UI vs CALX vs ERIC Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Calix and Ericsson Lm Telephone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.30B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$11.08 +16.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
2.80%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 6, Ubiquiti 3, Calix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUICALXERICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.30B $2.41B $37.35B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 47.6x 18.1x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 23.7x 17.0x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +27.8% -38.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 4.6% 8.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% — 20.0% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% — 2.80% ERIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% -37.2% +17.5% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr -8.8%/yr +0.1%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 41.6% 36.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 61/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

UICALXERIC

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

AxisUICALXERIC
Valuation 29 #80 of 112 60 #45 of 112 87 #15 of 112
Growth 89 #13 of 109 82 #20 of 109 47 #58 of 109
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 64 #38 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 76 #29 of 116 38 #72 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #40 of 81 98 #3 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 69 76 61
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUICALXERICSPY
1 month +6.9%+15.6%+16.3% -0.2%
3 months +12.0%+3.3%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months -37.8%-8.8%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%-27.6%+14.8% +12.9%
1 year -19.4%-37.2%+17.5% +12.3%
3 years +414.1%+17.2%+154.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.7%+5.4%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years +95.6%-36.9%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.4%-8.8%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,057.3%+508.4%+124.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.7%+19.8%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUICALXERICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%41.6%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%44.0%36.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.881.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.890.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-65.3%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-44.0%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1,084.50$68.42$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$33.15$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.

MultipleUICALXERIC
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 33.2x 47.6xmedian 33.2x 18.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 20.0x 28.0xmedian 20.0x 9.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 29.8x 28.3xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 1.17 6.72median 1.17 0.42median 1.17

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 monthsUICALXERIC
Revenue $3.27B $1.11B $24.56B
Gross profit $1.51B $628.73M $11.51B
Operating income $1.19B $61.25M $2.90B
Net income $960.30M $51.19M $2.04B
Free cash flow $908.94M $85.42M $3.76B
R&D $204.17M $207.99M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.78 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $68.91M $5.11B
Total debt $180.81M – $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 65.51M 3.34B
Enterprise value $34.84B $1.25B $14.97B

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
MetricUICALXERIC
P/E 37.8x 47.6x 18.1x
P/FCF 39.9x 28.3x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x 22.0x 10.8x
P/S 11.1x 2.2x 1.5x
P/B 25.2x 3.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 3.4x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 28.0x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 30.1x 36.2x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 39.3x 26.0x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 20.3x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 6.72 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUICALXERIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 27.8% -38.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 3.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 30.3% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 7.4% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 273.3% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 3.8% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 290.5% -18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 4.9% 43.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 287.6% -17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 7.1% 43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% 24.5% 4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% 41.8% 44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% 19.4% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% 62.0% 34.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUICALXERIC
Gross margin 46.2% 56.6% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 7.1% 15.4%
Operating margin 36.2% 5.5% 11.8%
Pretax margin 36.1% 6.5% 11.2%
Net margin 29.3% 4.6% 8.3%
FCF margin 27.8% 7.7% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 9.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 72.7% 7.1% 18.7%
Return on assets 49.1% 5.4% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 72.8% – 20.0%
Return on capital employed 89.1% 8.2% 17.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 7.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUICALXERIC
Debt / assets – – 12.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 25.6% 63.1%
Equity / assets 65.5% 74.4% 36.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 33.57 7.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUICALXERIC
Dividend yield 0.6% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 7.9% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 7.9% 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.

ConsensusUICALXERIC
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2027 23.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $1.62FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 +20.9%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +48.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $1.11BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +18.8% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUICALXERIC
Held by institutions 4.9% 94.5% 9.5%
Institutions holding 354 288 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 163 148 219
Institutions selling 139 111 110
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.33 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.

UICALXERIC
UI 1.00 0.33 0.18
CALX 0.33 1.00 0.26
ERIC 0.18 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI, CALX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $36.30B, Calix (CALX) $2.41B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $37.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, CALX and ERIC?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x, Calix (CALX) 47.6x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x, Calix (CALX) 23.7x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%, Calix (CALX) -37.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +17.5%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest dividend yield: Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 2.80%. Calix (CALX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UI, CALX 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, 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.