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Calix, Inc.

CALX

Technology · 35.20 +1.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Calix, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 27.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+1.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeBroadband Provider Software · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 7 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • CALX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CALX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 27.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • CALX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements112
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +20.3% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +7.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +5.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 7.55x in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 5.2% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 216% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 52% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

35.20
6m-29.3%12m-44.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$679.4M+25.5%$3.51+9.4%
2022-12-31$867.8M+27.7%$0.60+1.6%
2023-12-31$1.0B+19.8%$0.42+0.6%
2024-12-31$831.5M-20.0%$-0.45-5.0%
2025-12-31$1.0B+20.3%$0.26+5.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
Revenue fluctuations result from many factors, including, but not limited to: increases or decreases in customer orders for our products and services, global economic and geopolitical events and conditions, including tariffs (and certainty related to the enfo…
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 5 filings
Revenue fluctuations result from many factors, including, but not limited to: increases or decreases in customer orders for our products and services, global economic and geopolitical events and conditions, including tariffs (and certainty related to the enfo…
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 5 filings
Revenue fluctuations result from many factors, including, but not limited to: increases or decreases in customer orders for our products and services, global economic and geopolitical events and conditions, including tariffs (and certainty related to the enfo…
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 5 filings
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 27, 2026 increased by $17.6 million as compared with the corresponding period in 2025 mainly due to increases in personnel expenses of $9.4 million mostly related to increased headcount, outside…
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.4× · EV/sales 2.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

35.20+1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CALX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-22 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-22.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 27.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Research and Development Expenses The following table sets forth our research and development expenses (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Variance in Dollars Variance in Percent Research and development expenses $ 54,646 $ 43,980 $ 10,666 24 % Percent of revenue 20 % 20 % Percentage of gross profit 34 % 36 % Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 28, 2026 increased by $10.7 million as compared with the corresponding period in 2025 mainly due to increases in personnel expenses of $5.1 million, outside services of $3.7 million, stock-based compensation expense of $0.8 million, depreciation and amortization of $0.8 million and a...

General and Administrative Expenses The following table sets forth our general and administrative expenses (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Variance in Dollars Variance in Percent General and administrative expenses $ 28,448 $ 26,750 $ 1,698 6 % Percent of revenue 10 % 12 % General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 28, 2026 increased by $1.7 million as compared with the corresponding period in 2025 mainly due to increases in personnel expenses of $1.0 million, mostly related to incentive compensation and increased headcount.

Income Taxes The following table sets forth our income taxes (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Variance in Dollars Variance in Percent Income taxes $ 4,022 $ 1,797 $ 2,225 124 % Effective tax rate 26.4 % (60.1) % For the three months ended March 28, 2026, our income tax expense was $4.0 million for an effective tax rate of 26.4%, which differed from the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes, the effect of non-deductible stock-based compensation for executive officers offset by the favorable impact of U.S. federal research tax credits and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CALX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ADTNADTRAN Holdings, Inc.competitorFeb 20, 2026

Vendors with which we may compete include: ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.; Ciena Corporation; CommScope Holding Company, Inc.; eero/Ring (Amazon companies); Harmonic Inc.; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Nokia Corporation; Plume Design, Inc.

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.competitorFeb 20, 2026

Vendors with which we may compete include: ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.; Ciena Corporation; CommScope Holding Company, Inc.; eero/Ring (Amazon companies); Harmonic Inc.; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Nokia Corporation; Plume Design, Inc.

Depended on by

ADTNADTRAN Holdings, Inc.competitorFeb 26, 2026

In the Subscriber Solutions category, our primary competitors include Calix, Ciena, Nokia, eero, RAD, and a growing number of Asian based ODM's selling direct to carriers.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CALX is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Broadband Provider Software. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CALX; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.