CSCO · Cisco Systems Inc

NASDAQ Communications Mega Cap Clavix B-
109.49+0.88  (+0.81%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$428.1B
P/E37.40
Float3.94B
Beta1.01
Volatility25.1%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorCommunications
Cap tierMega cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score69
Price109.49
Change+0.81%
Prev Close108.61
Open108.80
Day Low107.60
Day High109.67
Avg Vol14
Avg $ Vol$1.51B
52W High130.37
52W Low66.13
52W Pos67.5%
From High−16.01%
From Low+65.57%
Max DD 1Y−16.45%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20−3.24%
SMA 50−4.36%
SMA 200+15.67%
RSI (14)39.1
Vol 30D35.5%
Vol 90D42.2%
1Y Range66–130
Daily bars507
Perf Week−3.16%
Perf Month−10.61%
Perf Quarter−16.45%
Perf Half Y+38.11%
Perf Year+59.74%
Perf YTD+43.99%
Prev Day+0.81%
ClavixB-
Debt / Eq0.53
Curr Ratio1.00
Int Cover35.0×
FCF Margin23.4%
Rev Growth+0.1%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank3 / 10

What CSCO does

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.

It also delivers connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; wireless products, including indoor and outdoor wireless 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, transition collaboration solutions from on-premise to the cloud; and network assurance, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite.

In addition, it offers technical support and advisory services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers.

It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, resellers, and distributors.

Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B-69/100

CSCO grades B-, 69 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (74), most exposed on Macro Resilience (52, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Communications median. Ranks 3 of 10 in Communications by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

CSCO
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.01
Volatilityannualized25.1%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−16.5%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.10%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions239%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

CSCO
108.61

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

CSCO

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

CSCOCommunications median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.01
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateHigh40% of 10

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 0Moderate 3High 4Very High 3

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Communications names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Communications10 companies ranked
CSCO
#3 of 10

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

CSCO
1 week−3.2%
1 month−10.6%
Year to date+44.0%
1 year+59.7%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

CSCO
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 13 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish59
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4017 · 5
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening17 ↑ 5 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.53no sector spread
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.00no sector spread
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
23.4%no sector spread
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
35.0×no sector spread

The shaded band is the middle half of the Communications names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

CSCO
Revenue growthyear over year+0.1%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Communications median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Cisco is expanding its Secure AI Factory product, built with NVIDIA, to include integrated rack-scale systems from Supermicro, targeting customers who need larger AI computing clusters.

Source servethehome.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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On August 27, Cisco announced it is rolling out 'MyAgent,' an AI assistant, to roughly 90,000 employees. The tool moves beyond chat-based help into 'supervised autonomous execution' across employees' existing applications and runs on Cisco's Circuit platform, which selects different AI models depending on the task.

Source procureinsights.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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An analyst comparison piece argues Cisco has an edge over Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the networking space, citing strong AI orders from large data-center customers, networking growth, and an expanding security portfolio as advantages for long-term investors.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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Cisco has expanded its Secure AI Factory in partnership with NVIDIA, building security features directly into AI infrastructure. The move comes as cyber threats targeting AI systems grow and competition with Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Fortinet (FTNT) intensifies.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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Cisco is adding rack-scale AI computing systems to its lineup by partnering with server maker Supermicro and chipmaker NVIDIA. The offering is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant reference design aimed at neocloud providers (smaller, AI-focused cloud companies) and sovereign cloud buyers (countries building their own cloud infrastructure).

Source PRNewsWire Significance moderate Impact product Risk improving

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