Cisco Systems vs Hewlett Packard Enterprise
CSCO and HPE side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CSCO and HPE compare
Cisco Systems is the larger company, worth 5.6 times as much as Hewlett Packard Enterprise ($412B against $73.1B).
On earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is cheaper: it trades at 28.7× trailing earnings, against 31.4× for Cisco Systems.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.6% versus 11.8% for Cisco Systems).
Cisco Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 6.7% at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Both pay dividends: Cisco Systems yields 1.6% and Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1.0%.
Cisco Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for Hewlett Packard Enterprise), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CSCO | HPE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $412B | $73.1B |
| Share price | $104.51 | $55.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 46.5% | 127% |
| Change, 5 years | 83.1% | 256% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Employees | 25K | 67K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.4× | 28.7× (better) |
| P/S | 6.5× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 8.2× | 2.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.8× | 14.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 32.3× | 17.6× (better) |
| PEG | 11.43 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $67.84 | $49.40 |
| Margin of safety | −54.1% | −11.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.8% | 26.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 30.3% | 124% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 30.6% | 137% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.5% | – |
| Operating margin | 24.3% (better) | 6.2% |
| Net margin | 21.0% (better) | 6.7% |
| FCF margin | 20.2% (better) | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 27.3% (better) | 11.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.2% (better) | 6.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.59 (better) | 0.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.99 (better) | 2.30 |
| Interest coverage | 10.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 1.11 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.99 (better) | 1.41 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% (better) | 1.0% |
| Payout ratio | 49.4% | 26.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 7.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% (better) | 0.75% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 89.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.52% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$106M | −$51.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.3% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- CSCO stock overview
- CSCO income statement
- CSCO valuation and score
- HPE stock overview
- HPE income statement
- HPE valuation and score
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