UI vs GILT vs CALX Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Gilat Satellite Networks and Calix 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
$35.99B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$38.33 +15.6% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
46.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
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 $35.99B $457.60M $2.40B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x 15.1x 46.9x GILT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 12.8x 23.7x GILT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +39.5% +27.8% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 6.2% 4.6% 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 -19.4% -45.4% -37.2% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr -0.9%/yr -8.8%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 69.5% 41.6% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 56/100 76/100 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 29 #80 of 112 84 #19 of 112 60 #45 of 112
Growth 89 #13 of 109 63 #41 of 109 82 #20 of 109
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 44 #59 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 75 #30 of 116 79 #25 of 116 76 #29 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #40 of 81 10 #73 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Overall 69 56 76
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GILT ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CALX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUIGILTCALXSPY
1 month +6.9%-21.9%+15.6% -0.2%
3 months +12.0%-26.4%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months -37.8%-52.0%-8.8% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%-38.8%-27.6% +12.9%
1 year -19.4%-45.4%-37.2% +12.3%
3 years +414.1%+43.5%+17.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.7%+12.8%+5.4% +23.3%
5 years +95.6%-4.6%-36.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.4%-0.9%-8.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,057.3%+76.4%+508.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.7%+5.8%+19.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUIGILTCALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%69.5%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%74.0%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.300.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.65-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-64.3%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-62.0%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,084.50$20.85$68.42 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$7.44$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 37.8xmedian 33.2x 15.5xmedian 33.2x 47.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 20.0x 8.0xmedian 20.0x 28.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 29.8x 30.0xmedian 29.8x 28.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 1.17 0.23median 1.17 6.72median 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 monthsUIGILTCALX
Revenue $3.27B $487.79M $1.11B
Gross profit $1.51B $147.93M $628.73M
Operating income $1.19B $29.58M $61.25M
Net income $960.30M $30.27M $51.19M
Free cash flow $908.94M $19.47M $85.42M
R&D $204.17M $46.44M $207.99M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.50 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $144.81M $68.91M
Total debt $180.81M $123.15M –
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 60.40M 65.51M
Enterprise value $34.53B -$212.36M $1.24B

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 37.8x 15.5x 47.6x
P/FCF 39.9x 30.0x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x 72.6x 22.0x
P/S 11.1x 1.2x 2.2x
P/B 25.2x 1.1x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 1.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 8.0x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 30.1x 14.5x 36.2x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 0.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 39.3x 22.0x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 53.1x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 0.23 6.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 39.5% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 23.4% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 24.3% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 13.6% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 31.8% 273.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 10.5% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 35.0% 290.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 71.5% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 27.5% 287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 67.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% -72.7% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% -35.3% 41.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% -48.4% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% -14.8% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Gross margin 46.2% 30.3% 56.6%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 11.0% 7.1%
Operating margin 36.2% 6.1% 5.5%
Pretax margin 36.1% 6.3% 6.5%
Net margin 29.3% 6.2% 4.6%
FCF margin 27.8% 4.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% 1.7% 9.9%
Return on equity 72.7% 5.8% 7.1%
Return on assets 49.1% 4.1% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 72.8% – –
Return on capital employed 89.1% 5.3% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 3.4% 7.2%

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% 25.6%
Equity / assets 65.5% 71.5% 74.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 33.57 1.59 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIGILTCALX
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -16.9% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% -16.9% 7.9%
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 31.8xFY2027 12.8xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
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 354 128 288
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 0.35 0.33
GILT 0.35 1.00 0.28
CALX 0.33 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) $35.99B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $457.60M, Calix (CALX) $2.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, GILT and CALX?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 37.5x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 15.1x, Calix (CALX) 46.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 12.8x, Calix (CALX) 23.7x). 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) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -45.4%, Calix (CALX) -37.2%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.9%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%). 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.