
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol (IP) based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry worldwide. The company offers switching products, including fixed-configuration and modular switches, and storage products that provide connectivity to end users, workstations, IP phones, wireless access points, and servers; and next-generation network routing products that interconnect public and private wireline and mobile networks for mobile, data, voice, and video applications. It also provides collaboration products comprising unified communications products, conferencing products, collaboration endpoints, and business messaging products; data center products, such as blade and rack servers, series, fabric interconnects, and management software solutions; wireless products consisting of wireless access points, WLAN controllers, cloud and appliances based services, and integrated software services. In addition, the company offers security products, including network and data center security, advanced threat protection, Web and email security, access and policy, unified threat management, and advisory, integration, and managed services; and other products, such as emerging technologies and other networking products. Further, the company offers a distributed file system for hyperconvergence that enables server-based storage systems; service provider video software and solutions; and technical support services and advanced services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products directly, as well as through channel partners, such as systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Computer & office equipment
Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolNASDAQ:CSCO
CUSIP17275R10
Phone408-526-4000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.49%
Current Ratio2.43%
Quick Ratio2.38%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio20.73
Forward P/E Ratio19.12
P/E Growth2.99
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$48.01 billion
Price / Sales4.47
Cash Flow$2.6305 per share
Price / Cash16.94
Book Value$13.23 per share
Price / Book3.37
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.15
Net Income$9.61 billion
Net Margins-3.00%
Return on Equity17.77%
Return on Assets8.55%
Miscellaneous
Employees72,900
Outstanding Shares4,817,520,000