Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: GPN stock price vs CSCO: 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 CSCO's multiple
Needs CSCO P/E.
Implied fair value · at GPN's multiple
Needs GPN P/E.
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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
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Nine 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.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$32.30
Base
$38.62
Bull
$46.85
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.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
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 GPN can stabilize growth and improve returns on capital without further balance sheet deterioration, then the stock may be worth owning because it trades below both the DCF range and its CSCO-implied valuation; if not, the weak F-Score, 0.99 Z-Score, and 3.6x net debt/EBITDA argue for caution.
GPN trades far below the P/E-based implied price of $275.24, representing 219.6% upside versus the current $86.12 price. However, the comparison is complicated by a CSCO group mismatch in valuation multiples: GPN is cheaper than CSCO on P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and EV/Revenue, but the discount is offset by much weaker revenue growth and lower capital efficiency.
Supporting Metrics
