XNET vs ERIC vs ALAR Stock Comparison

Xunlei, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Alarum 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
1 win
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
5 wins
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.41 -20.8% 1M -90.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 5, Alarum Technologies 4, Xunlei 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXNETERICALARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $239.19M $36.91B $9.43M ERIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 18.1x 0.1x ALAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.8x 20.1x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.4% -38.5% +48.2% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.9% 8.3% 145.1% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.0% 1.4% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.7% +15.2% -90.1% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -0.2%/yr -34.1%/yr XNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 36.5% 113.8% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 59/100 79/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

XNETERICALAR

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

AxisXNETERICALAR
Valuation 100 #1 of 38 88 #14 of 111 100 #1 of 124
Growth 46 #20 of 36 46 #59 of 108 65 #40 of 113
Profitability 64 #13 of 34 86 #15 of 104 79 #24 of 110
Financial Health 87 #6 of 38 40 #70 of 115 73 #35 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 38 #51 of 81 –
Overall 74 59 79
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXNETERICALARSPY
1 month -23.4%+14.3%-20.8% -0.8%
3 months -33.7%+12.6%-24.6% +3.5%
6 months -39.9%-1.5%-78.8% +7.0%
Year to date -45.8%+12.8%-83.6% +12.2%
1 year -58.7%+15.2%-90.1% +13.0%
3 years +161.2%+149.8%-54.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.8%+35.7%-23.1% +23.1%
5 years +32.9%-1.0%-87.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%-0.2%-34.1% +11.0%
10 years -26.0%+116.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%+8.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureXNETERICALARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%36.5%113.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.4%36.7%131.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.031.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.42-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.7%-65.8%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.1%-20.7%-91.3% -1.8%
52-week high $9.40$13.74$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $3.83$9.15$1.18 $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.

MultipleXNETERICALAR
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 29.6x 17.8xmedian 32.0x 0.1xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 24.2x 9.1xmedian 19.4x —median 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 9.8xmedian 29.0x —median 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.38 0.41median 1.13 0.00median 1.27

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 monthsXNETERICALAR
Revenue $424.54M $24.56B $45.33M
Gross profit $230.55M $11.51B $26.25M
Operating income $5.67M $2.90B $683.00K
Net income $146.48M $2.04B $1.15M
Free cash flow – $3.76B –
R&D $82.00M $5.22B $8.46M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $0.61 $50.66
Cash & equivalents $125.83M $5.11B $14.06M
Total debt $270.21M $3.73B $3.23M
Shares (diluted) 63.29M 3.34B 1.30M
Enterprise value -$643.59M $14.53B -$46.17M

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
MetricXNETERICALAR
P/E -3.3x 17.8x 0.1x
P/FCF – 9.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – 10.7x –
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 0.2x
P/B – 3.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book – 3.3x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x –
EV/EBIT 3.7x 11.9x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.4x -0.1x
EV/FCF – 9.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.41 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXNETERICALAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.4% -38.5% 48.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -2.0% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.5% 3.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 4.0% 30.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 126.5% -18.4% -84.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 55.0% 27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.7% -18.7% -75.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 108.8% 43.4% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -110.0% -17.7% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.7% 43.1% 109.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXNETERICALAR
Gross margin 54.3% 46.8% 57.9%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% –
Operating margin 1.3% 11.8% 1.5%
Pretax margin -20.6% 11.2% 3.8%
Net margin -16.9% 8.3% 145.1%
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% –
Return on equity – 18.7% 3.5%
Return on assets 11.3% 6.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.0% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 17.8% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXNETERICALAR
Debt / assets 4.8% 12.4% 1.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 63.1% 25.6%
Equity / assets – 36.9% 74.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.4x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – -0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXNETERICALAR
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusXNETERICALAR
Forward P/E – 16.8xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.65FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 +600.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.16BFY2026 $47.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.0% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXNETERICALAR
Held by institutions 11.0% 9.5% 4.2%
Institutions holding 52 388 25
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.7% +0.4% +182.7%
Institutions buying 35 219 16
Institutions selling 14 110 4
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.99 4.00

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.

XNETERICALAR
XNET 1.00 0.10 0.13
ERIC 0.10 1.00 0.02
ALAR 0.13 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XNET, ERIC and ALAR?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xunlei (XNET) $239.19M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, XNET, ERIC and ALAR?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xunlei (XNET) -3.3x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Xunlei (XNET) -58.7%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.1%. Over five years, Xunlei (XNET) compounded fastest (Xunlei (XNET) +5.9%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.1%/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%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads on 5. 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.