UI vs RBBN vs AAOI Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti, Ribbon Communications and Applied Optoelectronics Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$562.41 -7.7% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$31.30B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUIRBBNAAOILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.30B $262.03M $3.94B UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x 14.1x -69.2x RBBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 30.8x 83.5x UI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% -7.8% +61.8% AAOI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% 2.3% -9.6% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% 0.0% -4.2% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.4x 13.8x RBBN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.9% -51.4% +100.9% AAOI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr -24.0%/yr +58.9%/yr AAOI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 69.4% 139.7% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 39/100 32/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

UIRBBNAAOI

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

AxisUIRBBNAAOI
Valuation 26 #83 of 112 62 #43 of 112 13 #98 of 112
Growth 88 #14 of 108 14 #93 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Profitability 98 #3 of 104 32 #71 of 104 17 #87 of 104
Financial Health 74 #31 of 116 17 #97 of 116 70 #35 of 116
Shareholder Returns 48 #45 of 85 73 #24 of 85 7 #79 of 85
Overall 67 39 32
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RBBN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAOI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUIRBBNAAOISPY
1 month -7.7%-9.4%-51.2% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%-28.4%-53.9% -0.4%
6 months -45.3%-42.5%-66.8% +4.5%
Year to date +1.6%-46.5%+70.0% +12.4%
1 year -25.9%-51.4%+100.9% +13.6%
3 years +428.8%-25.2%+525.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +74.3%-9.2%+84.4% +20.8%
5 years +82.1%-74.6%+911.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.7%-24.0%+58.9% +10.4%
10 years +951.2%-72.4%+173.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +26.5%-12.1%+10.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureUIRBBNAAOISPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%69.4%139.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%79.1%128.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.254.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.740.72 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-78.9%-77.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-53.9%-73.4% -1.6%
52-week high $1,084.50$3.34$223.10 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$1.32$19.49 $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.

MultipleUIRBBNAAOI
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.1x 14.8xmedian 28.1x -84.8xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.6x 0.3xmedian 2.6x 8.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 18.4x 18.0xmedian 18.4x -142.0xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 26.6x -9.5xmedian 26.6x -8.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.07median 1.11 0.45median 1.11 -2.55median 1.11

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 monthsUIRBBNAAOI
Revenue $3.27B $800.98M $595.97M
Gross profit $1.51B $386.62M $172.33M
Operating income $1.19B -$29.02M -$67.41M
Net income $960.30M $18.59M -$57.02M
Free cash flow $908.94M -$29.11M -$600.81M
R&D $204.17M $178.44M $107.61M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $0.10 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $40.38M $499.74M
Total debt – $342.88M $57.26M
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 178.86M 81.57M
Enterprise value $29.84B $14.18M $2.66B

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
MetricUIRBBNAAOI
P/E 35.4x 14.8x -84.8x
P/FCF 37.4x -9.5x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 36.7x -14.8x -37.9x
P/S 10.4x 0.3x 8.4x
P/B 23.6x 0.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 1.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 27.7x 18.0x -142.0x
EV/EBIT 28.2x -19.9x -67.6x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 0.7x 7.6x
EV/FCF 36.8x -19.9x -7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x -31.0x -34.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.07 0.45 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIRBBNAAOI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% -7.8% 61.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -1.3% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% -12.1% 62.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% -1.2% 73.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% -240.9% -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 9.9% -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 143.2% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 33.0% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% 142.6% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 32.7% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% -122.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% -50.8% -168.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% -155.4% -146.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% -90.6% -294.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIRBBNAAOI
Gross margin 46.2% 48.3% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 4.0% -5.4%
Operating margin 36.2% -3.6% -11.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% -8.9% -10.6%
Net margin 29.3% 2.3% -9.6%
FCF margin 27.8% -3.6% -100.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% -2.3% -22.1%
Return on equity 72.7% 4.8% -4.1%
Return on assets 49.1% 1.6% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 72.8% 0.0% -4.2%
Return on capital employed 89.1% -3.5% -4.5%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -1.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 2.7% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIRBBNAAOI
Debt / assets – 29.8% 2.5%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.4x 13.8x
Debt / FCF – -11.8x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 66.2% 27.5%
Equity / assets 65.5% 33.8% 72.5%
Interest coverage – – -19.1x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 31.78 -1.01 4.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIRBBNAAOI
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% -27.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.5% -27.0%
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.

ConsensusUIRBBNAAOI
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2027 30.8xFY2026 83.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 $0.05FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 -92.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +200.0% +646.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 $790.52MFY2026 $994.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 -6.4%FY2026 +118.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +11.9% +185.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIRBBNAAOI
Held by institutions 4.9% 71.8% 60.5%
Institutions holding 356 161 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -0.7% -3.5%
Institutions buying 163 88 313
Institutions selling 139 41 144
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.15 2.17

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.

UIRBBNAAOI
UI 1.00 0.12 0.32
RBBN 0.12 1.00 0.20
AAOI 0.32 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI, RBBN and AAOI?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $31.30B, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) $262.03M, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) $3.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, UI, RBBN and AAOI?

Ribbon Communications (RBBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ubiquiti (UI) 32.6x, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) 14.1x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -69.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ubiquiti (UI) is cheapest (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.8x, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) 30.8x, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 83.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) -7.8%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +61.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) 2.3%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) 0.0%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -25.9%, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) -51.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +100.9%. Over five years, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +12.7%/yr, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) -24.0%/yr, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) +58.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 54.4%, Ribbon Communications (RBBN) 69.4%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 139.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UI, RBBN and AAOI?

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 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.