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How Cisco Systems, Inc. stacks up
CSCO · against 19 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
85/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #11 of 20 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including CSCO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 85?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 75% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.7% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 87% of peers. Return on assets: 10.2% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 90% of peers. Operating margin: 24.3% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CSCO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CSCO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 19 reported | 16.7% | 17.9% | 44% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 20 reported | 24.3% | 28.3% | 37% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 20 reported | 10.2% | 9.8% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 19 reported | 27.3% | 34.5% | 39% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 20 reported | 64.5% | 62.2% | 63% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CSCO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 598.2B USD | 99 | 60 | |
| 1 | 203.8B USD | 99 | 56 | |
| 1 | 288.7B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 4 | 994.08T KRW (≈$715.7B) | 96 | 81 | |
| 5 | 421.5B USD | 95 | 78 | |
| 8 | 259.7B USD | 90 | 63 | |
| 9 | 207.6B USD | 89 | 61 | |
| 10 | 265.8B USD | 86 | 68 | |
| 11 | 214.3B USD | 85 | 62 | |
| 11 | 406.0B USD | 85 | 54 | |
| 13 | 203.4B USD | 84 | 61 | |
| 14 | 382.5B USD | 82 | 55 | |
| 15 | 216.3B USD | 77 | 64 | |
| 16 | 790.0B USD | 70 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score