UI vs ALLT vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Allot and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$601.71 +8.5% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.42B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
ALLT Allot Ltd.
$9.15 +7.3% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$445.10M
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$108.95M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUIALLTAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.42B $445.10M $6.94B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 39.4x -117.6x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.9x 26.1x 115.8x ALLT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +14.3% +61.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 9.4% -9.6% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% 5.4% -4.2% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.7x 13.8x ALLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.1% -8.0% +123.0% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr -9.2%/yr +60.8%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.7% 62.0% 139.0% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 33/100 ALLT

Percentile Scorecard

UIALLTAAOI

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

AxisUIALLTAAOI
Valuation 27 #81 of 111 68 #36 of 111 12 #98 of 111
Growth 88 #14 of 108 87 #15 of 108 54 #50 of 108
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 75 #27 of 104 17 #87 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 115 76 #28 of 115 72 #33 of 115
Shareholder Returns 52 #38 of 78 – 9 #71 of 78
Overall 68 77 33
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ALLT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUIALLTAAOISPY
1 month +8.5%+7.3%-15.1% +0.9%
3 months +15.3%+23.6%+7.4% +5.9%
6 months -38.0%+26.6%-46.2% +8.5%
Year to date +8.7%-6.9%+135.9% +13.3%
1 year -21.1%-8.0%+123.0% +12.4%
3 years +415.7%+389.3%+1,067.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +72.8%+69.8%+127.0% +23.5%
5 years +96.9%-38.4%+974.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.5%-9.2%+60.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,053.1%+74.0%+317.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +27.7%+5.7%+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUIALLTAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.7%62.0%139.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%71.8%127.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.594.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.130.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-91.8%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.5%-20.4%-63.1% -0.9%
52-week high $1,084.50$11.50$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$6.25$19.49 $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.

MultipleUIALLTAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 33.5x 39.4xmedian 33.5x -117.6xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 11.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 19.6x 36.4xmedian 19.6x -202.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 29.8x 13.3xmedian 29.8x -11.5xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 1.10 1.35median 1.10 -3.54median 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 monthsUIALLTAAOI
Revenue $3.27B $108.95M $595.97M
Gross profit $1.51B $77.68M $172.33M
Operating income $1.19B $7.35M -$67.41M
Net income $960.30M $10.24M -$57.02M
Free cash flow $908.94M $33.47M -$600.81M
R&D $204.17M $24.52M $107.61M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.22 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $13.76M $499.74M
Total debt $180.81M $3.57M $57.26M
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 46.18M 81.57M
Enterprise value $34.96B $197.35M $5.66B

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
MetricUIALLTAAOI
P/E 37.9x 39.4x -117.6x
P/FCF 40.1x 13.3x -11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 39.2x 14.3x -52.6x
P/S 11.1x 4.1x 11.6x
P/B 25.3x 3.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 25.3x 3.7x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 29.7x 36.4x -202.3x
EV/EBIT 30.2x 51.1x -96.4x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 3.4x 10.9x
EV/FCF 39.4x 11.2x -10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.6x 12.0x -49.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 1.35 -3.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIALLTAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 14.3% 61.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 1.5% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 16.3% 62.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 4.0% 73.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 819.6% -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 28.8% -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 605.8% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 30.0% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 526.3% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 29.2% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% 168.4% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% 41.3% -168.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% 168.0% -146.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% 43.8% -294.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIALLTAAOI
Gross margin 46.2% 71.3% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 9.5% -5.4%
Operating margin 36.2% 6.7% -11.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% 10.8% -10.6%
Net margin 29.3% 9.4% -9.6%
FCF margin 27.8% 30.7% -100.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 28.7% -22.1%
Return on equity 72.7% 8.7% -4.1%
Return on assets 49.1% 5.2% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 72.8% 5.4% -4.2%
Return on capital employed 89.1% 5.8% -4.5%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 4.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIALLTAAOI
Debt / assets – 0.8% 2.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.7x 13.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 41.4% 27.5%
Equity / assets 65.5% 58.6% 72.5%
Interest coverage – – -19.1x
Current ratio 2.9x 2.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 33.66 2.57 6.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIALLTAAOI
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – -19.5%
Shareholder yield 0.6% – -19.5%
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.

ConsensusUIALLTAAOI
Forward P/E 31.9xFY2027 26.1xFY2026 115.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $0.35FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 +52.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +5.7% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $120.75MFY2026 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +18.4%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +11.3% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIALLTAAOI
Held by institutions 4.9% 82.4% 60.5%
Institutions holding 354 82 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.0% -3.5%
Institutions buying 163 49 313
Institutions selling 139 19 143
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.58 2.19

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.

UIALLTAAOI
UI 1.00 0.18 0.32
ALLT 0.18 1.00 0.17
AAOI 0.32 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI, ALLT and AAOI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $36.42B, Allot (ALLT) $445.10M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $6.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, ALLT and AAOI?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 37.9x, Allot (ALLT) 39.4x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -117.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allot (ALLT) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 31.9x, Allot (ALLT) 26.1x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 115.8x). 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: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Allot (ALLT) +14.3%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Allot (ALLT) 9.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Allot (ALLT) 5.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -21.1%, Allot (ALLT) -8.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +123.0%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.5%/yr, Allot (ALLT) -9.2%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +60.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%. Allot (ALLT) and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.7%, Allot (ALLT) 62.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UI, ALLT and AAOI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ubiquiti (UI) 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.