Dividend Adjusted Return
Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 25, 2026CSCO 106.70 (+61.8%)
Technology 126.17 (+37.2%)
S&P 500 7743.41 (+17.9%)






Stock Rover estimates Cisco Systems’s intrinsic (fair) value at $103.93, against a recent price of $106.70, a margin of safety of -3%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 64, Quality 94, Growth 88, Sentiment 20. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $103.93 | |
Margin of Safety | -3% |
Value Score 64 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 94 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 88 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 20 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| CSCO | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 64 | 55 | 69 |
| Price / Earnings | 32.0 | 58.3 | 27.0 |
| Price / Sales | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 33.3 | 38.7 | 36.3 |
| Price / Book | 8.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 374.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.7 | 23.5 | 19.7 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 88 | 46 | 71 |
| Piotroski F Score | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 13.8 46.9 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | 3.9 10.8 |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 3.2 8.8 |
| CSCO | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 88 | 57 | 78 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 6.6% | 8.2% | 23.2% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 11.8% | 8.9% | 22.6% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 3.6% | -2.2% | 14.8% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 4.9% | 2.7% | 13.4% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 9.2% | 25.3% | 33.7% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | 30.6% | - | 37.3% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 2.7% | - | 18.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | 5.9% | - | 15.3% |






CSCO | Cisco Systems | $420,674 | 32.0 | 1.6% | -4.0% | 60.5% | -3% | 64 | 88 | 94 |
DELL | Dell Technologies | $357,892 | 32.7 | 0.5% | 24.7% | 335.3% | -14% | 61 | 99 | 77 |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | $84,466 | - | - | 6.3% | 491.8% | -27% | 36 | 48 | 29 |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | $83,550 | 32.4 | 0.9% | 18.1% | 164.6% | 0% | 63 | 98 | 70 |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | $75,610 | 36.0 | 1.1% | -5.6% | 1.4% | -7% | 63 | 93 | 87 |
NOK | Nokia | $58,169 | 74.2 | 1.6% | 0.4% | 126.5% | -8% | 58 | 63 | 47 |
CIEN | Ciena | $50,612 | 79.9 | - | -7.9% | 160.2% | -9% | 54 | 99 | 85 |
UI | Ubiquiti | $33,936 | 35.4 | 0.7% | -2.5% | -12.5% | -15% | 63 | 97 | 99 |
ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget L M | $31,099 | 12.1 | 3.3% | -8.2% | 21.1% | -3% | 88 | 55 | 92 |
ASTS | AST SpaceMobile | $18,529 | - | - | -0.3% | 25.1% | - | 35 | 55 | 31 |
ZBRA | Zebra Technologies | $17,506 | 33.9 | - | 2.6% | 22.5% | -3% | 67 | 82 | 80 |
VSAT | Viasat | $10,058 | - | - | 0.8% | 153.5% | 12% | 62 | 78 | 47 |
| CSCO | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 94 | 59 | 75 |
| Gross Margin | 64.5% | 46.0% | 32.8% |
| Operating Margin | 25.4% | 13.1% | 16.9% |
| Net Margin | 21.0% | 10.4% | 13.8% |
| Return on Assets | 10.7% | 8.2% | 15.4% |
| Return on Equity | 26.4% | 21.3% | 40.2% |
| ROIC | 17.8% | 2.5% | 32.2% |
| CSCO | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 20 | 57 | 62 |
| 5‑Day Return | -2.6% | -1.0% | 1.2% |
| 1‑Month Return | -4.0% | -1.8% | 1.1% |
| YTD Return | 40.5% | 41.5% | 14.0% |
| 1‑Year Return | 60.5% | 60.0% | 18.5% |
| 3‑Year Return | 116.0% | 143.7% | 85.1% |
| 5‑Year Return | 116.3% | 103.6% | 85.9% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.00 |






| CSCO | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 49.4% | 39.9% |
| TTM Yield | 1.6% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $1.68 | $1.31 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 2.4% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 2.5% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 2.6% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Current Ratio | 0.9 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
| Price | $106.70 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$3.48 |
| Equity Per Share | $12.74 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6 |
| Solvency Ratio | 26% |
| Interest Coverage | 11.9 |
| Short % of Float | 1.4% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 4.1 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 18.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 0.00 |
Mean Estimate | 1.32 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.27% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 16.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 1.00 |
Mean Estimate | 1.23 |
% Change (30 Days) | 0.06% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $1.32 | $1.23 | $5.15 | $5.62 |
| 30 Days Ago | $1.33 | $1.23 | $5.15 | $5.60 |
| 90 Days Ago | $1.15 | $1.17 | $4.76 | $5.25 |
| % Change (90 Days) | 15.3% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 8 | 66.7% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 0 | - |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 4 | 33.3% |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 08/12/26 | 07/31/26 | $1.08 | $0.99 | 9.1% |
| Positive | 05/13/26 | 04/30/26 | $0.90 | $0.86 | 4.7% |
| Positive | 02/11/26 | 01/31/26 | $0.88 | $0.82 | 7.3% |
| In-Line | 11/12/25 | 10/31/25 | $0.81 | $0.80 | 1.3% |
| In-Line | 08/13/25 | 07/31/25 | $0.81 | $0.80 | 1.3% |
| Positive | 05/14/25 | - | $0.78 | $0.75 | 4.0% |
| CSCO | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 31.1% | 19.6% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -12.0% | -11.7% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 34 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -17.8% | -28.9% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -17.8% | -33.3% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -36.7% | -45.8% | -24.6% |











