ADBE vs CSCO vs DGII Stock Comparison

Adobe, Cisco Systems and Digi International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$248.36 +5.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$97.11B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$439.51B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.50%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.85 +0.7% 1M +105.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 6, Digi International 3, Cisco Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADBECSCODGIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.11B $439.51B $2.99B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 33.2x 61.1x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 23.5x 28.4x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +11.8% +20.3% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% 21.0% 9.6% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.3% 15.9% 6.9% ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.8x 0.7x ADBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.50% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.6% +56.0% +105.9% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +14.7%/yr +29.9%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 35.5% 40.8% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 54/100 61/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

ADBECSCODGII

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADBECSCODGII
Valuation 61 #12 of 29 32 #76 of 112 45 #62 of 112
Growth 19 #22 of 27 41 #65 of 109 70 #33 of 109
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 87 #14 of 104 82 #20 of 104
Financial Health 60 #13 of 31 30 #82 of 116 50 #59 of 116
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 79 #18 of 81 56 #36 of 81
Overall 65 54 61
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADBECSCODGIISPY
1 month +5.5%+4.4%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%-3.6%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%+28.2%+43.9% +8.2%
Year to date -29.0%+44.6%+82.1% +12.9%
1 year -30.6%+56.0%+105.9% +12.3%
3 years -51.1%+116.0%+212.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.2%+29.3%+46.2% +23.3%
5 years -61.2%+98.0%+270.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.2%+14.7%+29.9% +10.9%
10 years +132.0%+266.6%+654.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.8%+13.9%+22.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADBECSCODGIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%35.5%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%37.3%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.111.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.721.582.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-38.6%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-14.3%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $359.91$130.00$85.24 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$71.04$35.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADBECSCODGII
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 31.0x 33.2xmedian 33.2x 61.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 11.3x 25.3xmedian 20.0x 27.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 15.6x 34.4xmedian 29.8x 22.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.74 12.32median 1.17 3.85median 1.17

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADBECSCODGII
Revenue $25.97B $63.33B $506.21M
Gross profit $23.18B $40.86B $323.07M
Operating income $9.27B $15.37B $70.58M
Net income $7.28B $13.27B $48.74M
Free cash flow $10.59B $12.77B $135.98M
R&D $4.69B $9.56B $73.84M
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $3.33 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $7.22B $27.97M
Total debt $4.77B $29.53B $108.13M
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 3.99B 38.92M
Enterprise value $72.36B $375.43B $2.88B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADBECSCODGII
P/E 13.5x 33.2x 61.1x
P/FCF 9.2x 34.4x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 31.0x 21.6x
P/S 3.7x 6.9x 5.9x
P/B 8.3x 8.7x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 10.3x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 25.3x 27.2x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 29.5x 43.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 7.2x 6.1x
EV/FCF 9.1x 35.5x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 32.0x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 12.32 3.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBECSCODGII
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 11.8% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 3.6% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 11.1% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 4.6% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 30.7% 24.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 0.7% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 30.3% 14.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 1.7% 18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 30.7% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 2.7% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -0.1% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -10.7% 59.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -3.9% 31.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -12.5% 60.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBECSCODGII
Gross margin 89.3% 64.5% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 28.3% 22.3%
Operating margin 35.7% 24.3% 13.9%
Pretax margin 35.7% 25.3% 12.4%
Net margin 28.0% 21.0% 9.6%
FCF margin 40.8% 20.2% 26.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 22.4% 27.3%
Return on equity 62.6% 26.8% 7.2%
Return on assets 24.3% 10.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 44.3% 15.9% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 51.3% 17.9% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% 6.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBECSCODGII
Debt / assets 15.9% 22.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.3x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 61.2% 29.0%
Equity / assets 39.2% 38.8% 71.0%
Interest coverage 35.7x 10.5x 8.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.34 4.19 7.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBECSCODGII
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 9.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 9.3% 2.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADBECSCODGII
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 23.5xFY2027 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +20.7% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $519.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +20.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +0.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBECSCODGII
Held by institutions 82.5% 80.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,982 4,046 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 838 1,847 142
Institutions selling 928 1,817 105
Buyers to sellers 0.90 1.02 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADBECSCODGII
ADBE 1.00 -0.08 -0.08
CSCO -0.08 1.00 0.29
DGII -0.08 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, CSCO and DGII?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $97.11B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $439.51B, Digi International (DGII) $2.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADBE, CSCO and DGII?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Digi International (DGII) 61.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Adobe (ADBE) 9.9x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x, Digi International (DGII) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digi International (DGII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Adobe (ADBE) 44.3%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -30.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.0%, Digi International (DGII) +105.9%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Adobe (ADBE) -17.2%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adobe (ADBE) 0.00%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.50%. Adobe (ADBE) and Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Adobe (ADBE) 42.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, CSCO and DGII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adobe (ADBE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.