CALX
Calix, Inc.
CALX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over CALX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
CALX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CALX's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR has the edge over CALX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, 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.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
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.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
CALX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CALX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 47x | 28x | 70% above |
| PE % | 30 | 35 | 5 pts below |
CALX has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% 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.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR has the edge over CALX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.