Harmonic

HLIT

Communication Equipment · Technology

Also trades as: 0J38.L

Price

$12.06

+0.61 (+5.37%)

Market Cap

$1.31B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Apr 3, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+7.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 106.2M (2021) → 114.2M (2025)

Harmonic Inc. makes technology that helps cable and broadcast companies deliver video content — like TV channels and streaming services — to viewers. Its main products are video processing software and cable access systems that sit inside the networks of internet and TV providers. Customers include large cable operators, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world.

Harmonic earns money through a mix of software subscriptions, hardware sales, and support services. Its newer cloud-based video platform, called VOS, is shifting the business toward recurring software revenue, which tends to be more predictable. The company operates globally, with a meaningful share of revenue coming from North America and Europe, and competes in a specialized niche where switching costs help retain customers. The key growth driver is cable operators upgrading their networks to deliver faster broadband using a technology called cable access virtualization, but slowing capital spending by those operators remains a real risk to near-term revenue.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-8.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+40.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$65M/ year

↓ Declining (-46% vs prior year)

18.1% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$109M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Harmonic's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin

52.3%

Healthy — 52.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

16.8%

Healthy — 16.8% operating margin

ROCE

4.4%

Weak — 4.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-27.5%

Shrinking sales (-27.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

-180.4%

Earnings shrinking (-180.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

9.1%

Modest free cash flow (9.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.31

Conservative — low debt load (0.31)

Interest Cover

10.55x

Comfortably covers interest (10.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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