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
FY 2026 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: CSCO stock price at discount vs WMT $107.44 current versus $135.90 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at WMT's multiple
Implied fair value · at CSCO's multiple
Close Dec 31, 2025
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Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Lower P/E
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
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.29x
WMT carries the larger enterprise value at $917.93B against $445.91B; WMT trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.29x vs 7.04x).
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
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$26.01
Base
$31.42
Bull
$38.87
Balance sheet health
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Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
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Comparable set
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CSCO can sustain its high margins and justify a premium multiple above WMT, then hold or accumulate on weakness because CSCO’s profitability and quality scores are strong; otherwise, trim or avoid because WMT-based valuation implies 16.7% downside from the current price.
CSCO’s current price of $124.98 is above WMT-implied price of $104.06, implying 16.7% downside on the P/E-based comparison. The gap is driven by CSCO’s richer valuation multiples versus WMT rather than weaker operating performance.
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