CSCO
Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI pickCisco Systems, Inc. · Technology · United States · $419.9B cap · $2.0B/day traded
$110.24 +3.5% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is 80/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 69, Value 36, Momentum 72, each scored against its sector).
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Cisco is the world's largest enterprise networking vendor and is now a meaningful supplier of the Ethernet switching, routing and optics that connect AI data centres. Reported growth has reached about 18%, driven by AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers and a new line of sovereign AI projects such as its agreement with Bell Canada. Cisco benefits because AI spending is moving from chips to connectivity, and because enterprises must upgrade their campus networks and security to run AI workloads. It has a large installed base with high switching costs, a growing recurring software and security revenue stream (strengthened by Splunk), strong free cash flow, and steady buybacks and dividends funded internally. In a market where yields stay elevated, a self-funding, cash-generative business of this kind is well placed.
ABOUT CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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Cisco Systems is a global technology leader providing networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions to enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations. The company maintains a strong competitive moat through its extensive installed base, enterprise-grade reliability, and integrated product ecosystem, resulting in high switching costs for its customers. Cisco is a dominant market leader in enterprise networking infrastructure, steadily expanding its software and subscription services.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 51.6B | 57.0B | 53.8B | 56.7B | 3.2% | 63.3B | 65.5B | 69.9B | 7.2% |
| EPS | 2.83 | 3.08 | 2.55 | 2.63 | -2.4% | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.41 | 9.1% |
| Shares | 4.1B | 4.1B | 4.0B | 4.0B | -3.6% | 3.9B | — | — | — |
| Debt | 9.5B | 8.4B | 31.0B | 28.1B | 43.5% | 31.2B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 39.8B | 44.4B | 45.5B | 46.8B | 5.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 13.2B | 19.9B | 10.9B | 14.2B | 2.4% | 14.2B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | 1.6B | -5.1B | -20.5B | 1.7B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -16.0B | -11.6B | 6.8B | -15.8B | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 62% of stocks we rank over the past year (35% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CSCO are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc.(you) | $419.9B | 80 | Strong Buy |
| 3308.HK | Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd. | $112.6B | 67 | Buy |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | $79.7B | 73 | Buy |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | $75.3B | 89 | Strong Buy |
| 601138.SS | Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., Ltd. | $145.3B | 49 | Hold |
| 2345.TW | Accton Technology Corporation | $30.5B | 77 | Buy |
| 300502.SZ | Eoptolink Technology Inc., Ltd. | $54.6B | 65 | Buy |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | $34.6B | 90 | Strong Buy |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation | $18.3B | 86 | Strong Buy |
| NOKIA.HE | Nokia Oyj | $46.2B | 54 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.2% · P/E 26.9x · Gross margin 33.1%
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