Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Communication Equipment
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 31.98 | 29.43 | 26.18 | 23.60 | 24.52 | 26.83 | 22.87 | 25.50 | 20.49 | 22.17 | 26.01 | 20.05 | 14.48 | 13.41 | 15.14 | 18.10 | 17.55 | 16.68 | 16.77 | 19.58 | 19.99 |
| — | +9.7% | +14.5% | -7.4% | +19.7% | +21.0% | -12.1% | +27.2% | +41.5% | +65.3% | +71.8% | +10.8% | -17.5% | -19.6% | -9.7% | -7.6% | -12.2% | -14.4% | -10.4% | +5.0% | +5.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 6.63 | 6.60 | 5.60 | 4.84 | 4.74 | 4.67 | 4.01 | 4.45 | 4.04 | 3.54 | 3.82 | 4.15 | 3.59 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.67 | 3.45 | 3.58 | 3.98 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| — | +41.2% | +39.6% | +8.8% | +17.3% | +32.0% | +4.9% | +7.3% | +12.5% | +1.1% | +14.8% | +13.0% | +4.3% | -2.2% | -16.2% | -20.1% | -25.1% | -19.8% | -5.6% | +16.0% | +33.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 8.44 | 9.05 | 7.26 | 6.23 | 6.02 | 5.85 | 4.94 | 5.47 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.59 | 4.66 | 4.80 | 4.59 | 4.81 | 4.66 | 4.72 | 5.06 | 5.92 | 5.56 |
| — | +54.6% | +46.9% | +13.8% | +21.8% | +37.7% | +16.4% | +19.2% | +6.0% | -11.5% | -7.5% | -4.6% | -0.1% | +1.8% | -9.2% | -18.7% | -16.1% | -16.9% | -5.8% | +22.2% | +28.8% | |
| P/FCF | 32.88 | 22.78 | 24.89 | 34.66 | 24.41 | 17.07 | 14.95 | 30.68 | 16.24 | 13.67 | 12.77 | 83.22 | 23.55 | 9.29 | 9.81 | 10.93 | 12.40 | 13.26 | 14.36 | 24.87 | 17.96 |
| — | +33.5% | +66.4% | +13.0% | +50.3% | +24.8% | +17.1% | -63.1% | -31.1% | +47.2% | +30.2% | +661.7% | +89.9% | -30.0% | -31.7% | -56.1% | -30.9% | -1.7% | -1.3% | +46.2% | +71.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.69 | 24.31 | 20.66 | 18.02 | 19.00 | 19.74 | 16.21 | 17.53 | 19.59 | 15.74 | 17.81 | 14.94 | 11.16 | 11.30 | 11.06 | 13.37 | 11.97 | 12.18 | 12.64 | 14.90 | 15.07 |
| — | +23.1% | +27.4% | +2.8% | -3.0% | +25.4% | -9.0% | +17.4% | +75.5% | +39.3% | +61.0% | +11.7% | -6.8% | -7.3% | -12.5% | -10.2% | -20.5% | -16.4% | -9.2% | +13.4% | +8.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 28.77 | 22.50 | 21.46 | 19.92 | 20.16 | 21.83 | 18.52 | 20.64 | 22.96 | 19.25 | 20.97 | 16.02 | 11.46 | 11.53 | 11.96 | 14.16 | 13.25 | 13.55 | 13.28 | 16.16 | 15.97 |
| — | +3.1% | +15.9% | -3.5% | -12.2% | +13.4% | -11.7% | +28.8% | +100.3% | +67.0% | +75.3% | +13.1% | -13.5% | -14.9% | -9.9% | -12.3% | -17.1% | -12.3% | -10.6% | +16.2% | +20.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 64.5% | 64.1% | 63.6% | 65.0% | 65.5% | 63.2% | 65.6% | 65.1% | 65.9% | 64.4% | 65.1% | 64.2% | 65.2% | 64.1% | 63.4% | 62.0% | 61.2% | 60.7% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 62.4% |
| — | +1.4% | -3.0% | -0.2% | -0.6% | -1.7% | +0.7% | +1.4% | +1.1% | +0.4% | +2.8% | +3.6% | +6.4% | +5.6% | +0.1% | -2.0% | -1.9% | -4.5% | -1.0% | -2.8% | -1.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 24.3% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 24.6% | 22.6% | 21.0% | 22.6% | 22.3% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 29.2% | 28.0% | 27.1% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 28.1% | 27.4% | 26.7% |
