CSCO · Cisco Systems Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $423.4B |
| P/E | 31.91 |
| Float | 3.94B |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Volatility | 25.1% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Communications |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 72.9 |
| Price | 107.32 |
| Change | −0.07% |
| Prev Close | 107.39 |
| Open | 109.96 |
| Day Low | 107.14 |
| Day High | 110.00 |
| Avg Vol | 16 |
| Avg $ Vol | $1.74B |
| 52W High | 130.37 |
| 52W Low | 68.57 |
| 52W Pos | 62.7% |
| From High | −17.68% |
| From Low | +56.51% |
| Max DD 1Y | −18.13% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −3.45% |
| SMA 50 | −3.86% |
| SMA 200 | +7.74% |
| RSI (14) | 41.2 |
| Vol 30D | 33.7% |
| Vol 90D | 34.1% |
| 1Y Range | 69–130 |
| Daily bars | 537 |
| Perf Week | −9.29% |
| Perf Month | −2.59% |
| Perf Quarter | −2.99% |
| Perf Half Y | +22.44% |
| Perf Year | +55.43% |
| Perf YTD | +41.14% |
| Prev Day | −0.07% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.45 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.93 |
| Int Cover | 35.0× |
| FCF Margin | 20.2% |
| Rev Growth | +11.8% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 3 / 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 dayCSCO grades B, 72.9 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (78), most exposed on News Sentiment (51, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Communications median. Ranks 3 of 10 in Communications by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CSCO | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.01 |
| Volatilityannualized | 25.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −18.1% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.14% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 29 (12%) |
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
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
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CSCO | Communications median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.01 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | High 50% of 10 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
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
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CSCO | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −9.3% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| Year to date | +41.1% |
| 1 year | +55.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CSCO | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 24 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 6 ↓ |
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
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 | +11.8% |
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 openThe analyst acknowledged strong AI-related order growth and solid fiscal 2026 results with guidance into fiscal 2027, but flagged margin risks from hardware mix and an elevated price-to-sales ratio.
Cisco is positioning itself as a neutral connector, described as the 'Switzerland,' that links competing enterprise AI models and agents together rather than competing to own the full AI stack, with the company saying this creates new opportunities for its partners.
Cisco is expanding its digital infrastructure work with the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment for the 2026-27 NBA season, including deploying Wi-Fi 7 at State Farm Arena, networking for the Cavaliers' new practice facility, and continuing its long-standing role at Barclays Center.
At the OCP Global Summit 2026, Cisco announced plans with Nvidia to develop an open, shared technical standard for next-generation 400G-per-lane pluggable optical networking components. Cisco also highlighted advances across its Silicon One chip line aimed at handling AI workloads in both large single-site and multi-site data center setups.
The article argues that Arista Networks (ANET), not Nvidia or Cisco, is the AI networking stock quietly powering data centers. It notes Arista has outperformed both Nvidia and Cisco year-to-date and is becoming a core AI infrastructure play by solving data center networking challenges.
Nearest peers by size
Communications| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANET | Arista Networks Inc | C | $223.2B | 55.19 | 1.62 | Compare |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc | A- | $76.65B | 35.92 | 0.89 | Compare |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc | D | $74.65B | — | 1.63 | Compare |
| CIEN | Ciena Corp | D+ | $47.18B | 72.10 | 1.34 | Compare |
| FFIV | F5 Inc | B | $25.03B | 34.45 | 1.05 | Compare |
| VIAV | Viavi Solutions Inc | D+ | $8.21B | — | 1.28 | Compare |
| VSAT | Viasat Inc | D- | $8.10B | — | 1.80 | Compare |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics Inc | F | $6.42B | — | 3.97 | Compare |
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