Netgear vs Ribbon Communications
Ribbon Communications reported revenue of $845 million in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Netgear's $700 million in fiscal 2025. Netgear's revenue grew 3.8% in its latest year, and Ribbon Communications' grew 1.3%. Netgear had an operating margin of -4.9%, against -0.4% at Ribbon Communications. Free cash flow was −$19 million at Netgear and $26 million at Ribbon Communications.
Side by side
| Netgear | Ribbon Communications | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $700M | $845M |
| Revenue growth | 3.8% | 1.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −11.0% | 0.0% |
| Gross margin | 38.0% | 49.8% |
| Operating margin | −4.9% | −0.4% |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 4.7% |
| Free cash flow | −$19M | $26M |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.7% | 3.1% |
| Return on capital | — | −0.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $51M | $9M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.6% | 3.3% |
| Last close | $18.88 | $1.35 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 6.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $551,629 | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Netgear and Ribbon Communications pages.