CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CSCO
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.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
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.
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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-09-01 | Deutsche Bank | Buy (init) |
| 2026-08-14 | HSBC | Hold (down) |
| 2026-08-13 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-13 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-13 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
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.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2036 companies
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
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.001 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.0 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.096 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.621 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 8/9 | 1.3 | 33.8 | +11.8% |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | 4/9 | 8.46 | 56.5 | +28.6% |
| FFIV | F5, INC. | 7/9 | 4.98 | 32.1 | +9.7% |
| EXTR | EXTREME NETWORKS INC | 6/9 | -2.82 | 98.6 | +12.6% |
| DGII | DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC | 5/9 | 3.92 | 65.2 | +1.5% |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.61 | 59.8 | +11% |
| LTRX | LANTRONIX INC | 4/9 | -2.7 | — | -1.6% |
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.