MetricGILTCSCOCALX
P/E 15.0x 32.8x 46.8x
P/FCF 28.9x 34.1x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 69.9x 30.7x 21.7x
P/S 1.2x 6.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.0x 8.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 10.2x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 25.1x 27.5x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 29.2x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 20.9x 35.1x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x 31.6x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 12.20 6.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 11.8% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 3.6% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 11.1% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 4.6% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% 30.7% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 0.7% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 30.3% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 1.7% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 30.7% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 2.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.7% -0.1% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -10.7% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.4% -3.9% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -12.5% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOCALX
Gross margin 30.3% 64.5% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 28.3% 7.1%
Operating margin 6.1% 24.3% 5.5%
Pretax margin 6.3% 25.3% 6.5%
Net margin 6.2% 21.0% 4.6%
FCF margin 4.0% 20.2% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 22.4% 9.9%
Return on equity 5.8% 26.8% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.1% 10.4% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 17.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 6.0% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOCALX
Debt / assets 0.3% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 61.2% 25.6%
Equity / assets 71.5% 38.8% 74.4%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.53 4.16 7.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOCALX
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -17.6% 1.3% 8.1%
Shareholder yield -17.6% 2.8% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusGILTCSCOCALX
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 23.3xFY2027 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +20.7% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $525.36MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +0.6% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTCSCOCALX
Held by institutions 48.0% 80.1% 94.5%
Institutions holding 128 4,044 288
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +5.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 65 1,846 148
Institutions selling 43 1,816 111
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.02 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.

GILTCSCOCALX
GILT 1.00 0.24 0.28
CSCO 0.24 1.00 0.22
CALX 0.28 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILT, CSCO and CALX?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $470.68M, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Calix (CALX) $2.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILT, CSCO and CALX?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.5x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Calix (CALX) 47.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.3x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -48.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -1.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILT, CSCO 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, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 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.