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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CSCO

Nasdaq · stock · Computer Communications Equipment · website · IPO 1990-02-16

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (CSCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.46% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $63.3B at a 21.0% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade A
8/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.3
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
2.6%
Dividend yield 5y avg · stretched · Dividend payout 63.2%
-2.39
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 5 8 7 5 7 7 5 8 7 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Altman Z″
5.07 3.59 2.41 2.83 2.50 2.50 2.63 1.09 1.30 1.36 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$106.70 as of 2026-09-01 · +55.9% 1y
$68.42$120.4252-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.39 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$448.4B
P / E33.8×
Dividend yield 5y avg2.6%
Net margin 5y avg20.6%
Return on equity 5y avg25.8%
Beta0.99
Employees82,400

Analyst price target

$137.25 +28.6% vs last
consensus: buy · 24 analysts
target range $115.00 – $170.00 · median $135.00
5 strong buy · 14 buy · 9 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-09-22Piper SandlerNeutral (main)
2026-09-01Deutsche BankBuy (init)
2026-08-14HSBCHold (down)
2026-08-13UBSBuy (main)
2026-08-13Truist SecuritiesBuy (main)
2026-08-13BarclaysEqual-Weight (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$5.62
Forward P / E19×
Next earnings2026-11-12
Next ex-dividend2026-10-02

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$4.9M on the open market · 16 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2036 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 97%
Net marginstronger than 93%
Return on equitystronger than 92%
Revenue growthstronger than 68%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets-0.001
Retained earnings / assets0.0
EBIT / assets0.096
Equity / liabilities0.621

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS, INC.8/91.333.8+11.8%
ANETArista Networks, Inc.4/98.4656.5+28.6%
FFIVF5, INC.7/94.9832.1+9.7%
EXTREXTREME NETWORKS INC6/9-2.8298.6+12.6%
DGIIDIGI INTERNATIONAL INC5/93.9265.2+1.5%
ATENA10 Networks, Inc.5/94.6159.8+11%
LTRXLANTRONIX INC4/9-2.7—-1.6%

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About CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies to power, help, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company provides data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; identity and agentic security solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; WEBEX suite, collaboration devices, and contact center; communication platform as a service software, including perpetual licenses, subscription arrangements, and hardware solutions; network assurance and observability suite; accelerated issue resolution, software support, and hardware replacement; professional services, such as planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting; service and support packages, financing, and managed network services; and regional, national, and international wireline carriers, webscale products, internet, and cable. It also provides wireless products, including indoor and outdoor coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud, on-premise, or within hybrid cloud environments. In addition, it offers technical support services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers. It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, and other thirdy-party resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

FAQ

Is CSCO financially healthy?

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does CSCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.46% with a 63.2% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.

How profitable is CSCO?

In FY2025, CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. had a net margin of 21.0% and a return on equity of 26.4%.

Is CSCO overvalued or undervalued?

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. trades at about 32.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.9×–2388.5×, median 19.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for CSCO?

The average Wall-Street price target for CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. is $137.25, about 28.6% above the recent price, from 24 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is CSCO a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 33.8×, a dividend yield of 1.46%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-07-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.