How to buy Cisco Systems (CSCO) stocks

Cisco Systems is a communication equipment business based in the US. Cisco Systems shares (CSCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $58.52 – a decrease of 0.17% over the previous week. Cisco Systems employs 90,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $53 billion.

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Cisco Systems stock price (NASDAQ: CSCO)

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Cisco Systems stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$58.52
52-week range	$44.16 - $60.23
50-day moving average more info button	$57.23
200-day moving average more info button	$50.60
Wall St. target price	$62.16
PE ratio more info button	24.691
Dividend yield more info button	$1.19 (2.73%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.33

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Cisco Systems price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $57.63 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.69%
1 month (2024-11-21)	0.12%
3 months (2024-09-20)	10.89%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.87%

1 year (2023-12-21)	15.96%
2 years (2022-12-21)	28.68%
3 years (2021-12-21)	3.65%
5 years (2019-12-20)	41.93%

Is Cisco Systems stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Cisco Systems stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cisco Systems's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Cisco Systems's P/E ratio

Cisco Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Cisco Systems shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Cisco Systems's PEG ratio

Cisco Systems's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.6319. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cisco Systems's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Cisco Systems's EBITDA

Cisco Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cisco Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Cisco Systems financials

Revenue TTM	$53 billion
Operating margin TTM	17.04%
Gross profit TTM	$35.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.28%
Return on equity TTM	20.76%
Profit margin	17.73%
Book value	$11.35
Market Capitalization more info button	$229.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Cisco Systems stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 45.33% of net profits

Recently Cisco Systems has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cisco Systems shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cisco Systems's case, that would currently equate to about $1.19 per share.

While Cisco Systems's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Cisco Systems may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Cisco Systems's most recent dividend payout was on 21 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 2 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Cisco Systems's stocks ever split?

Cisco Systems's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 22 March 2000 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cisco Systems stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Cisco Systems stocks, which in turn could have impacted Cisco Systems's stock price.

Cisco Systems stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Cisco Systems's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $44.1625 up to $60.23. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Cisco Systems's is 0.819. This would suggest that Cisco Systems's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Cisco Systems overview

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; and wireless products include indoor and outdoor wireless coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications. In addition, it provides security, which comprising network security, identity and access management, secure access service edge, and threat intelligence, detection, and response offerings; collaboration products, such as Webex Suite, collaboration devices, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end collaboration solutions that can be delivered from the cloud, on-premise or within hybrid cloud environments allowing customers to transition their collaboration solutions from on-premise to the cloud; and observability offers network assurance, monitoring and analytics and observability suite. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Cisco Systems is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.059% of Cisco Systems stocks are held by insiders and 79.179% by institutions. How many people work for Cisco Systems?
Latest data suggests 90,400 work at Cisco Systems. When does the fiscal year end for Cisco Systems?
Cisco Systems's fiscal year ends in July. Where is Cisco Systems based?
Cisco Systems's address is: 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134-1706 What is Cisco Systems's ISIN number?
Cisco Systems's international securities identification number is: US17275R1023 What is Cisco Systems's CUSIP number?
Cisco Systems's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 17275R102

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