AUDC vs FIVN vs CSCO Stock Comparison

Audiocodes, Five9 and Cisco Systems Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$7.65 -29.8% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$207.23M
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$251.85M
Div. yield
5.23%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$34.14 +2.6% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$95.72 -18.8% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$377.71B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.74%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 6, Audiocodes 3, Five9 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUDCFIVNCSCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $207.23M $2.57B $377.71B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 45.8x 28.5x AUDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 10.0x 20.1x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +10.1% +11.8% CSCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 4.5% 21.0% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% — 15.9% CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x — 0.8x AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.23% — 1.74% AUDC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% +50.0% +32.8% FIVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.6%/yr -25.4%/yr +10.9%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 68.6% 36.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 52/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

AUDCFIVNCSCO

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

AxisAUDCFIVNCSCO
Valuation 92 #10 of 112 68 #10 of 29 28 #81 of 112
Growth 21 #86 of 108 85 #5 of 28 37 #68 of 108
Profitability 67 #35 of 104 65 #10 of 27 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 60 #47 of 116 73 #9 of 31 30 #82 of 116
Shareholder Returns 37 #53 of 83 57 #10 of 22 78 #19 of 83
Overall 55 70 52
  • AUDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FIVN ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUDCFIVNCSCOSPY
1 month -29.8%+2.6%-18.8% -5.9%
3 months -22.7%+20.3%-20.8% -4.6%
6 months -8.4%+53.8%+3.9% +0.2%
Year to date -12.4%+70.3%+24.3% +7.5%
1 year -21.0%+50.0%+32.8% +8.2%
3 years -21.4%-46.9%+79.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%-19.0%+21.6% +19.0%
5 years -78.7%-76.9%+67.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -26.6%-25.4%+10.9% +9.4%
10 years +43.5%+149.2%+217.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.7%+9.6%+12.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAUDCFIVNCSCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%68.6%36.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%60.4%39.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.991.441.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.730.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-91.8%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-11.7%-26.4% -5.9%
52-week high $11.70$38.65$130.00 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$13.61$71.04 $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.

MultipleAUDCFIVNCSCO
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 25.2x 45.8xmedian 34.8x 28.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.2x 8.3xmedian 11.9x 21.9xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 23.4x 12.0xmedian 13.6x 29.6xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 7.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.49median 0.98 1.20median 0.73 10.59median 0.98

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 monthsAUDCFIVNCSCO
Revenue $251.85M $1.24B $63.33B
Gross profit $165.71M $676.44M $40.86B
Operating income $13.67M $54.55M $15.37B
Net income $7.97M $55.99M $13.27B
Free cash flow $32.12M $213.74M $12.77B
R&D $54.31M $159.08M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $0.72 $3.33
Cash & equivalents $41.99M $263.83M $7.22B
Total debt $7.12M – $29.53B
Shares (diluted) 28.98M 77.26M 3.99B
Enterprise value -$36.68M -$201.78M $313.64B

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
MetricAUDCFIVNCSCO
P/E 27.4x 45.8x 28.5x
P/FCF 6.5x 12.0x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 10.4x 26.6x
P/S 0.8x 2.1x 6.0x
P/B 1.6x 3.1x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.2x 8.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 8.3x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 34.3x 25.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.5x 6.2x
EV/FCF 5.3x 8.8x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 7.6x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.49 1.20 10.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUDCFIVNCSCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 10.1% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 12.2% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.7% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 13.4% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.1% 312.2% 30.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 37.2% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.4% 79.0% 30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 38.8% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.1% 102.3% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 38.1% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% 28.8% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.0% 25.6% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.3% 30.0% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 29.3% -12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUDCFIVNCSCO
Gross margin 65.8% 54.5% 64.5%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 18.2% 28.3%
Operating margin 5.4% 4.4% 24.3%
Pretax margin 4.7% 5.1% 25.3%
Net margin 3.2% 4.5% 21.0%
FCF margin 12.8% 17.2% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 20.0% 22.4%
Return on equity 11.3% 6.9% 26.8%
Return on assets 5.2% 3.0% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 9.5% – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 3.4% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 4.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 10.8% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUDCFIVNCSCO
Debt / assets 2.4% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 56.3% 61.2%
Equity / assets 43.8% 43.7% 38.8%
Interest coverage – 4.1x 10.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 4.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUDCFIVNCSCO
Dividend yield 5.2% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -21.1% 5.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -15.9% 5.3% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusAUDCFIVNCSCO
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 20.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $4.76FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +9.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +15.2% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $265.51MFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $75.08BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +18.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +11.1% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUDCFIVNCSCO
Held by institutions 33.5% 100.0% 80.1%
Institutions holding 67 290 4,051
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.5% +5.0%
Institutions buying 31 151 1,850
Institutions selling 20 98 1,819
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.54 1.02

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.

AUDCFIVNCSCO
AUDC 1.00 0.30 0.25
FIVN 0.30 1.00 0.05
CSCO 0.25 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUDC, FIVN and CSCO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audiocodes (AUDC) $207.23M, Five9 (FIVN) $2.57B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $377.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUDC, FIVN and CSCO?

Audiocodes (AUDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audiocodes (AUDC) 27.4x, Five9 (FIVN) 45.8x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 28.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 12.0x, Five9 (FIVN) 10.0x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audiocodes (AUDC) +3.0%, Five9 (FIVN) +10.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Audiocodes (AUDC) 3.2%, Five9 (FIVN) 4.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (Audiocodes (AUDC) 9.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Five9 (FIVN) returned the most: Audiocodes (AUDC) -21.0%, Five9 (FIVN) +50.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +32.8%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Audiocodes (AUDC) -26.6%/yr, Five9 (FIVN) -25.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Audiocodes (AUDC) has the highest dividend yield: Audiocodes (AUDC) 5.23%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.74%. Five9 (FIVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Audiocodes (AUDC) 49.1%, Five9 (FIVN) 68.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUDC, FIVN and CSCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 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.