DELL | Dell Technologies | 100 | 57.8% | 272.9% | 15.8% | 49.0% | 17.3% | 11.2% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 99 | 33.7% | 404.8% | 17.1% | 26.6% | 12.2% | 8.7% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 71 | 17.6% | 51.6% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 65 | 13.3% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 9.2% |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | 62 | 109.3% | - | 52.2% | 83.2% | 19.5% | 11.6% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 90 | 32.4 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 - |
DELL | Dell Technologies | 80 | 32.7 | 22.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | - | 4.7 53.7 |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 29 | 36.0 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 28.4 | 27.5 59.1 |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 24 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 13.8 46.9 |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | 19 | - | 27.3 | - | 23.3 | 18.0 | 15.1 - |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 99 | 52.0% | 25.2% | 17.4% | -100.0% 587.2% | 10.1% 14.7% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 87 | 64.5% | 25.4% | 21.0% | 20.2% 30.0% | 7.7% 13.9% |
DELL | Dell Technologies | 86 | 19.8% | 9.6% | 7.5% | -100.0% 78.3% | 1.8% 10.9% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 47 | 36.7% | 7.8% | 6.7% | -0.9% 18.3% | -0.2% 6.6% |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | 24 | 41.7% | 17.8% | -100.0% | -100.0% 29.7% | -100.0% 11.6% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 75 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 51.7% | 26% | 1.4% |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 63 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 51.1% | 19% | 2.3% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 60 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 35.2% | 13% | 4.7% |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | 27 | 0.4 | -328.0 | 1.4 | 19.1% | -100% | 8.7% |
DELL | Dell Technologies | 15 | - | 12.4 | 0.7 | 18.7% | 13% | 4.9% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 88 | 1.6% | 1.6% | $106.70 | $1.68 | 10+ | 49.4% |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 83 | 1.1% | 1.1% | $456.88 | $4.84 | 10+ | 36.8% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 76 | 0.9% | 0.9% | $62.94 | $0.57 | 0 | 27.9% |
DELL | Dell Technologies | 44 | 0.5% | 0.4% | $562.89 | $2.52 | 3 | 13.3% |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | - | - | - | $941.65 | - | - | - |
DELL | Dell Technologies | 100 | 24.7% | 37.7% | 207.4% | 351.3% | 335.3% | 2.23 | 0.71 | 94.5% |
HPE | Hewlett Packard | 96 | 18.1% | 35.1% | 145.5% | 165.2% | 164.6% | 2.04 | 0.55 | 95.9% |
LITE | Lumentum Holdings | 91 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 21.2% | 155.5% | 491.8% | 2.85 | 0.95 | 86.7% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems | 66 | -4.0% | -10.0% | 31.6% | 40.5% | 60.5% | 1.04 | 0.34 | 81.9% |
MSI | Motorola Solutions | 56 | -5.6% | 15.4% | 1.9% | 20.2% | 1.4% | 0.14 | 0.26 | 92.3% |





2026 Dividends | $1.67 |
10/02/26 | 10/21/26 | Regular | $0.42 |
07/06/26 | 07/22/26 | Regular | $0.42 |
04/02/26 | 04/22/26 | Regular | $0.42 |
01/02/26 | 01/21/26 | Regular | $0.41 |
2025 Dividends | $1.63 |
10/03/25 | 10/22/25 | Regular | $0.41 |
07/03/25 | 07/23/25 | Regular | $0.41 |
04/03/25 | 04/23/25 | Regular | $0.41 |
01/03/25 | 01/22/25 | Regular | $0.40 |
2024 Dividends | $1.59 |
10/02/24 | 10/23/24 | Regular | $0.40 |
07/05/24 | 07/24/24 | Regular | $0.40 |
04/03/24 | 04/24/24 | Regular | $0.40 |
01/03/24 | 01/24/24 | Regular | $0.39 |
2023 Dividends | $1.55 |
10/03/23 | 10/25/23 | Regular | $0.39 |
07/05/23 | 07/26/23 | Regular | $0.39 |
04/04/23 | 04/26/23 | Regular | $0.39 |
01/04/23 | 01/25/23 | Regular | $0.38 |
2022 Dividends | $1.51 |
10/04/22 | 10/26/22 | Regular | $0.38 |
07/05/22 | 07/27/22 | Regular | $0.38 |
04/05/22 | 04/27/22 | Regular | $0.38 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 10/02/26 |
Payment Date | 10/21/26 |
Amount | $0.42 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $0.42 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $1.68 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 1.6% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $1.66 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 1.6% |
Payout Ratio | 49.4 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 2.0 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 2.5% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 2.6% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 4.9% |
Price / Earnings | 32.0 | 27.7 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 14.3 |
Price / Cash Flow | 30.0 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 11.0 | 12.9 |
Price / Book | 8.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
Price / Tangible Book | - | - | - | 54.4 | - |
Price / Sales | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
EV / EBITDA | 21.7 | 18.2 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 9.3 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.7% |
Shareholder Yield | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 8.4% |
Gross Margin | 64.5% | 64.9% | 64.7% | 62.7% | 62.6% |
Net Margin | 21.0% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 22.1% | 22.9% |
Return on Assets | 10.7% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 13.1% | 12.5% |
Return on Equity | 26.4% | 21.7% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 29.7% |
ROIC | 17.8% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 24.1% | 23.0% |
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CSCO has outperformed its sector by 24.6% in the past year.
The Technology sector has outperformed the market by 19.3% in the past year.