Apple vs Cisco Systems
AAPL and CSCO 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 AAPL and CSCO compare
Apple is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Cisco Systems ($5.2T against $397B).
On earnings, Cisco Systems is cheaper: it trades at 30.3× trailing earnings, against 40.8× for Apple.
Apple grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.2% versus 11.8% for Cisco Systems).
Apple keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.6% compared with 21.0% at Cisco Systems.
Both pay dividends: Apple yields 0.30% and Cisco Systems 1.7%.
Apple scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Cisco Systems), 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 | AAPL | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2T | $397B |
| Share price | $355.63 | $100.76 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.0% | 39.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 122% | 89.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 167K | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 | 6 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.8× | 30.3× (better) |
| P/S | 11.1× | 6.3× (better) |
| P/B | 48.3× | 7.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.0× | 26.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 38.0× | 31.1× (better) |
| PEG | 5.93 (better) | 11.02 |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 3.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $250.64 | $65.59 |
| Margin of safety | −41.9% (better) | −53.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.2% (better) | 11.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 29.9% | 30.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.3% (better) | 30.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.9% (better) | 5.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.7% | 64.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 33.2% (better) | 24.3% |
| Net margin | 27.6% (better) | 21.0% |
| FCF margin | 29.3% (better) | 20.2% |
| Return on equity | 149% (better) | 27.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 106% (better) | 20.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.59 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.13 (better) | 0.99 |
| Interest coverage | – | 10.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.00 (better) | 0.93 |
| Altman Z-score | 13.89 (better) | 3.87 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.30% | 1.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 12.1% | 49.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.1% (better) | 2.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% (better) | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.4% | 80.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.06% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$209M | −$21.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 12 (better) | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.99% | 1.5% |
Go deeper
- AAPL stock overview
- AAPL income statement
- AAPL valuation and score
- CSCO stock overview
- CSCO income statement
- CSCO valuation and score
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