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CALX · NYSE

Calix Inc

Technology · Software - Application

$38.31

+0.37%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Research data through Oct 28, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.

Quality

52

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 52 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.

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Fundamental Momentum

Accelerating

74

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 74 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as accelerating. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

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Capital Returns

Weak

31

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 31 of 100, recorded as weak. No dividend is recorded for this company, so the reading rests on buybacks and dilution control. Share count has been reduced at about 0.6% a year in the stored window.

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Valuation context

Price / earnings
47.1

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What this company does

Calix was founded in 1999. We develop, market and sell platform, cloud and managed services, which are powered by agentic AI, that enable communication service providers ("CSPs") of all types and sizes to innovate and transform their businesses to focus on delivering outstanding subscriber experiences and become CXPs. The platform combines the Calix Agent Workforce with intelligent appliances, software, cloud and fully integrated SmartLife managed services to enable simplified business models that acquire, retain and grow subscribers and revenue. Calix Customer Success guides service providers through every stage of their transformation journey with expertise across technology, business and market insights. Our partner community extends innovation so customers can grow their businesses across markets at scale. With deep broadband expertise and an end-to-end approach from the datacenters’ access edge to every residential, business and municipal subscriber location, Calix enables any service provider to simplify operations, engagement, and service; innovate for their subscribers; and grow value for members, investors, and the communities they serve. This focus on subscriber experience allows CXPs to expand their brand through increased subscriber acquisition, loyalty and revenue while reducing their operating costs.

This is our mission: to transform service providers of all types and sizes into CXPs and enable them to simplify, innovate and grow.

We believe our platform offers a competitive edge to CXPs at a critical time of increasing competition. With the increase in both private and public funding of broadband access, we anticipate at least two fiber-to-the-home providers vying for subscribers in every market. These providers have a choice: become a speed provider focused on offering the fastest speeds at the lowest price, or become an experience provider focused on delivering innovative, value-added services that improve the lives of their subscribers. Our platform enables these service providers to build next generation networks and offer higher-value, managed-service experiences that enable them to grow revenue, increase subscriber loyalty and monetize their network investments for generations.

CXPs, who embrace our platform, understand this competitive threat and that their brand’s central position in the home, the business and the town is their most valuable strategic asset. As such, they must protect and expand continually. Our Access Edge network solution and Experience Edge premises solution are designed to allow CXPs to simplify their businesses and reduce operating costs, while launching innovative new services in a matter of days and weeks instead of months and years. Our role-based cloud enables CXP teams, such as marketing, operations or customer support, to leverage our Calix Agent Workforce to anticipate and automate tasks to address the subscriber’s needs, whether they are in the home, roaming across the town or managing a small business. Our platform is built to enable CXPs to quickly and easily deploy a growing portfolio of SmartLife managed services to connect entire communities. Embracing this strategy enables CXPs to establish themselves as essential technology innovators that are enabling their communities to grow and thrive.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 20, 2026. Read the filing

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