GILT vs CSCO vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Gilat Satellite Networks, Cisco Systems and Ericsson Lm Telephone 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
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 5, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Ericsson Lm Telephone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILTCSCOERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $470.68M $440.38B $36.91B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 33.2x 18.1x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 23.3x 16.8x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +11.8% -38.5% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 21.0% 8.3% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 20.0% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x -0.6x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +56.1% +15.2% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +14.4%/yr -0.2%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 35.6% 36.5% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 53/100 59/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

GILTCSCOERIC

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

AxisGILTCSCOERIC
Valuation 85 #18 of 111 31 #77 of 111 88 #14 of 111
Growth 63 #41 of 108 40 #65 of 108 46 #59 of 108
Profitability 44 #59 of 104 87 #14 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 79 #25 of 115 28 #83 of 115 40 #70 of 115
Shareholder Returns 10 #73 of 81 78 #19 of 81 38 #51 of 81
Overall 56 53 59
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILTCSCOERICSPY
1 month -24.8%+3.3%+14.3% -0.8%
3 months -30.7%-3.8%+12.6% +3.5%
6 months -56.1%+24.9%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date -41.0%+43.1%+12.8% +12.2%
1 year -48.7%+56.1%+15.2% +13.0%
3 years +38.2%+113.8%+149.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+28.8%+35.7% +23.1%
5 years -7.0%+96.2%-1.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%+14.4%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years +69.6%+260.9%+116.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.4%+13.7%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGILTCSCOERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%35.6%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.0%37.3%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.291.111.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.580.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-38.6%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.4%-15.2%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $20.85$130.00$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $7.44$71.04$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.

MultipleGILTCSCOERIC
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 32.0x 32.8xmedian 32.0x 17.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 19.4x 25.1xmedian 19.4x 9.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 29.0x 34.1xmedian 29.0x 9.8xmedian 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 0.41median 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 monthsGILTCSCOERIC
Revenue $487.79M $63.33B $24.56B
Gross profit $147.93M $40.86B $11.51B
Operating income $29.58M $15.37B $2.90B
Net income $30.27M $13.27B $2.04B
Free cash flow $19.47M $12.77B $3.76B
R&D $46.44M $9.56B $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $3.33 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $144.81M $7.22B $5.11B
Total debt $123.15M $29.53B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 60.40M 3.99B 3.34B
Enterprise value -$199.28M $376.31B $14.53B

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
MetricGILTCSCOERIC
P/E 15.0x 32.8x 17.8x
P/FCF 28.9x 34.1x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 69.9x 30.7x 10.7x
P/S 1.2x 6.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.0x 8.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 10.2x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 25.1x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 29.2x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 20.9x 35.1x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x 31.6x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 12.20 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 11.8% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 3.6% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 11.1% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 4.6% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% 30.7% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 0.7% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 30.3% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 1.7% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 30.7% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 2.7% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.7% -0.1% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -10.7% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.4% -3.9% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -12.5% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOERIC
Gross margin 30.3% 64.5% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 28.3% 15.4%
Operating margin 6.1% 24.3% 11.8%
Pretax margin 6.3% 25.3% 11.2%
Net margin 6.2% 21.0% 8.3%
FCF margin 4.0% 20.2% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 22.4% 14.0%
Return on equity 5.8% 26.8% 18.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 10.4% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 20.0%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 17.9% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 6.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOERIC
Debt / assets 0.3% 22.8% 12.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.8x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 61.2% 63.1%
Equity / assets 71.5% 38.8% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.53 4.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTCSCOERIC
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -17.6% 1.3% -2.2%
Shareholder yield -17.6% 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.

ConsensusGILTCSCOERIC
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 23.3xFY2027 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +20.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $525.36MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +0.6% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTCSCOERIC
Held by institutions 48.0% 80.1% 9.5%
Institutions holding 128 4,044 388
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +5.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 65 1,846 219
Institutions selling 43 1,816 110
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.02 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.

GILTCSCOERIC
GILT 1.00 0.24 0.24
CSCO 0.24 1.00 0.32
ERIC 0.24 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILT, CSCO and ERIC?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $470.68M, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILT, CSCO and ERIC?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.5x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.3x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -1.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/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%, 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, CSCO 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, 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.