UI vs XNET Stock Comparison

Ubiquiti and Xunlei Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$585.48 +4.3% 1M -20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.56B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.84 -23.4% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$238.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionUIXNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.56B $238.88M UI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x -3.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +40.4% XNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.3% -16.9% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 72.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.4% -58.7% UI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +5.9%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 52.8% XNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 XNET

Percentile Scorecard

UIXNET

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

AxisUIXNET
Valuation 27 #81 of 111 100 #1 of 38
Growth 90 #12 of 108 46 #20 of 36
Profitability 99 #2 of 104 64 #13 of 34
Financial Health 75 #30 of 115 87 #6 of 38
Shareholder Returns 50 #41 of 81 –
Overall 68 74
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUIXNETSPY
1 month +4.3%-23.4% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%-33.7% +3.5%
6 months -42.0%-39.9% +7.0%
Year to date +5.8%-45.8% +12.2%
1 year -20.4%-58.7% +13.0%
3 years +401.8%+161.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +71.3%+37.8% +23.1%
5 years +95.5%+32.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years +1,006.8%-26.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.2%-3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUIXNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%52.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-1.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-68.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%-59.1% -1.8%
52-week high $1,084.50$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $515.44$3.83 $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.

MultipleUIXNET
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 32.0x -3.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 19.4x —median 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 29.0x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 2.9x —median 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.13 0.04median 0.38

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 monthsUIXNET
Revenue $3.27B $424.54M
Gross profit $1.51B $230.55M
Operating income $1.19B $5.67M
Net income $960.30M $146.48M
Free cash flow $908.94M –
R&D $204.17M $82.00M
EPS (diluted) $15.85 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $522.58M $125.83M
Total debt $180.81M $270.21M
Shares (diluted) 60.57M 63.29M
Enterprise value $35.10B -$643.90M

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
MetricUIXNET
P/E 36.9x -3.3x
P/FCF 39.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x –
P/S 10.8x 0.6x
P/B 24.6x –
P/Tangible book 24.6x –
EV/EBITDA 28.9x –
EV/EBIT 29.4x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 0.0x
EV/FCF 38.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 37.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUIXNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 40.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.3% 35.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 126.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% -79.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 108.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.8% -110.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% -88.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUIXNET
Gross margin 46.2% 54.3%
EBITDA margin 36.8% –
Operating margin 36.2% 1.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% -20.6%
Net margin 29.3% -16.9%
FCF margin 27.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.4% –
Return on equity 72.7% –
Return on assets 49.1% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 72.8% –
Return on capital employed 89.1% 0.5%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUIXNET
Debt / assets – 4.8%
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 16.9%
Equity / assets 65.5% –
Interest coverage – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 32.88 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUIXNET
Dividend yield 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusUIXNET
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $18.88FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUIXNET
Held by institutions 4.9% 11.0%
Institutions holding 354 52
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -8.7%
Institutions buying 163 35
Institutions selling 139 14
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.50

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.

UIXNET
UI 1.00 0.16
XNET 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UI and XNET?

Ubiquiti (UI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ubiquiti (UI) $36.56B, Xunlei (XNET) $238.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

Xunlei (XNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ubiquiti (UI) returned the most: Ubiquiti (UI) -20.4%, Xunlei (XNET) -58.7%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Xunlei (XNET) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xunlei (XNET) has been the steadiest (Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Xunlei (XNET) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do UI and XNET move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.16, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, UI and XNET?

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.