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ADTRAN

NSQ:ADTN · US00486H1059
Communications EquipmentMedium

360

62
EV / EBIT49
Price / Owner Earnings25
Owner Earnings Yield60
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales78
EV / Gross Profit66
Price/Book26
Return on Capital31
Cash Return on Capital58
Return on Equity27
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability65
Accruals63
Owner Earnings Margin54
Sales growth53
Profit growth35
Reinvestment31
Price momentum76
Debt load52
Refinancing82
Debt Payback16
Liquidity34
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside64
Market mood8
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

ADTRAN clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryCommunications Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1985
Employees2,034
Websiteadtran.com
ISINUS00486H1059
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Network BackboneOptical InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureEnterprise Voip and TelephonyCloud ManagementVoIPSoftware DevelopmentSoftwareVideo

Description

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. is a global provider of networking and communications platforms, software, systems and services. The company is focused on the metro optical transport, data center interconnect, and broadband access market, serving a diverse do…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 43.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
53
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2023

All-time low

52

Jan 2025

Average rank

70

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
78
72
74
56
Price/Earnings
49
3
37
28
Price/Book
26
45
74
54
Dividend Yield
1
1
100
94
Value (overall)
41
13
100
75

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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