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CALIX, INC CALX
CALIX, INC (CALX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.0B at a 1.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.85 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-22 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-22 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-16 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.499 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.352 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.02 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.311 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALX | CALIX, INC | 6/9 | 6.79 | 126.9 | +20.3% |
| CCOI | COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. | 3/9 | -0.5 | — | -5.8% |
| GOGO | Gogo Inc. | 5/9 | -1.47 | 33.3 | +104.7% |
| IRDM | Iridium Communications Inc. | 7/9 | 0.75 | 40.2 | +4.9% |
| KORE | KORE Group Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | -5.24 | — | +-0% |
| GSAT | Globalstar, Inc. | 4/9 | -1.96 | — | +9% |
| BZFD | BuzzFeed, Inc. | 3/9 | -13.42 | — | -2.4% |
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About CALIX, INC
Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of cloud and software platforms, and systems and services in the United States, rest of Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to provide a range of services. It offers Calix Cloud platform comprising Calix Engagement Cloud, Calix Operations Cloud, and Calix Service Cloud, which are configurable to display role-based insights and enable BEPs to anticipate and target new revenue-generating services and applications through mobile application, such as CommandIQ for residents and CommandWorx for businesses; Calix Intelligent Access, an access network solution for automated and intelligent networks; and Calix Unlimited Subscriber, a solution for subscriber managed services. It also provides SmartLife managed services, including SmartHome managed services and applications to enhance, operate and secure the connected experience of subscribers in their home for Wi-Fi, advanced content control, network security, connected cameras, and social media monitoring; SmartTown managed services that reimagine community Wi-Fi as a ubiquitous, secure, and managed experience across a BEP's footprint; SmartBiz managed services that address the business networking and productivity needs of business owners with an all-in-one managed service; SMARTMDU managed services provide purpose-built, flexible connectivity solutions for multi-family properties of any type. In addition, the company offers Wi-Fi systems under GigaSpire and GigaPro brands to be ready for deployment as a complete subscriber experience solution for BEP's residential and business subscribers. It provides its products through its direct sales force and resellers. Calix, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
FAQ
Is CALX financially healthy?
CALIX, INC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CALX pay a dividend?
No, CALIX, INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CALX?
In FY2025, CALIX, INC had a net margin of 1.8% and a return on equity of 2.1%.
Is CALX overvalued or undervalued?
CALIX, INC trades at about 153.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.3×–171.8×, median 79.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CALX?
The average Wall-Street price target for CALIX, INC is $66.00, about 65.4% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CALX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CALIX, INC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 126.9×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.