Cisco Systems, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$29.53B
- Cash
- −$7.22B
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price vs STX: inconclusive — current versus $206.59 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 STX's multiple
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Needs CSCO P/E.
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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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
Bear
$32.30
Base
$38.62
Bull
$46.85
Seagate Technology Holdings plc · 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.
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 higher margins and strong quality scores should outweigh the weak DCF output, then a selective long position makes sense because the stock still trades well below STX-implied price and within its historical band; if you trust the DCF more, avoid adding because the implied value is far below the current price.
CSCO trades at $115.99 versus a P/E implied price of $322.47, implying 178.0% upside, but that estimate is far above both STX implied range and the DCF range. The current price also sits above CSCO’s historical band midpoint and near the upper end of its historical range, which argues the stock is not obviously distressed on its own history.
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