SILC vs ERIC vs EXTR Stock Comparison

Silicom, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Extreme Networks Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SILC Silicom Ltd.
$44.16 -13.6% 1M +147.5% 1Y
Market cap
$251.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$75.43M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.06 +17.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.29B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$24.44 +16.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.21B
P/E
61.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Silicom 2, Extreme Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSILCERICEXTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $251.98M $37.29B $3.21B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.7x 18.1x 61.8x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.0x 17.7x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.6% -38.5% +11.3% SILC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% 8.3% — ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.80% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +147.5% +13.3% +14.9% SILC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +0.3%/yr +20.0%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.3% 36.3% 55.6% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 61/100 58/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

SILCERICEXTR

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

AxisSILCERICEXTR
Valuation 39 #68 of 111 88 #14 of 111 44 #63 of 111
Growth 20 #87 of 108 45 #60 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Profitability 18 #86 of 104 86 #15 of 104 76 #26 of 104
Financial Health 66 #40 of 115 39 #71 of 115 –
Shareholder Returns – 46 #43 of 78 –
Overall 36 61 58
  • SILC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSILCERICEXTRSPY
1 month -13.6%+17.4%+16.4% +0.9%
3 months +26.5%+13.0%-15.9% +5.9%
6 months +57.0%-3.3%+11.9% +8.5%
Year to date +200.4%+14.6%+46.8% +13.3%
1 year +147.5%+13.3%+14.9% +12.4%
3 years +194.4%+153.7%+19.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.4%+36.4%+6.0% +23.5%
5 years +5.1%+1.7%+148.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.0%+0.3%+20.0% +11.0%
10 years +23.9%+127.1%+503.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.2%+8.5%+19.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSILCERICEXTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.3%36.3%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%36.5%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.011.031.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.630.370.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.3%-65.8%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-19.5%-27.5% -0.9%
52-week high $61.65$13.74$33.71 $779.14
52-week low $13.50$9.15$13.74 $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.

MultipleSILCERICEXTR
P/E now vs peer median -25.7xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 61.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 9.3xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x 29.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 36.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 1.10 0.42median 1.10 -3.43median 1.10

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 monthsSILCERICEXTR
Revenue $75.43M $24.56B $1.31B
Gross profit $22.75M $11.51B –
Operating income -$10.69M $2.90B $74.49M
Net income -$9.79M $2.04B $52.49M
Free cash flow – $3.76B –
R&D $21.03M $5.22B $233.95M
EPS (diluted) $-1.72 $0.61 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $25.15M $5.11B $244.52M
Total debt – $3.73B –
Shares (diluted) 5.71M 3.34B 134.97M
Enterprise value $112.68M $14.90B $3.21B

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
MetricSILCERICEXTR
P/E -25.7x 18.1x 61.8x
P/FCF – 9.9x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.8x 17.6x
P/S 3.3x 1.5x 2.4x
P/B 2.2x 3.3x 36.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.4x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA – 9.3x –
EV/EBIT -20.6x 12.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 0.42 -3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSILCERICEXTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.6% -38.5% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -2.0% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.6% 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.2% -18.4% 126.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 55.0% -16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.3% -18.7% 506.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 43.4% -17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -17.7% 507.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 43.1% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% 52.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSILCERICEXTR
Gross margin 30.2% 46.8% –
EBITDA margin – 15.4% –
Operating margin -14.2% 11.8% –
Pretax margin -12.3% 11.2% –
Net margin -13.0% 8.3% –
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% 13.9%
Return on equity -8.5% 18.7% 59.5%
Return on assets -6.1% 6.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed -8.9% 17.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSILCERICEXTR
Debt / assets – 12.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 29.5% 63.1% –
Equity / assets 70.5% 36.9% 6.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 4.79 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSILCERICEXTR
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSILCERICEXTR
Forward P/E – 17.0xFY2026 17.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.18MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +47.2%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +29.1% +1.0% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSILCERICEXTR
Held by institutions 43.1% 9.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 51 388 338
Change in shares held, QoQ +42.4% +0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 32 219 181
Institutions selling 12 110 121
Buyers to sellers 2.67 1.99 1.50

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.

SILCERICEXTR
SILC 1.00 0.19 0.38
ERIC 0.19 1.00 0.29
EXTR 0.38 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SILC, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicom (SILC) $251.98M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.29B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, SILC, ERIC and EXTR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Silicom (SILC) -25.7x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 61.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silicom (SILC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Silicom (SILC) +28.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Silicom (SILC) -13.0%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicom (SILC) returned the most: Silicom (SILC) +147.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +13.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +14.9%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Silicom (SILC) +1.0%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.3%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Silicom (SILC) 0.00%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Silicom (SILC) and Extreme Networks (EXTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Silicom (SILC) 90.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.3%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SILC, ERIC and EXTR?

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 6. 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.