| — | +17.5% | +10.5% | +10.7% | +32.6% | +9.6% | +31.2% | -8.1% | -41.6% | -31.4% | -36.3% | -0.1% | +12.3% | +5.6% | -3.7% | -11.6% | -2.6% | -2.7% | +3.9% | +1.7% | +23.7% | |
| Net Margin | 21.0% | 22.4% | 21.3% | 20.7% | 19.2% | 17.4% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 19.6% | 15.8% | 14.8% | 20.6% | 24.8% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 20.4% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 23.7% | 23.4% | 23.1% |
| — | +28.7% | +20.9% | +19.2% | -1.9% | +9.7% | +18.6% | -15.7% | -21.0% | -39.1% | -32.6% | +0.9% | +26.6% | +21.2% | -7.1% | -12.7% | -15.2% | -6.3% | +6.1% | +9.8% | +26.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 27.3% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.1% |
| — | +41.6% | +28.2% | +25.5% | +2.1% | +16.0% | +32.9% | -7.2% | -26.4% | -48.1% | -46.5% | -15.1% | +21.8% | +30.1% | +0.6% | -6.2% | -6.0% | -4.9% | +5.6% | +9.8% | +24.2% | |
| ROA | 10.5% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| — | +43.6% | +31.2% | +30.9% | +7.4% | +20.5% | +22.8% | -24.7% | -39.7% | -56.0% | -49.4% | -10.3% | +27.0% | +31.7% | +2.1% | -6.1% | -7.3% | -4.1% | +7.7% | +17.0% | +34.5% | |
| ROIC | 16.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| — | +26.7% | +16.5% | +20.8% | +46.9% | +21.6% | +22.3% | -35.5% | -65.5% | -61.9% | -58.7% | -10.5% | +18.2% | +22.2% | +13.3% | +0.8% | +8.0% | +0.5% | +3.2% | +2.1% | +25.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| — | -2.1% | +0.5% | -7.5% | -15.2% | -12.0% | -8.8% | +171.7% | +317.5% | +260.2% | +252.2% | +17.1% | -23.2% | -20.9% | -14.9% | -26.2% | -0.9% | -14.3% | -18.7% | -21.9% | -41.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.65 | 6.01 | 6.82 | 6.78 | 7.08 | 7.55 | 7.65 | 8.01 | 10.16 | 9.00 | 10.48 | 3.30 | 1.64 | 1.79 | 1.91 | 2.38 | 2.24 | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.87 | 2.39 |
| — | -20.3% | -10.8% | -15.4% | -30.4% | -16.1% | -27.0% | +142.9% | +521.4% | +401.5% | +449.1% | +38.5% | -27.1% | -26.4% | -17.1% | -16.9% | -6.2% | -14.0% | -21.1% | -28.0% | -50.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.62 |
| — | -6.7% | -2.8% | +10.2% | +5.2% | +9.9% | +6.3% | -36.5% | -39.9% | -34.4% | -35.7% | -3.4% | +1.1% | -3.3% | -6.6% | -0.5% | -10.3% | -3.9% | -2.5% | -11.8% | +1.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.54 |
| — | -12.5% | -7.3% | +6.9% | +3.4% | +10.0% | +6.4% | -37.1% | -40.1% | -34.9% | -35.7% | -2.8% | -0.1% | -4.8% | -9.1% | -3.2% | -12.6% | -6.9% | -4.4% | -13.9% | -0.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 11.89 | 14.23 | 11.71 | 10.85 | 10.69 | 9.15 | 8.31 | 8.15 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 7.26 | 27.34 | 41.02 | 41.28 | 37.30 | 32.92 | 35.75 | 37.73 | 43.23 | 41.94 | 42.09 |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.'s current P/E is 32.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 25.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
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