CALX
Calix, Inc.
CALX's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 47x earnings, below its usual 72x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CALX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CALX's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
CALX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $32.68 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $12.95 | -60% |
| Current | 47x | $32.68 | — |
| Fair | 72x | $49.68 | +52% |
| Expensive | 127x | $87.43 | +168% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CALX's PE is in its cheap range at 47x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
CALX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CALX, with profitability improving.
CALX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.20 | +219% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.69 | +$0.81 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.75 | +$1.15 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.49 | +$1.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.26 | +$0.71 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.40 | -1433% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.52 | -286% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.45 | -207% |
CALX has returned to profit: it earned $0.69 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
CALX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $301.7M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $293.3M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $280M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $272.4M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $265.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $241.9M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $220.2M | -2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $206.1M | -22% |
CALX's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $302M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | +13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.6% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.1% | -4.5 points |
CALX's operating margin was 5.5% last quarter, down 1.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CALX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | -87% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.9M | -67% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5M | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.3M | +294% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | +109% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.6M | +117% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M | -6.7% |
CALX generated $62M in free cash flow over the past year, down 27% from the year before.
CALX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -5.3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.4% | -5.1M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -3.5M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +9.5M shares |
CALX has 64M diluted shares, down 7.7% from a year ago, with $307M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $69.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $170.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M |
CALX spent $307M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
CALX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
CALX has more cash than debt.
CALX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.5 | Neutral |
CALX's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
CALX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CALX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 47x | 28x | 70% above |
| PE % | 30 | 35 | 5 pts below |
CALX is trading at 47x earnings, a 70% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CALX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.8 | 6% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.5 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $43.3 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $45.6 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.2 | 24% below |
CALX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below its 200-week average.
CALX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.04 | $31.9 | +297% |
| 2021 | $31.9 | $66.2 | +108% |
| 2022 | $66.2 | $67.5 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $67.5 | $43.7 | -35% |
| 2024 | $43.7 | $35.0 | -20% |
| 2025 | $35.0 | $54.3 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.3 | $32.7 | -40% |
CALX is down 40% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.