Cisco Systems, Inc.
$455.33B- Market cap
- $433.01B
- Debt
- +$29.53B
- Cash
- −$7.22B
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 7.19x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 28.34x
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FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $433.01B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 11, 2026, 9:40 AM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price at discount vs HUM $109.83 current versus $137.55 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
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Implied fair value · at HUM's multiple
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Snapshot Sep 11, 2026, 9:39 AM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Lower P/E
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 7.19x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 28.34x
Capital structure 80% equity / 20% debt · EV / Revenue 0.44x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 16.15x
CSCO carries the larger enterprise value at $455.33B against $56.97B; HUM trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.44x vs 7.19x); HUM on the lower EV / EBITDA (16.15x vs 28.34x).
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
HUMANA INC · implied price per share
Bear
$260.99
Base
$299.78
Bull
$352.11
Balance sheet health
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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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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CSCO’s historical trading band is the right anchor and the DCF range is overly conservative, then hold or accumulate selectively because CSCO’s profitability and balance-sheet quality are strong, but the current price still screens above the P/E-implied value and DCF range.
CSCO trades at $115.99 versus an implied P/E value of $94.29, implying -18.7% downside from the current price. The market is also pricing CSCO well above the DCF range of $23.53 to $31.84, while the current price remains within the historical band of $104.39 to $127.59.
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