Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Valuation as at 2026-08-29 · see also the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen

About Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies that help to power, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company offers data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; threat intelligence, detection, and response 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, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite; 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.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO

Technology · Communication Equipment

Price
$109.93
Market Cap
$433.28B
Free Cash Flow
$11.57B
Beta
1.00
P/E (TTM)
33.0x
52-Week Range
$66.13–$130.37

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s price & financial trends

Each card is labelled with its own reporting period — quarterly where Yahoo provides it for this market, annual otherwise.

Data as at 2026-08-29

Share price · last 2 years

$112.15 +122% vs 2024-08
S&P 500 $50.54$60.60$69.38$76.94$91.50$112.15 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted) Per quarter

$0.85 +37% vs Q2 '25
$0.62$0.71$0.72$0.80$0.85Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Free cash flow Per quarter

$3.34B -12% vs Q2 '25
$3.80B$4.02B$2.89B$1.54B$3.34BQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Dividend per share Per quarter

$0.42 +3% vs Q2 '25
$0.41$0.41$0.40$0.41$0.42Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Partial Fit
12 / 20 combined score

See the full Buffett, Dalio & Graham breakdown for CSCO →

Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$50.30
vs current $109.93
-54.2% ❌ Overvalued
BASE
$95.99
vs current $109.93
-12.7% ⚠️ Fairly Valued
BULL
$136.71
vs current $109.93
+24.4% ✅ Undervalued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Starting free cash flow
$11.57B
Reported free cash flow (Yahoo)
Risk-free rate
4.67% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
1.00
Direct from Yahoo
Equity risk premium
5.50%
Market-specific seed
Cost of debt
5.67%
Synthetic rating A+, ICR 7.8x
Tax rate
25.00%
Estimated default
Capital structure
E 94% / D 6%
Market cap vs total debt
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
5-yr FCF growth12.5%25.0%30.0%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
WACC (discount rate)10.80%9.80%8.80%

Cost of Equity = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.67% + 1.00 × 5.50% = 10.18% · WACC = weighted by 94%/6% capital structure

These numbers come from running Cisco Systems, Inc.'s cash flows through the mechanical DCF formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or CSCO's competitive position. What is DCF?

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Not financial advice. DCF valuations are highly sensitive to assumptions — small changes in growth rate or discount rate produce large swings in output. This is a mechanical calculation, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell.

About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-29 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full DCF tool and the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) undervalued?

The Base-case DCF estimates intrinsic value at $95.99 vs a price of $109.93 on 2026-08-29 — a -12.7% margin, so the Base case reads fairly valued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.