Apple Inc. vs CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., two Computer Hardware stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AAPL and CSCO diverge most: on return on equity, AAPL reads 119.9% and CSCO reads 24.5%; on return on invested capital, AAPL reads 63.3% and CSCO reads 14.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AAPL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What CSCO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AAPL | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $308.52 | $116.00 |
| Market cap | $4.54T | $461.9B |
| Sector | Computer Hardware | Computer Hardware |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +30.1% | — |
| P/E | 35.4 | 38.5 |
| P/B | 42.22 | 9.45 |
| P/S | 9.72 | 7.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.1 | 34.5 |
| Revenue growth | +14.1% | +9.2% |
| Gross margin | 50.1% | 63.6% |
| Operating margin | 32.6% | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 27.6% | 19.7% |
| Return on equity | 119.9% | 24.5% |
| Return on assets | 33.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 63.3% | 14.2% |
| FCF yield | 3.0% | 2.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.87 | 0.71 |
| Current ratio | 1.00 | 0.92 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.57 | 4.18 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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