Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Price and Financial Metrics
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CSCO POWR Grades
- Quality is the dimension where CSCO ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 96.32% of US stocks.
- CSCO's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving up over the last 31 weeks.
- CSCO's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 18.85% of US stocks).
CSCO Stock Summary
- CSCO has a higher market value than 99.26% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $230,811,988,188.
- Cisco Systems Inc's stock had its IPO on March 26, 1990, making it an older stock than 83.97% of US equities in our set.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -28.3%, Cisco Systems Inc's debt growth rate surpasses merely 17.52% of about US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Cisco Systems Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be INTC, PFE, NFLX, BHP, and ABT.
- CSCO's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Cisco Systems Inc's official web site, go to www.cisco.com.
CSCO Valuation Summary
- CSCO's price/sales ratio is 4.6; this is 11.54% lower than that of the median Technology stock.
- CSCO's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 333.3 over the prior 243 months.
- CSCO's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 333.3 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for CSCO.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | 2018-11-09 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1957.8 | 16.6 |
| CSCO | 2016-05-02 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 12.0 |
| CSCO | 2015-08-11 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 16.0 | 13.8 |
| CSCO | 2011-06-16 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| CSCO | 2008-04-24 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 19.2 | 15.4 |
| CSCO | 2007-04-13 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 24.9 | 19.5 |
CSCO Growth Metrics
- The 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at 12.07%.
- Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 80.03%.
- Its 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 5.26%.
The table below shows CSCO's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
| Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | 48,846 | 14,752 | 10,218 |
| 2020-12-31 | 48,026 | 15,109 | 10,129 |
| 2020-09-30 | 48,071 | 15,935 | 10,462 |
| 2020-06-30 | 49,301 | 15,426 | 11,214 |
| 2020-03-31 | 50,575 | 15,566 | 10,784 |
| 2019-12-31 | 51,550 | 15,658 | 11,054 |
CSCO Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of CSCO, see our CSCO price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $51.10 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.71 (Moderate Buy) |
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CSCO Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $55.37 | 52-week high | $55.65 |
| Prev. close | $55.07 | 52-week low | $35.28 |
| Day low | $55.01 | Volume | 13,438,717 |
| Day high | $55.49 | Avg. volume | 19,790,264 |
| 50-day MA | $53.61 | Dividend yield | 2.69% |
| 200-day MA | $47.94 | Market Cap | 233.34B |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Company Bio
Cisco Systems designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol (IP) based networking products and services related to the communications and information technology industry worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.
CSCO Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $55.37 | $27.7 | -47% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Cisco Systems Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Cisco Systems Inc ranked in the 38th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for CSCO, they are:
- In the past 5.45 years, Cisco Systems Inc has a compound free cash flow growth rate of 0.05%; that's higher than only 20.55% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Technology sector.
- The business' balance sheet reveals debt to be 6% of the company's capital (with equity being the remaining amount). Approximately just 20.52% of US stocks with free cash flow have a lower reliance on debt in their capital structure.
- CSCO's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than 45.04% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -48% |
| 1% | -48% |
| 2% | -47% |
| 3% | -47% |
| 4% | -46% |
| 5% | -46% |
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Latest CSCO News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Cisco Systems Inc that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CSCO as an investment opportunity.
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CSCO Price Returns
| 1-mo | 5.20% |
| 3-mo | 9.52% |
| 6-mo | 25.97% |
| 1-year | 23.03% |
| 3-year | 43.34% |
| 5-year | 112.22% |
| YTD | 26.51% |
| 2020 | -3.49% |
| 2019 | 13.81% |
| 2018 | 16.57% |
| 2017 | 31.27% |
| 2016 | 15.13% |
CSCO Dividends
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