(CSCO) Cisco Systems - Ratings and Ratios
Switches, Routers, Security, Collaboration, Services
CSCO EPS (Earnings per Share)
CSCO Revenue
Description: CSCO Cisco Systems September 24, 2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) designs, develops, and sells a broad portfolio of networking and security technologies that power, protect, and extract insights from the Internet across all major regions-including the Americas, EMEA, APAC, Japan, and China. Its product suite spans data-center switching, network security (identity & access management, Secure Access Service Edge), threat-intelligence and response, as well as wired and wireless interconnects that link campus, data-center, and branch environments.
The company also offers collaboration solutions (Webex suite, devices, contact-center tools), communication-as-a-service platforms (perpetual licenses, subscriptions, hardware), and a suite of network-assurance, monitoring, analytics, and observability tools. Professional services cover planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting, while service and support packages include financing, managed-network services, and hardware replacement. Cisco reaches businesses, governments, public institutions, and service providers through direct sales, systems integrators, service-provider partners, resellers, and distributors.
**Key recent metrics (FY 2023-FY 2024):**
• Total revenue ≈ $53 billion in FY 2023, with a 9 % YoY increase driven largely by subscription and services growth.
• Subscription-based recurring revenue rose ~14 % YoY, now representing roughly 30 % of total revenue-a clear shift toward higher-margin, predictable cash flows.
• Q2 FY 2024 GAAP EPS was $0.71, beating consensus, while operating cash flow remained robust at $13 billion, underscoring strong free-cash-generation capacity.
**Macro- and sector-level drivers:**
1. Enterprise cloud migration and hybrid-cloud adoption are accelerating demand for high-performance data-center switching and secure edge solutions.
2. The rollout of 5G and the rise of edge-computing workloads are expanding the market for Cisco’s wired and wireless infrastructure, especially in carrier-grade deployments.
3. Increasing cybersecurity spending-particularly on zero-trust architectures and SASE-bolsters Cisco’s security-software and services franchise, which now commands a higher share of total revenue than legacy hardware.
For a deeper, data-driven valuation framework, you might explore the Cisco analysis on ValueRay.
CSCO Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 288,106m |
| Sub-Industry | Communications Equipment |
| IPO / Inception | 1990-02-16 |
CSCO Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 86.2% |
| Fundamental | 72.6% |
| Dividend Rating | 58.6% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | 10.9% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.92 of 5 |
CSCO Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 2.23% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.26% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 2.69% |
| Payout Consistency | 100.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 42.9% |
CSCO Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 47.2% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 85% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 60.9% |
| CAGR 5y | 21.70% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 1.08 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 3.30 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 1.33 |
| Alpha | 16.52 |
| Beta | 0.966 |
| Volatility | 23.62% |
| Current Volume | 24004.9k |
| Average Volume 20d | 16260.5k |
| Stop Loss | 70.9 (-3%) |
| Signal | 0.58 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5
| Net Income (10.45b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 3.40b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.11 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 2.66pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue -0.14% (prev -6.92%; Δ 6.78pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 (>3.0%) and CFO 14.19b > Net Income 10.45b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (20.17b) to EBITDA (15.86b) ratio: 1.27 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.00 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (3.99b) change vs 12m ago -1.07% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 65.14% (prev 64.73%; Δ 0.41pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 45.93% (prev 43.25%; Δ 2.68pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 8.19 (EBITDA TTM 15.86b / Interest Expense TTM 1.59b) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 1.36
| (A) -0.00 = (Total Current Assets 34.99b - Total Current Liabilities 35.06b) / Total Assets 122.29b |
| (B) 0.00 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 50.0m / Total Assets 122.29b |
| (C) 0.11 = EBIT TTM 13.05b / Avg Total Assets 123.35b |
| (D) 0.62 = Book Value of Equity 46.84b / Total Liabilities 75.45b |
| Total Rating: 1.36 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 72.60
| 1. Piotroski 6.50pt = 1.50 |
| 2. FCF Yield 4.42% = 2.21 |
| 3. FCF Margin 23.45% = 5.86 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.63 = 2.30 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 1.27 = 1.35 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 5.68)% = 7.10 |
| 7. RoE 22.78% = 1.90 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 4.46% = 0.33 |
| 9. EPS Trend 0.69% = 0.03 |
What is the price of CSCO shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.41%, over one month by +7.67%, over three months by +7.39% and over the past year by +34.33%.
Is Cisco Systems a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of CSCO is around 77.62 USD . This means that CSCO is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 6.17%.
Is CSCO a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 10
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the CSCO price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 76.3 | 4.3% |
| Analysts Target Price | 76.3 | 4.3% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 86.8 | 18.7% |
CSCO Fundamental Data Overview November 01, 2025
P/E Trailing = 28.6706
P/E Forward = 16.8067
P/S = 5.0854
P/B = 5.7649
P/EG = 1.6329
Beta = 0.966
Revenue TTM = 56.65b USD
EBIT TTM = 13.05b USD
EBITDA TTM = 15.86b USD
Long Term Debt = 22.86b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 5.61b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 29.64b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 20.17b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 300.51b USD (288.11b + Debt 29.64b - CCE 17.24b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.19 (Ebit TTM 13.05b / Interest Expense TTM 1.59b)
FCF Yield = 4.42% (FCF TTM 13.29b / Enterprise Value 300.51b)
FCF Margin = 23.45% (FCF TTM 13.29b / Revenue TTM 56.65b)
Net Margin = 18.45% (Net Income TTM 10.45b / Revenue TTM 56.65b)
Gross Margin = 65.14% ((Revenue TTM 56.65b - Cost of Revenue TTM 19.75b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 64.02% (prev 65.57%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.46 (Enterprise Value 300.51b / Total Assets 122.29b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.24% (Interest Expense 368.0m / Debt 29.64b)
Taxrate = 15.83% (531.0m / 3.35b)
NOPAT = 10.98b (EBIT 13.05b * (1 - 15.83%))
Current Ratio = 1.00 (Total Current Assets 34.99b / Total Current Liabilities 35.06b)
Debt / Equity = 0.63 (Debt 29.64b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 46.84b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.27 (Net Debt 20.17b / EBITDA 15.86b)
Debt / FCF = 1.52 (Net Debt 20.17b / FCF TTM 13.29b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 45.90b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.55% (Net Income 10.45b / Total Assets 122.29b)
RoE = 22.78% (Net Income TTM 10.45b / Total Stockholder Equity 45.90b)
RoCE = 18.98% (EBIT 13.05b / Capital Employed (Equity 45.90b + L.T.Debt 22.86b))
RoIC = 14.45% (NOPAT 10.98b / Invested Capital 76.00b)
WACC = 8.77% (E(288.11b)/V(317.75b) * Re(9.57%) + D(29.64b)/V(317.75b) * Rd(1.24%) * (1-Tc(0.16)))
Discount Rate = 9.57% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.17%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.81% ; FCFE base≈12.06b ; Y1≈12.00b ; Y5≈12.60b
Fair Price DCF = 43.60 (DCF Value 171.82b / Shares Outstanding 3.94b; 5y FCF grow -1.18% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 0.69 | EPS CAGR: 5.25% | SUE: 0.43 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 4.46 | Revenue CAGR: 2.71% | SUE: 0.73 | # QB: 0
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