UI vs GILT vs CALX Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Gilat Satellite Networks and Calix Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$543.32 -12.4% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.03B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 4, Gilat Satellite Networks 3, Calix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUIGILTCALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.03B $419.57M $2.11B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 13.9x 46.2x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 11.9x 20.5x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +39.5% +22.9% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 6.2% 4.0% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% -48.4% -50.5% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr -2.7%/yr -14.1%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 69.7% 41.5% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 56/100 73/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

UIGILTCALX

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

AxisUIGILTCALX
Valuation 28 #81 of 112 87 #16 of 112 59 #47 of 112
Growth 88 #14 of 108 60 #44 of 108 71 #32 of 108
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 44 #59 of 104 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 74 #31 of 116 79 #25 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns 50 #43 of 85 11 #76 of 85 100 #1 of 85
Overall 68 56 73
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT 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

PeriodUIGILTCALXSPY
1 month -12.4%-26.5%-4.4% -2.0%
3 months -2.9%-38.1%-15.8% -2.2%
6 months -46.5%-63.3%-27.4% +4.2%
Year to date -1.8%-43.0%-37.2% +10.6%
1 year -29.8%-48.4%-50.5% +10.4%
3 years +410.9%+14.3%-6.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +72.3%+4.5%-2.2% +20.2%
5 years +73.9%-12.8%-53.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +11.7%-2.7%-14.1% +10.1%
10 years +949.7%+67.9%+403.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year +26.5%+5.3%+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUIGILTCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%69.7%41.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%74.1%45.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.702.300.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.69-1.22 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-64.7%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-64.7%-50.5% -3.2%
52-week high $1,084.50$20.85$67.24 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$7.37$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.

MultipleUIGILTCALX
P/E now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 30.7x 14.5xmedian 30.7x 45.6xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 18.9x 7.2xmedian 18.9x 24.4xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 28.0x 28.0xmedian 28.0x 33.1xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 1.07 0.21median 1.07 42.89median 1.07

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 monthsUIGILTCALX
Revenue $3.27B $487.79M $1.15B
Gross profit $1.51B $147.93M $637.49M
Operating income $1.19B $29.58M $60.39M
Net income $960.30M $30.27M $45.75M
Free cash flow $908.94M $19.47M $62.16M
R&D $204.17M $46.44M $215.00M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.50 $0.71
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $144.81M $55.89M
Total debt – $2.00M –
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 60.40M 64.45M
Enterprise value $32.57B -$250.39M $1.13B

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
MetricUIGILTCALX
P/E 34.2x 14.5x 45.6x
P/FCF 36.2x 28.0x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow 35.4x 67.5x 24.6x
P/S 10.0x 1.1x 1.8x
P/B 22.8x 1.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 22.8x 1.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x 7.2x 24.4x
EV/EBIT 27.2x 13.1x 31.5x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF 35.5x 19.9x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.7x 48.0x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 0.21 42.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 39.5% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 23.4% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 24.3% 21.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 13.6% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 31.8% 958.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 10.5% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 35.0% 730.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 71.5% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 27.5% 783.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 67.8% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% -72.7% -19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% -35.3% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% -48.4% -27.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% -14.8% 29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Gross margin 46.2% 30.3% 55.6%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 11.0% 6.8%
Operating margin 36.2% 6.1% 5.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% 6.3% 6.1%
Net margin 29.3% 6.2% 4.0%
FCF margin 27.8% 4.0% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 1.7% 7.3%
Return on equity 72.7% 5.8% 6.5%
Return on assets 49.1% 4.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 72.8% – –
Return on capital employed 89.1% 5.3% 8.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 3.4% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Debt / assets – 0.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 28.5% 24.1%
Equity / assets 65.5% 71.5% 75.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 30.86 1.48 7.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -18.2% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% -18.2% 12.0%
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.

ConsensusUIGILTCALX
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2027 11.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $0.62FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 -3.1%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +17.7% +48.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $525.36MFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +16.3%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +3.1% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIGILTCALX
Held by institutions 4.9% 48.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 356 128 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -5.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 163 65 148
Institutions selling 139 43 111
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.51 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.

UIGILTCALX
UI 1.00 0.36 0.34
GILT 0.36 1.00 0.28
CALX 0.34 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI, GILT and CALX?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $34.03B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $419.57M, Calix (CALX) $2.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, GILT and CALX?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 35.4x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 13.9x, Calix (CALX) 46.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 28.8x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 11.9x, Calix (CALX) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Calix (CALX) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -29.8%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -48.4%, Calix (CALX) -50.5%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +11.7%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -2.7%/yr, Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 54.3%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.7%, Calix (CALX) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UI, GILT 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.