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How Cisco Systems, Inc. stacks up
CSCO · against 19 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
51/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #6 of 20 · scores higher than 74% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score2 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including CSCO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 51?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 3.8% vs peer median 4.2%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.1% vs peer median 2.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 62% of peers. Earnings yield: 3.3% vs peer median 2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 19 reported | 3.2% | 2.3% | 78% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 20 reported | 4.4% | 3.3% | 68% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 20 reported | 3.1% | 1.9% | 74% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 17 reported | 12.4% | 7.5% | 75% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CSCO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 994.08T KRW (≈$715.7B) | 95 | 81 | |
| 2 | 235.6B USD | 65 | 52 | |
| 3 | 259.7B USD | 63 | 63 | |
| 4 | 382.5B USD | 62 | 55 | |
| 5 | 265.8B USD | 54 | 68 | |
| 6 | 406.0B USD | 51 | 54 | |
| 7 | 207.6B USD | 46 | 61 | |
| 8 | 303.1B USD | 43 | 58 | |
| 9 | 203.4B USD | 41 | 61 | |
| 10 | 203.8B USD | 40 | 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