Last Price$63.5(1.0%)
Market Cap$256.2B
LTM Gross margin
64.8%
5Y avg
63.7%
Communication Equipment industry
median
37.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
0.2% undervalued
Cisco Systems, Inc. Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Jul'05 | Jul'06 | Jul'07 | Jul'08 | Jul'09 | Jul'10 | Jul'11 | Jul'12 | Jul'13 | Jul'14 | Jul'15 | Jul'16 | Jul'17 | Jul'18 | Jul'19 | Jul'20 | Jul'21 | Jul'22 | Jul'23 | Jul'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 67.2% | 65.8% | 64.0% | 64.5% | 63.9% | 64.0% | 61.4% | 61.2% | 60.6% | 58.9% | 60.4% | 62.9% | 63.0% | 62.0% | 62.9% | 64.3% | 64.0% | 62.5% | 62.7% | 64.7% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO
64.8%
(5.6%)
(17.2%)
19.2%
Median Peer Set
45.3%
(3.8%)
(8.5%)
4.3%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO
61.9%
4.8%
63.6%
(14.7%)
Juniper Networks, Inc.JNPR
58.8%
(8.8%)
(9.3%)
5.7%
Nokia OyjNOK
56.5%
(8.3%)
(83.8%)
3.0%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI
50.3%
8.4%
(7.6%)
14.6%
Zebra Technologies CorporationZBRA
47.4%
8.7%
78.0%
10.6%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)ERIC
43.3%
(7.8%)
N/A
(10.0%)
Ciena CorporationCIEN
41.3%
(8.5%)
(66.1%)
2.1%
Ubiquiti Inc.UI
39.9%
(0.6%)
(14.2%)
18.1%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPE
32.2%
3.4%
25.0%
8.5%
EchoStar CorporationSATS
22.7%
(7.0%)
(98.5%)
(0.2%)
CSCO key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Jul'05 | Jul'06 | Jul'07 | Jul'08 | Jul'09 | Jul'10 | Jul'11 | Jul'12 | Jul'13 | Jul'14 | Jul'15 | Jul'16 | Jul'17 | Jul'18 | Jul'19 | Jul'20 | Jul'21 | Jul'22 | Jul'23 | Jul'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 24,801.0 12.5% | 28,484.0 14.9% | 34,922.0 22.6% | 39,540.0 13.2% | 36,117.0 (8.7%) | 40,040.0 10.9% | 43,218.0 7.9% | 46,061.0 6.6% | 48,607.0 5.5% | 47,142.0 (3.0%) | 49,161.0 4.3% | 49,247.0 0.2% | 48,005.0 (2.5%) | 49,330.0 2.8% | 51,904.0 5.2% | 49,301.0 (5.0%) | 49,818.0 1.0% | 51,557.0 3.5% | 56,998.0 10.6% | 53,803.0 (5.6%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 8,130.0 | 9,737.0 | 12,586.0 | 14,056.0 | 13,023.0 | 14,397.0 | 16,682.0 | 17,852.0 | 19,167.0 | 19,373.0 | 19,480.0 | 18,287.0 | 17,781.0 | 18,724.0 | 19,238.0 | 17,618.0 | 17,924.0 | 19,309.0 | 21,245.0 | 18,975.0 |
% margin | 16,671.0 67.2% | 18,747.0 65.8% | 22,336.0 64.0% | 25,484.0 64.5% | 23,094.0 63.9% | 25,643.0 64.0% | 26,536.0 61.4% | 28,209.0 61.2% | 29,440.0 60.6% | 27,769.0 58.9% | 29,681.0 60.4% | 30,960.0 62.9% | 30,224.0 63.0% | 30,606.0 62.0% | 32,666.0 62.9% | 31,683.0 64.3% | 31,894.0 64.0% | 32,248.0 62.5% | 35,753.0 62.7% | 34,828.0 64.7% |
| Operating Expenses | 9,255.0 | 11,751.0 | 13,715.0 | 16,042.0 | 15,772.0 | 16,479.0 | 18,063.0 | 17,840.0 | 18,139.0 | 18,006.0 | 18,427.0 | 18,032.0 | 17,495.0 | 17,939.0 | 18,125.0 | 17,582.0 | 18,175.0 | 18,273.0 | 20,191.0 | 22,647.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 3,348.0 | 4,158.0 | 4,580.0 | 5,156.0 | 5,271.0 | 5,273.0 | 5,823.0 | 5,488.0 | 5,942.0 | 6,294.0 | 6,207.0 | 6,296.0 | 6,059.0 | 6,332.0 | 6,577.0 | 6,347.0 | 6,549.0 | 6,774.0 | 7,551.0 | 7,983.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 5,680.0 | 7,200.0 | 8,728.0 | 10,387.0 | 9,968.0 | 10,715.0 | 11,720.0 | 11,969.0 | 11,802.0 | 11,437.0 | 11,861.0 | 11,433.0 | 11,177.0 | 11,386.0 | 11,398.0 | 11,094.0 | 11,411.0 | 11,186.0 | 12,358.0 | 13,177.0 |
