RBBN
Ribbon Communications Inc.
RBBN has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over RBBN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
RBBN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
RBBN's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RBBN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.9x | $0.99 | -32% |
| Current | 15x | $1.45 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $1.62 | +12% |
| Expensive | 22x | $2.22 | +53% |
| Forward | 28x | $1.45 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RBBN's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 28x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over RBBN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RBBN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RBBN's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
RBBN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.05 | -47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.17 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.22 | +$0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.24 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.31 | +$0.09 |
RDDT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 57% for RBBN versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
RBBN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.7M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $162.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $227.3M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $215.4M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $220.6M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $181.3M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $251.4M | +11% |
RBBN's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $219M last quarter, up 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.3% | -8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -19% | -8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1% | -9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9% | +2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +5.9 points |
RBBN's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RBBN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15.5M | -174% |
| Q2 2026 | -$15.8M | -$9.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$25.1M | -$9.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $27.3M | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $21M | +$44.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.5M | +$6.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.7M | -248% |
| Q4 2024 | $53.8M | +210% |
RBBN's free cash flow was −$29M over the past year, against $53M the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RBBN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +30.7M shares |
| Available history | +62% | +68.6M shares |
RBBN has 179M diluted shares, up 1.3% from a year ago, despite $4M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $824,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
RBBN spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
RBBN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 10.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
RBBN's net debt is about 9.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.2 years a year ago.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over RBBN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RBBN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.3 | Oversold |
RBBN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
RBBN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RBBN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 16x | 12% below |
| PE % | 32 | 26 | 6 pts above |
RBBN has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
RBBN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.54 | 5.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.86 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.28 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.04 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.06 | 53% below |
RDDT has stronger trend alignment. RBBN is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
RBBN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.10 | $6.61 | +113% |
| 2021 | $6.61 | $6.08 | -8% |
| 2022 | $6.08 | $2.65 | -56% |
| 2023 | $2.65 | $2.90 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $2.90 | $4.10 | +41% |
| 2025 | $4.10 | $2.95 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.95 | $1.45 | -51% |
RBBN has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.