UI vs DGII vs CALX Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Digi International and Calix Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$585.48 +4.3% 1M -20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.33B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$76.27 -2.6% 1M +96.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 4, Calix 3, Digi International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUIDGIICALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.33B $2.98B $2.43B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 61.1x 47.5x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 27.4x 23.3x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +20.3% +27.8% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 9.6% 4.6% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% 6.9% — UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.4% +96.5% -38.5% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +29.8%/yr -8.5%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 40.7% 41.6% DGII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 76/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

UIDGIICALX

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

AxisUIDGIICALX
Valuation 27 #81 of 111 46 #60 of 111 59 #46 of 111
Growth 90 #12 of 108 69 #34 of 108 81 #21 of 108
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 82 #20 of 104 65 #37 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 115 50 #58 of 115 75 #29 of 115
Shareholder Returns 50 #41 of 81 54 #38 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Overall 68 60 76
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII 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

PeriodUIDGIICALXSPY
1 month +4.3%-2.6%+13.7% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%+12.7%+2.2% +3.5%
6 months -42.0%+35.3%-11.6% +7.0%
Year to date +5.8%+76.2%-28.8% +12.2%
1 year -20.4%+96.5%-38.5% +13.0%
3 years +401.8%+201.8%+15.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +71.3%+44.6%+4.8% +23.1%
5 years +95.5%+268.3%-35.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%+29.8%-8.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,006.8%+602.9%+493.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.2%+21.5%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUIDGIICALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%40.7%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%38.8%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.430.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.382.37-0.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-48.6%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%-10.5%-44.9% -1.8%
52-week high $1,084.50$85.24$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$35.40$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.

MultipleUIDGIICALX
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 32.0x 59.1xmedian 32.0x 46.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 5.7xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 19.4x 26.3xmedian 19.4x 27.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 29.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x 27.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.13 3.72median 1.13 6.61median 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 monthsUIDGIICALX
Revenue $3.27B $506.21M $1.11B
Gross profit $1.51B $323.07M $628.73M
Operating income $1.19B $70.58M $61.25M
Net income $960.30M $48.74M $51.19M
Free cash flow $908.94M $135.98M $85.42M
R&D $204.17M $73.84M $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $1.25 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $27.97M $68.91M
Total debt $180.81M $108.13M –
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 38.92M 65.51M
Enterprise value $34.87B $2.87B $1.27B

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
MetricUIDGIICALX
P/E 36.9x 59.1x 46.8x
P/FCF 39.0x 21.3x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x 20.9x 21.7x
P/S 10.8x 5.7x 2.1x
P/B 24.6x 4.2x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 24.6x 9.1x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.9x 26.3x 27.5x
EV/EBIT 29.4x 42.1x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 5.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 38.3x 21.9x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.5x 21.5x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 3.72 6.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIDGIICALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 20.3% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 4.9% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 23.4% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 9.3% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 24.0% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 9.7% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 14.2% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 18.0% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 10.5% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 15.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% 30.1% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% 59.2% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% 31.6% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% 60.8% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIDGIICALX
Gross margin 46.2% 63.8% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 22.3% 7.1%
Operating margin 36.2% 13.9% 5.5%
Pretax margin 36.1% 12.4% 6.5%
Net margin 29.3% 9.6% 4.6%
FCF margin 27.8% 26.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 27.3% 9.9%
Return on equity 72.7% 7.2% 7.1%
Return on assets 49.1% 5.0% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 72.8% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 89.1% 8.4% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 3.4% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIDGIICALX
Debt / assets – 11.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 29.0% 25.6%
Equity / assets 65.5% 71.0% 74.4%
Interest coverage – 8.9x –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 32.88 7.48 7.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIDGIICALX
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 8.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusUIDGIICALX
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2027 27.4xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $2.78FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +9.4% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $519.66MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +20.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +3.8% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIDGIICALX
Held by institutions 4.9% 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 354 283 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 163 142 148
Institutions selling 139 105 111
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.35 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.

UIDGIICALX
UI 1.00 0.23 0.33
DGII 0.23 1.00 0.13
CALX 0.33 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI, DGII and CALX?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $36.33B, Digi International (DGII) $2.98B, Calix (CALX) $2.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, DGII and CALX?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x, Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Calix (CALX) 47.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 31.0x, Digi International (DGII) 27.4x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x). 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%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -20.4%, Digi International (DGII) +96.5%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.8%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digi International (DGII) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Digi International (DGII) 40.7%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UI, DGII 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, Ubiquiti (UI) leads on 4. 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.