% margin | 7,416.0 29.9% | 6,996.0 24.6% | 8,621.0 24.7% | 9,442.0 23.9% | 7,322.0 20.3% | 9,164.0 22.9% | 7,674.0 17.8% | 10,065.0 21.9% | 11,196.0 23.0% | 9,345.0 19.8% | 10,770.0 21.9% | 12,660.0 25.7% | 11,973.0 24.9% | 12,309.0 25.0% | 14,219.0 27.4% | 13,620.0 27.6% | 12,833.0 25.8% | 13,969.0 27.1% | 15,031.0 26.4% | 12,181.0 22.6% |
| Interest Income | 552.0 | 755.0 | 1,092.0 | 1,143.0 | 845.0 | 635.0 | 641.0 | 650.0 | 654.0 | 691.0 | 769.0 | 1,005.0 | 1,338.0 | 1,508.0 | 1,308.0 | 920.0 | 618.0 | 476.0 | 962.0 | 1,365.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 148.0 | 377.0 | 319.0 | 346.0 | 623.0 | 628.0 | 596.0 | 583.0 | 564.0 | 566.0 | 676.0 | 861.0 | 943.0 | 859.0 | 585.0 | 434.0 | 360.0 | 427.0 | 1,006.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 8,036.0 | 7,633.0 | 9,461.0 | 10,255.0 | 7,693.0 | 9,415.0 | 7,825.0 | 10,159.0 | 11,227.0 | 9,715.0 | 11,201.0 | 12,920.0 | 12,287.0 | 13,039.0 | 14,571.0 | 13,970.0 | 13,262.0 | 14,477.0 | 15,318.0 | 12,234.0 |
% effective tax rate | 2,295.0 28.6% | 2,053.0 26.9% | 2,128.0 22.5% | 2,203.0 21.5% | 1,559.0 20.3% | 1,648.0 17.5% | 1,335.0 17.1% | 2,118.0 20.8% | 1,244.0 11.1% | 1,862.0 19.2% | 2,220.0 19.8% | 2,181.0 16.9% | 2,678.0 21.8% | 12,929.0 99.2% | 2,950.0 20.2% | 2,756.0 19.7% | 2,671.0 20.1% | 2,665.0 18.4% | 2,705.0 17.7% | 1,914.0 15.6% |
% margin | 5,741.0 23.1% | 5,580.0 19.6% | 7,333.0 21.0% | 8,052.0 20.4% | 6,134.0 17.0% | 7,767.0 19.4% | 6,490.0 15.0% | 8,041.0 17.5% | 9,983.0 20.5% | 7,853.0 16.7% | 8,981.0 18.3% | 10,739.0 21.8% | 9,609.0 20.0% | 110.0 0.2% | 11,621.0 22.4% | 11,214.0 22.7% | 10,591.0 21.3% | 11,812.0 22.9% | 12,613.0 22.1% | 10,320.0 19.2% |
| EPS | 0.88 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 1.17 | 1.50 | 1.87 | 1.50 | 1.76 | 2.13 | 1.92 | 0.02 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.51 | 2.83 | 3.08 | 2.55 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.87 | 0.89 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.05 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 1.49 | 1.75 | 2.11 | 1.90 | 0.02 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.54 |
% margin | 9,045.0 36.5% | 9,005.0 31.6% | 11,251.0 32.2% | 12,285.0 31.1% | 9,712.0 26.9% | 12,068.0 30.1% | 10,939.0 25.3% | 12,963.0 28.1% | 14,161.0 29.1% | 12,709.0 27.0% | 14,209.0 28.9% | 15,678.0 31.8% | 15,383.0 32.0% | 16,172.0 32.8% | 17,334.0 33.4% | 16,363.0 33.2% | 15,558.0 31.2% | 16,794.0 32.6% | 17,471.0 30.7% | 15,747.0 29.3% |
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FAQ
1) What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 64.8%, based on the financial report for Jan 25, 2025 (Q1’2025). The average annual Gross margin for Cisco Systems, Inc. have been 63.5% over the past three years, and 66.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Gross margin Good?
As of today, Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Gross margin is 64.8%, which is higher than industry median of 37.3%. It indicates that Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Gross margin is Good.