GILT vs ERIC vs CALX Stock Comparison

Gilat Satellite Networks, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Calix Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +20.0% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$35.13B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$33.84 -1.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 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.

QuestionGILTERICCALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $393.42M $35.13B $2.04B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 17.2x 44.5x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 17.0x 20.9x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% -38.5% +22.9% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 8.3% 4.0% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x -0.6x — GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.1% +12.7% -48.3% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +0.2%/yr -13.8%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 35.9% 41.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 72/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

GILTERICCALX

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

AxisGILTERICCALX
Valuation 87 #16 of 112 87 #15 of 112 53 #53 of 112
Growth 61 #43 of 108 45 #60 of 108 71 #32 of 108
Profitability 44 #59 of 104 85 #17 of 104 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 79 #25 of 116 37 #73 of 116 76 #29 of 116
Shareholder Returns 11 #76 of 85 37 #54 of 85 99 #2 of 85
Overall 56 58 72
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC 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

PeriodGILTERICCALXSPY
1 month -24.9%+20.0%-1.5% -1.0%
3 months -39.2%+9.9%-12.1% -0.4%
6 months -64.5%-8.0%-23.7% +4.5%
Year to date -45.4%+14.6%-36.1% +12.4%
1 year -47.1%+12.7%-48.3% +13.6%
3 years +9.5%+136.8%-4.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.1%+33.3%-1.7% +20.8%
5 years -16.4%+1.0%-52.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -3.5%+0.2%-13.8% +10.4%
10 years +59.4%+127.6%+412.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.8%+8.6%+17.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGILTERICCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%35.9%41.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.8%36.0%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.200.980.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.36-1.16 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-65.8%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.1%-19.5%-49.6% -1.6%
52-week high $20.85$13.74$67.18 $779.14
52-week low $7.06$9.15$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.

MultipleGILTERICCALX
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 28.1x 18.1xmedian 28.1x 46.4xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 18.4x 9.3xmedian 18.4x 24.8xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.6x 9.9xmedian 26.6x 33.6xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 3.3xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.11 0.42median 1.11 43.64median 1.11

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 monthsGILTERICCALX
Revenue $487.79M $24.56B $1.15B
Gross profit $147.93M $11.51B $637.49M
Operating income $29.58M $2.90B $60.39M
Net income $30.27M $2.04B $45.75M
Free cash flow $19.47M $3.76B $62.16M
R&D $46.44M $5.22B $215.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $0.61 $0.71
Cash & equivalents $144.81M $5.11B $55.89M
Total debt $2.00M $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 60.40M 3.34B 64.45M
Enterprise value -$276.54M $12.74B $1.06B

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
MetricGILTERICCALX
P/E 13.9x 18.1x 46.4x
P/FCF 26.8x 9.9x 33.6x
P/Operating cash flow 64.7x 10.8x 25.0x
P/S 1.1x 1.5x 1.8x
P/B 1.0x 3.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 9.3x 24.8x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 12.1x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 18.7x 9.4x 31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.2x 10.2x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.42 43.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTERICCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% -38.5% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -2.0% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 3.7% 21.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 4.0% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% -18.4% 958.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 55.0% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% -18.7% 730.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 43.4% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% -17.7% 783.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 43.1% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.7% 4.3% -19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 44.0% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.4% 6.1% -27.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 34.7% 29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTERICCALX
Gross margin 30.3% 46.8% 55.6%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 15.4% 6.8%
Operating margin 6.1% 11.8% 5.3%
Pretax margin 6.3% 11.2% 6.1%
Net margin 6.2% 8.3% 4.0%
FCF margin 4.0% 15.3% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 14.0% 7.3%
Return on equity 5.8% 18.7% 6.5%
Return on assets 4.1% 6.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 17.8% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTERICCALX
Debt / assets 0.3% 12.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x -0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 63.1% 24.1%
Equity / assets 71.5% 36.9% 75.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.42 – 7.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTERICCALX
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield -19.0% -2.2% 11.8%
Shareholder yield -19.0% 0.6% 11.8%
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.

ConsensusGILTERICCALX
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% -3.1% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $525.36MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +1.0% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTERICCALX
Held by institutions 48.0% 9.5% 94.5%
Institutions holding 128 390 290
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +0.4% +0.5%
Institutions buying 65 221 148
Institutions selling 43 110 111
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.01 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.

GILTERICCALX
GILT 1.00 0.23 0.28
ERIC 0.23 1.00 0.27
CALX 0.28 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILT, ERIC and CALX?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $393.42M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $35.13B, Calix (CALX) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILT, ERIC and CALX?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 13.0x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.2x, Calix (CALX) 44.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 11.4x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Calix (CALX) 20.9x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Calix (CALX) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Calix (CALX) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -47.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.7%, Calix (CALX) -48.3%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -3.5%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.2%/yr, Calix (CALX) -13.8%/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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 35.9%, Calix (CALX) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILT, ERIC 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, 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.