Cisco Systems, Inc.
$464.40B- Market cap
- $442.08B
- Debt
- +$29.53B
- Cash
- −$7.22B
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 7.33x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 28.90x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $442.08B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 11, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · View financials
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price vs AON: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AON's multiple
Needs AON P/E.
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 7.33x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 28.90x
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$43.38
Base
$52.40
Bull
$64.84
Aon plc · implied price per share
Bear
$129.98
Base
$162.99
Bull
$205.99
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CSCO's premium valuation is justified by its stronger quality score and durable margin structure, then hold or accumulate only selectively because AON comparison implies substantial downside while the stock still trades within its historical range.
CSCO trades at a much richer valuation than AON despite AON implied price pointing to material downside. The P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and EV/Revenue all show CSCO at a premium, while its current price is also above both AON-implied range and the DCF range.
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