Cisco Systems vs HP
CSCO and HPQ 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 HPQ compare
Cisco Systems is the larger company, worth 16 times as much as HP ($412B against $26.0B).
On earnings, HP is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 31.4× for Cisco Systems.
Cisco Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.8% versus 8.1% for HP).
Cisco Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 4.1% at HP.
Both pay dividends: Cisco Systems yields 1.6% and HP 4.2%.
Cisco Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 15 for HP), 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 | HPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $412B | $26.0B |
| Share price | $104.51 | $28.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 46.5% | 3.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 83.1% | −9.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 25K | 55K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.4× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 6.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 8.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.8× | 7.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 32.3× | 6.7× (better) |
| PEG | 11.43 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 15.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $67.84 | $50.63 |
| Margin of safety | −54.1% | 43.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.8% (better) | 8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% (better) | −0.48% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 30.3% (better) | −7.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 30.6% (better) | −4.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | 6.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.5% (better) | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 24.3% (better) | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 21.0% (better) | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 20.2% (better) | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 27.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 20.2% | 52.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.59 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.99 (better) | 1.20 |
| Interest coverage | 10.5× (better) | 8.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.93 (better) | 0.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.99 (better) | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 4.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 49.4% | 44.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 9 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 10.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 4.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 92.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$106M | −$4.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.3% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- CSCO stock overview
- CSCO income statement
- CSCO valuation and score
- HPQ stock overview
- HPQ income statement
- HPQ valuation and score
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