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FY 2025 · View financials
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price vs BRO: 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 BRO's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, BRO P/E.
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Needs CSCO P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Higher is better
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
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
Reporting currency could not be verified.
BROWN & BROWN, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
CSCO · not enough data.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CSCO can sustain its strong margins and quality while re-accelerating growth, then hold or selectively accumulate because the business quality is strong, but if you expect valuation to mean-revert toward BRO-like multiples, then reduce exposure because CSCO already trades at a significant premium on P/E, P/S, and EV/EBITDA.
CSCO trades well above BRO on relative valuation, with a P/E of 44.2x versus 22.2x, P/S of 7.8x versus 4.0x, and EV/EBITDA of 32.6x versus 16.4x. The model’s implied price of $56.49 is far below the current price of $112.69, suggesting a -49.9% downside on the P/E basis, although CSCO also sits within its historical band at the upper end.
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