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 at discount vs DELL $107.44 current versus $194.36 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at DELL's multiple
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Lower P/E
Lower leverage
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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
Capital structure 91% equity / 9% debt · EV / Revenue 3.03x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 30.79x
CSCO carries the larger enterprise value at $445.91B against $344.21B; DELL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.03x vs 7.04x); CSCO on the lower EV / EBITDA (27.75x vs 30.79x).
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
Dell Technologies Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$107.69
Base
$128.82
Bull
$157.32
Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
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If you believe DELL multiples should determine fair value, then reduce or sell toward DELL-implied price ($45.74, -41.6%) because Cisco trades at a substantial premium across P/E (30.7x vs Dell 17.9x) and P/S (5.5x vs Dell 0.8x); if you believe Cisco's superior margins and high-quality scores justify a premium, then hold or modestly trim rather than a full sell.
Cisco's current price ($78.32) is materially above DELL-implied P/E valuation ($45.74), producing a -41.6% downside to the implied level. The gap is driven by Cisco's premium multiples (P/E 30.7x, P/S 5.5x) versus Dell (P/E 17.9x, P/S 0.8x) and Cisco sitting inside its historical band ($70.49 - $86.15).
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