profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Ribbon Communications
$1.47+1.38% today
-51.6% in 1 year
1-year low $1.321-year high $3.34
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $6.65 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Ribbon Communications sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $820 million in 2022 to $845 million in 2025, with $39.6 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Ribbon Communications handed back 34% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $9M
Free cash flow 2025$26M
Bought back its own shares$9M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$96M vs. $405M
Ribbon Communications vs. similar companies
Ribbon Communications grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribbon Communications | 6.6× · Cheap | ||
 Charter Communications | 5.0× · Cheap | ||
 Telefónica | No profit yet | ||
 BCE | 4.4× · Cheap | ||
 Rogers Communications | 3.7× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Ribbon Communications's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820 | 826 | 834 | 845 | |
| 401 | 408 | 440 | 421 | |
| -31 | -4 | 27 | 21 | |
| -16 | 43 | 52 | 61 | |
| -98 | -66 | -54 | 40 | |
| -0.63 | -0.39 | -0.31 | 0.22 | |
| 48.9% | 49.4% | 52.7% | 49.8% | |
| -3.8% | -0.4% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| -12.0% | -8.0% | -6.5% | 4.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,256 | 1,144 | 1,163 | 1,212 |
| Cash | 67 | 26 | 88 | 96 |
| Total debt | 388 | 287 | 384 | 405 |
| Total liabilities | 737 | 691 | 758 | 763 |
| 518 | 453 | 405 | 449 | |
| 157 | 170 | 174 | 180 | |
| -8.1% | -3.0% | -1.2% | -0.0% | |
| -18.9% | -14.6% | -13.4% | 8.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26 | 17 | 50 | 51 | |
| 14 | 9 | 23 | 25 | |
| -40 | 8 | 27 | 26 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | |
| 19 | 22 | 16 | 19 |
Valuation
- 6.6×
- 11.5×
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.3×
- 10.1×
- 9.4×
- 9.9%
- 15.0%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 49.8%
- 2.4%
- 4.7%
- 5.6%
- 0.2%
- -8.1%
- 7.9%
- 2.7%
- -0.5%
- 21.8%
Growth
- +1.0%
- –
- −4.8%
- –
- +4.5%
Financial health
- 7.1×
- 0.96
- 34.5%
- -0.1×
- 1.37
- 1.09
- 0.71
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 11%of 436
Bottom 16%of 438
Top 8%of 347
Bottom 27%of 440
Top 29%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $3.50
- Range
- $3.00 – $4.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +16.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.59 | 0.11 | +436.4% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 0.04 | 0.06 | −33.3% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 0.05 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -0.03 | 0.01 | −400.0% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 0.16 | 0.13 | +23.1% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 0.05 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 0.05 | 0.05 | +4.2% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
43No pass
Benjamin Graham
65Pass
Philip Fisher
33No pass
Peter Lynch
32No pass
Joel Greenblatt
33No pass
Charlie Munger
22No pass
Terry Smith
20No pass
Questions about Ribbon Communications
Is Ribbon Communications a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Ribbon Communications AI analysis
What does Ribbon Communications do?
Ribbon Communications Inc. provides communications technology in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cloud and Edge, and IP Optical Networks. It is in Telecommunications Services.
Does Ribbon Communications pay a dividend?
No. Ribbon Communications does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $8.96 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Ribbon Communications stock halal?
No. Ribbon Communications does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 154% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Ribbon Communications stock done over the past year?
Down 51.6% over the past twelve months, to $1.47. It traded between $1.32 and $3.34 and is 56.0% below its high.
Who are Ribbon Communications's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Charter Communications, Telefónica, BCE and Rogers Communications. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Ribbon Communications's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.