The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

CSCO

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.cisco.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$53.80B+12.0%
Gross profit$35.75B+2.3%
Operating income$15.03B+4.9%
Net income$12.61B+13.6%
Cash from ops$10.88B+0.9%
Quotation

$123.88

+3.45 (+2.9%)

52w hi$129.52
52w lo$64.86
Vol34.42M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.88

Short+1.01
Medium+0.90
Long+0.60

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Technology · Communication Equipment

Market cap$488.26B
Enterprise value$491.03B
Trailing P/E41.29x
Forward P/E25.83x
EV / EBITDA28.87x
P / S (ttm)8.04x
Profit margin19.7%
Return on equity25.2%
Revenue growth+12.0%
Earnings growth+37.1%
Debt / equity67.54
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.95
Corr SPX0.55
Annual vol28.4%
Annual ret+54.6%
Sharpe1.92
Max DD-18.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector+0.14
Technical+0.22
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.84

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$122.98$124.45$122.26$123.8834.42M
Aug 11$123.00$123.16$120.12$120.4316.38M
Aug 10$123.05$124.71$122.27$122.5721.13M
Aug 7$121.88$122.59$119.45$121.4315.96M
Aug 6$121.48$122.19$119.90$120.8814.05M