Cisco Systems Inc
NASDAQ:CSCO

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Price: 57.92 USD -2.13% Market Closed
Market Cap: 231.1B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Cisco Systems Inc

Revenue
53.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-19B USD
Gross Profit
34.8B USD
Operating Expenses
-21.8B USD
Operating Income
13B USD
Other Expenses
-2.7B USD
Net Income
10.3B USD

Margins Comparison
Cisco Systems Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Cisco Systems Inc
NASDAQ:CSCO
231.4B USD
65%
24%
19%
US
Arista Networks Inc
NYSE:ANET
122B USD
64%
42%
40%
US
Motorola Solutions Inc
NYSE:MSI
82.7B USD
51%
25%
15%
SE
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
STO:ERIC B
291.2B SEK
43%
8%
-1%
FI
Nokia Oyj
OMXH:NOKIA
23.3B EUR
43%
8%
2%
CN
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd
SZSE:300308
166.8B CNY
33%
24%
22%
CN
ZTE Corp
SZSE:000063
158.9B CNY
39%
9%
8%
US
Ubiquiti Inc
NYSE:UI
20.9B USD
38%
26%
18%
US
F5 Inc
NASDAQ:FFIV
14.1B USD
80%
23%
20%
US
Juniper Networks Inc
NYSE:JNPR
12.7B USD
59%
7%
5%
US
Ciena Corp
NYSE:CIEN
10.3B USD
43%
6%
3%
Country US
Market Cap 231.4B USD
Gross Margin
65%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
19%
Country US
Market Cap 122B USD
Gross Margin
64%
Operating Margin
42%
Net Margin
40%
Country US
Market Cap 82.7B USD
Gross Margin
51%
Operating Margin
25%
Net Margin
15%
Country SE
Market Cap 291.2B SEK
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
-1%
Country FI
Market Cap 23.3B EUR
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
2%
Country CN
Market Cap 166.8B CNY
Gross Margin
33%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
22%
Country CN
Market Cap 158.9B CNY
Gross Margin
39%
Operating Margin
9%
Net Margin
8%
Country US
Market Cap 20.9B USD
Gross Margin
38%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
18%
Country US
Market Cap 14.1B USD
Gross Margin
80%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
20%
Country US
Market Cap 12.7B USD
Gross Margin
59%
Operating Margin
7%
Net Margin
5%
Country US
Market Cap 10.3B USD
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
6%
Net Margin
3%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Cisco Systems Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Cisco Systems Inc
NASDAQ:CSCO
231.4B USD
24%
9%
17%
12%
US
Arista Networks Inc
NYSE:ANET
122B USD
34%
24%
32%
51%
US
Motorola Solutions Inc
NYSE:MSI
82.7B USD
188%
12%
30%
20%
SE
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
STO:ERIC B
291.2B SEK
-1%
0%
13%
148%
FI
Nokia Oyj
OMXH:NOKIA
23.3B EUR
2%
1%
6%
3%
CN
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd
SZSE:300308
166.8B CNY
27%
19%
25%
29%
CN
ZTE Corp
SZSE:000063
158.9B CNY
14%
5%
9%
9%
US
Ubiquiti Inc
NYSE:UI
20.9B USD
-3 391%
27%
52%
39%
US
F5 Inc
NASDAQ:FFIV
14.1B USD
20%
11%
17%
12%
US
Juniper Networks Inc
NYSE:JNPR
12.7B USD
6%
3%
5%
5%
US
Ciena Corp
NYSE:CIEN
10.3B USD
5%
2%
5%
5%
Country US
Market Cap 231.4B USD
ROE
24%
ROA
9%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
12%
Country US
Market Cap 122B USD
ROE
34%
ROA
24%
ROCE
32%
ROIC
51%
Country US
Market Cap 82.7B USD
ROE
188%
ROA
12%
ROCE
30%
ROIC
20%
Country SE
Market Cap 291.2B SEK
ROE
-1%
ROA
0%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
148%
Country FI
Market Cap 23.3B EUR
ROE
2%
ROA
1%
ROCE
6%
ROIC
3%
Country CN
Market Cap 166.8B CNY
ROE
27%
ROA
19%
ROCE
25%
ROIC
29%
Country CN
Market Cap 158.9B CNY
ROE
14%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 20.9B USD
ROE
-3 391%
ROA
27%
ROCE
52%
ROIC
39%
Country US
Market Cap 14.1B USD
ROE
20%
ROA
11%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
12%
Country US
Market Cap 12.7B USD
ROE
6%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
5%
Country US
Market Cap 10.3B USD
ROE
5%
ROA
2%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
5%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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