UI vs AVNW Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti and Aviat Networks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$585.48 +4.3% 1M -20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.40B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
9 wins
AVNW Aviat Networks, Inc.
$19.67 -2.1% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$265.55M
P/E
104.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$439.68M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 9, Aviat Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUIAVNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.40B $265.55M UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 104.6x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 7.6x AVNW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +1.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 0.6% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% 1.0% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.4% -21.5% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr -7.4%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 62.6% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 54/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

UIAVNW

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

AxisUIAVNW
Valuation 27 #81 of 111 81 #22 of 111
Growth 90 #12 of 108 66 #37 of 108
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 115 29 #82 of 115
Shareholder Returns 50 #41 of 81 46 #44 of 81
Overall 68 54
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AVNW ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUIAVNWSPY
1 month +4.3%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months -42.0%-13.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.8%-8.0% +12.2%
1 year -20.4%-21.5% +13.0%
3 years +401.8%-22.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +71.3%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years +95.5%-31.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%-7.4% +11.0%
10 years +1,006.8%+355.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.2%+16.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUIAVNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%62.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%78.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $1,084.50$26.74 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$15.09 $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.

MultipleUIAVNW
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 32.0x 99.5xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 19.4x 10.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 29.0x 41.3xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.13 -2.55median 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 monthsUIAVNW
Revenue $3.27B $439.68M
Gross profit $1.51B $138.29M
Operating income $1.19B $19.24M
Net income $960.30M $2.54M
Free cash flow $908.94M $6.09M
R&D $204.17M $28.40M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $72.84M
Total debt $180.81M $97.00M
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 13.03M
Enterprise value $34.94B -$36.72M

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
MetricUIAVNW
P/E 36.9x 99.5x
P/FCF 39.0x 41.3x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x 18.6x
P/S 10.8x 0.6x
P/B 24.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 24.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.9x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 29.4x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 38.3x 45.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.5x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIAVNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 81.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 89.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% -37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 86.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% -39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% 137.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% 117.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% 184.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIAVNW
Gross margin 46.2% 31.5%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 5.8%
Operating margin 36.2% 4.4%
Pretax margin 36.1% 3.0%
Net margin 29.3% 0.6%
FCF margin 27.8% 1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 3.1%
Return on equity 72.7% 0.9%
Return on assets 49.1% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 72.8% 1.0%
Return on capital employed 89.1% 5.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIAVNW
Debt / assets – 16.2%
Debt / equity – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 15.9x
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 55.4%
Equity / assets 65.5% 44.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 32.88 0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIAVNW
Dividend yield 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUIAVNW
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2027 7.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $2.60FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 +56.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $436.13MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 -0.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIAVNW
Held by institutions 4.9% 81.1%
Institutions holding 354 123
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.4%
Institutions buying 163 68
Institutions selling 139 35
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.94

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.

UIAVNW
UI 1.00 0.20
AVNW 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI and AVNW?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $36.40B, Aviat Networks (AVNW) $265.55M.

Which stock is cheaper, UI and AVNW?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 37.9x, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 104.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aviat Networks (AVNW) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 31.0x, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -20.4%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) -21.5%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Aviat Networks (AVNW) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Aviat Networks (AVNW) 62.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do UI and AVNW move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.20, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, UI and AVNW?

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 9. 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.