XNET vs ERIC vs AKAM Stock Comparison

Xunlei, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Akamai Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.84 -23.4% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$239.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc
$98.50 -13.6% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.39B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionXNETERICAKAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $239.19M $36.91B $14.39B ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 18.1x 35.0x ERIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.8x 15.6x AKAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.4% -38.5% +5.9% XNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.9% 8.3% 9.5% AKAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x -1.4x AKAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.7% +15.2% +31.2% AKAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -0.2%/yr -1.1%/yr XNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 36.5% 61.5% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 59/100 63/100 XNET

Percentile Scorecard

XNETERICAKAM

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

AxisXNETERICAKAM
Valuation 100 #1 of 38 88 #14 of 111 89 #5 of 38
Growth 46 #20 of 36 46 #59 of 108 14 #31 of 36
Profitability 64 #13 of 34 86 #15 of 104 79 #8 of 34
Financial Health 87 #6 of 38 40 #70 of 115 78 #9 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 38 #51 of 81 55 #10 of 21
Overall 74 59 63
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AKAM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXNETERICAKAMSPY
1 month -23.4%+14.3%-13.6% -0.8%
3 months -33.7%+12.6%-12.7% +3.5%
6 months -39.9%-1.5%+2.7% +7.0%
Year to date -45.8%+12.8%+12.9% +12.2%
1 year -58.7%+15.2%+31.2% +13.0%
3 years +161.2%+149.8%-3.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.8%+35.7%-1.2% +23.1%
5 years +32.9%-1.0%-5.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%-0.2%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years -26.0%+116.1%+45.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%+8.0%+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureXNETERICAKAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%36.5%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.4%36.7%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.031.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.420.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.7%-65.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.1%-20.7%-38.9% -1.8%
52-week high $9.40$13.74$161.14 $779.14
52-week low $3.83$9.15$71.97 $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.

MultipleXNETERICAKAM
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 29.6x 17.8xmedian 32.0x 34.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 3.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 24.2x 9.1xmedian 19.4x 10.5xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.38 0.41median 1.13 -6.96median 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 monthsXNETERICAKAM
Revenue $424.54M $24.56B $4.32B
Gross profit $230.55M $11.51B $2.48B
Operating income $5.67M $2.90B $455.68M
Net income $146.48M $2.04B $410.97M
Free cash flow – $3.76B $956.10M
R&D $82.00M $5.22B $554.57M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $0.61 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $125.83M $5.11B $1.48B
Total debt $270.21M $3.73B $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 63.29M 3.34B 153.69M
Enterprise value -$643.59M $14.53B $7.80B

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
MetricXNETERICAKAM
P/E -3.3x 17.8x 34.7x
P/FCF – 9.8x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.7x 9.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 3.3x
P/B – 3.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book – 3.3x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 11.9x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 9.2x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.41 -6.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXNETERICAKAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.4% -38.5% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -2.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.5% 3.7% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 4.0% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 126.5% -18.4% -13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 55.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.7% -18.7% -3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 108.8% 43.4% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -110.0% -17.7% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.7% 43.1% -5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% 16.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% 0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXNETERICAKAM
Gross margin 54.3% 46.8% 57.5%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% 27.6%
Operating margin 1.3% 11.8% 10.5%
Pretax margin -20.6% 11.2% 11.5%
Net margin -16.9% 8.3% 9.5%
FCF margin – 15.3% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% 33.5%
Return on equity – 18.7% 8.5%
Return on assets 11.3% 6.8% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.5% 17.8% 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXNETERICAKAM
Debt / assets 4.8% 12.4% 11.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 63.1% 68.5%
Equity / assets – 36.9% 31.5%
Interest coverage 2.8x – 13.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXNETERICAKAM
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% -0.8%
Shareholder yield – 0.6% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusXNETERICAKAM
Forward P/E – 16.8xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.65FY2026 $6.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 -11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% -0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.16BFY2026 $4.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.1%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.0% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXNETERICAKAM
Held by institutions 11.0% 9.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 52 388 801
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.7% +0.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 35 219 430
Institutions selling 14 110 282
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.99 1.52

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.

XNETERICAKAM
XNET 1.00 0.10 0.17
ERIC 0.10 1.00 0.23
AKAM 0.17 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XNET, ERIC and AKAM?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xunlei (XNET) $239.19M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) $14.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, XNET, ERIC and AKAM?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xunlei (XNET) -3.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 15.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xunlei (XNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has the highest net margin (Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Akamai Technologies (AKAM) returned the most: Xunlei (XNET) -58.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +31.2%. Over five years, Xunlei (XNET) compounded fastest (Xunlei (XNET) +5.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Xunlei (XNET) 52.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XNET, ERIC and AKAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 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.