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Cisco Systems
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Cisco Systems trades at 23.71x forward earnings — 33% below peers (vs 11 peers in #CommunicationEquipment). Price $112.90.
- Forward P/E
- 23.71
- Industry median 35.26
- Current P/E
- 26.13
- Industry median 41.66
- Forward PEG
- 3.14
- Next fiscal year
- Opportunity Score
- 22
- Below average
Forward P/Edivides today's price by the earnings analysts expect Cisco Systems to make over the next fiscal year — see what forward P/E measures for the full definition. Opportunity Score is a separate, slower 0–100 read on how attractive today looks as a historical entry point — see how it's built.
Consensus earnings run well above GAAP earnings, mostly through stock-based compensation. Ordinary for high-growth software, but it dilutes shareholders and makes any single earnings multiple a weaker signal.