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Cisco Systems

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
1
Latest video
Q1 2026
YouTube available
Yes
Current price
$86.25
+1.00 (+1.17%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
31.03x
Forward: 19.12x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
9.7%
Earnings: 31.2%
Margins
24.9% op
Gross: 64.8% · Net: 18.8%
Balance sheet
0.95x current
Debt / Equity: 66.5
52-week range / Beta
$53.83 - $88.19
Beta: 0.82
Analyst target
$89.09
Upside: 3.3%
Cash / shareholder return
2.97% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 1.94%

Company context

Industry: Communication Equipment
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 7.14x
Return on equity: 23.8%
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies that help to power, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company offers data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; threat intelligence, detection, and response solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; WEBEX suite, collaboration devices, and contact center; communication platform as a service software, including perpetual licenses, subscription arrangements, and hardware solutions; network assurance, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite; issue resolution, software support, and hardware replacement; professional services, such as planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting; service and support packages, financing, and managed network services; and regional, national, and international wireline carriers, webscale products, internet, and cable. It also delivers connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; wireless products, including indoor and outdoor wireless coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud, on-premise, or within hybrid cloud environments, transition collaboration solutions from on-premise to the cloud; and network assurance, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite. In addition, it offers technical support and advisory services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers. It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Market context for CSCO

Competitive view

CSCO vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Cisco Systems
CSCO
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Texas Instruments
TXN
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Qualcomm Inc.
QCOM
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
CSCO
$340.78B
Cisco Systems
TXN
$209.24B
Texas Instruments
QCOM
$145.47B
Qualcomm Inc.
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
CSCO
31.0x
Cisco Systems
TXN
42.2x
Texas Instruments
QCOM
27.5x
Qualcomm Inc.
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
CSCO
19.1x
Cisco Systems
TXN
28.8x
Texas Instruments
QCOM
12.3x
Qualcomm Inc.
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
CSCO
9.7%
Cisco Systems
TXN
10.4%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
5.0%
Qualcomm Inc.
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
CSCO
31.2%
Cisco Systems
TXN
-3.2%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
-1.8%
Qualcomm Inc.
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
CSCO
24.9%
Cisco Systems
TXN
34.0%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
27.5%
Qualcomm Inc.
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
CSCO
64.8%
Cisco Systems
TXN
57.0%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
55.1%
Qualcomm Inc.
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
CSCO
18.8%
Cisco Systems
TXN
28.3%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
12.0%
Qualcomm Inc.
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
CSCO
23.8%
Cisco Systems
TXN
30.1%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
21.5%
Qualcomm Inc.
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
CSCO
3.0%
Cisco Systems
TXN
-0.1%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
7.2%
Qualcomm Inc.
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
CSCO
66.51x
Cisco Systems
TXN
90.82x
Texas Instruments
QCOM
64.22x
Qualcomm Inc.
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
CSCO
0.95x
Cisco Systems
TXN
4.35x
Texas Instruments
QCOM
2.50x
Qualcomm Inc.
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
CSCO
0.82
Cisco Systems
TXN
0.99
Texas Instruments
QCOM
1.28
Qualcomm Inc.
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
CSCO
1.9%
Cisco Systems
TXN
2.5%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
2.6%
Qualcomm Inc.
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
CSCO
3.3%
Cisco Systems
TXN
-2.6%
Texas Instruments
QCOM
11.0%
Qualcomm Inc.

YouTube timeline

Quarterly archive for CSCO

Each row is one quarter. Only the YouTube link is shown here for now.

Q1 2026
Video live
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Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Cisco Systems. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.