Cisco Systems (CSCO)

16.33 -0.06  -0.37%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Cisco Systems Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -36.95%
Total Returns -35.78%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Cisco Systems's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • CSCO Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • INTC Total Returns
  • AAPL Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
CSCO -18.27% -9.04% 0.69% -10.14%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 57.02%
INTC -8.64% 7.77% 19.87% 80.09%
AAPL -6.75% 38.84% 66.65% 316.3%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -36.95%
Earnings Per Share TTM 16.24%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 8.33%
Dividend Yield 2.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 45.57B
Net Income TTM 7.356B

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 18.68%
Asset Utilization 0.5113

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.1512
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.0203
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CSCO News

Bottom 5 Tech by 14 period RSI: $NTAP $DELL $LXK $CSCO $JDSU (S&P 500) $MXWL $VIP $ELX $SNCR $NEWP (non S&P 500)
about 3 hours ago by TheEquitiesRoom
$csco. Shorted at 21. Scaling in long now.
about 4 hours ago by genovafibonacci
$csco. 40 bilion in cash, beat estimates. Value. Short sellers trap
about 4 hours ago by genovafibonacci
Lots of ugly out there....RT @daytrend $CSCO looks like death.
about 4 hours ago by StockSage1
$csco. EPS is up. Business leaned out. Stable company
about 4 hours ago by genovafibonacci
$CSCO http://stks.co/3zzl Settled into this desc. triangle after big EPS drop, and is now bleeding out. Could see 15's soon.
about a day ago by rynprry
Oops... E3 (Jun 5-7) exhibitors: $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD $EQIX $KNM $COOL $NVDA $QCOM $ZNGA - and $THQI http://stks.co/3zt0
about 2 days ago by abubnic
E3 (Jun 5-7) exhibitors: $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD $EQIX $KNM $COOL $NVDA $QCOM $ZNGA - and $THQ http://stks.co/3zsz
about 2 days ago by abubnic
http://stks.co/3zp3 B.Y.O.D. Cisco finding Great for Apple & Logitech for Business new Division as gives consumers choice $AAPL $LOGI $CSCO
about 3 days ago by yaomrd
$AMZN http://stks.co/3zkv $AMZN $CSCO $INC $FFIV $LNKD $PEP $AMT $ISRG $AZO $ULTA $LULU $HSY - Part two of the run down
about 3 days ago by gregnb
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $AMD $NFX $CNP $PDCO $DLTR Bad: $ACN $CTXS $CSCO $TIF $RRC $STUDY
about 3 days ago by stockspot
Flextronics Flexin'
May 25, 1:50PM Fool
I spent many yrs attending E3 as a member of broadcast/print media. Major buying decisions made here $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD
about 3 days ago by abubnic
Does Alcatel-Lucent Have a Cisco Killer?
May 25, 12:09PM Investor Place
$CSCO http://stks.co/3zSk hanging around after major drop - $16.34 ignites a wave of sell orders...
about 3 days ago by MercenaryMike
@howardlindzon No Dell and HP because I only trade long. I will buy $CSCO and $EMC again soon because of cloud and wifi growth.
about 4 days ago by FredWR
These Cold Stocks Are Heating Up
May 24, 9:48PM Fool
5 Fun Facts About the Dow
May 24, 7:08PM Fool
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $DF $DLTR $SRCL $HD $BBBY Bad: $XRX $DELL $JOY $JNPR $CSCO $STUDY
about 4 days ago by stockspot
Alerted $CSCO June 16x puts at .29 eod. Looking for the next leg down.
about 4 days ago by OptionRunners
Why Tech's Holding the Dow Back
May 24, 2:42PM Fool
$SPY $CSCO moving lower http://stks.co/3ycJ $$
about 4 days ago by WorldJazz59
10 Tech Giants to Add Portfolio Value
May 24, 10:33AM Investor Place
RT @WorldJazz59 $SPY $CSCO if it is true banking system faces another Lehman Moment - you know you do not want to hold Cisco $$> Link?
about 4 days ago by mdpilam
$SPY $CSCO if it is true banking system faces another Lehman Moment - you know you do not want to hold Cisco $$
about 4 days ago by WorldJazz59
$CSCO Cisco beat on earning so if that indicates europe then great.
about 4 days ago by genovafibonacci
Europe starting to hit U.S earnings- started with $CSCO
about 4 days ago by RedDogT3Live
Dell up Doody Creek Without a Paddle
May 23, 3:46PM Investor Place
Flexing Their Muscles Beyond PCs: $FLEX $CSCO $HPQ $SEV $FXCNY $AMD http://stks.co/3xXm
about 5 days ago by AlphaVN
Is There Any Hope Left at HP?
May 23, 1:42PM Fool
Hedge Funds' Top 10 Stocks: For This They Get Two-and-Twenty? http://stks.co/3xPS $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT $ESRX $C $PFE $QCOM $JPM $CSCO $ORCL
about 5 days ago by ycharts
RT @CNNMoney HP is prepping for massive layoffs today. But do they do any good? http://stks.co/3xL5 $HPQ, $CSCO, $YHOO, $NOK, $RIMM, $AMD
about 5 days ago by CarolineC
Mindblowing Amounts of Data
May 22, 11:50AM Fool
Is there a Perfect Stock?
May 21, 2:50PM Fool
3 Reasons to Sell Cisco
May 18, 2:07PM Fool
How Cisco Moves the Dow
May 18, 12:07PM Fool
Weddings and divorces expected after IPO
May 18, 11:27AM Financial Times
EMC Flash Storage Strategy Highlights Conference
May 18, 10:30AM Investor's Business Daily
8x8, Inc.: Cloud Communications Acquisition Play
May 17, 11:00PM Seeking Alpha
Salesforce.com's Stock Jumps Over 7% After Q1 Beat
May 17, 7:01PM Investor's Business Daily
[$$] H-P to Slash Work Force by up to 30,000
May 17, 6:11PM The Wall Street Journal
Salesforce.com Shares Up Late After Q1 Results Beat
May 17, 4:36PM Investor's Business Daily
A better IPO than Facebook
May 17, 12:18PM
Cash-rich laggards start setting the pace
May 17, 11:57AM Financial Times

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