Cisco Systems, Inc.
$445.91B- Market cap
- $423.59B
- Debt
- +$29.53B
- Cash
- −$7.22B
Capital structure 93% equity / 7% debt · EV / Revenue 7.04x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 27.75x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $423.59B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price vs COST: 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 COST's multiple
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Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
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Metric by metric
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Growth edge
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Operating income + D&A
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Not comparable
Lower leverage
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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 93% equity / 7% debt · EV / Revenue 7.04x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 27.75x
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
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CSCO can sustain its strong margins and quality scores while narrowing the growth gap versus COST, then CSCO looks reasonable to own or add because the current price sits below the P/E-based implied value and within the historical trading band.
On the P/E framework, CSCO’s implied price of $132.73 sits about 9.3% above the current price of $121.43, suggesting modest upside. However, COST comparison is not cleanly supportive because COST trades on a higher absolute P/E than CSCO despite materially different business economics.
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