AVPT vs CSCO vs DT Stock Comparison

AvePoint, Cisco Systems and Dynatrace Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$17.35 +27.9% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.67B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$108.59 +1.5% 1M +52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$428.50B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.54%
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
DT Dynatrace, Inc.
$60.96 +5.9% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.70B
P/E
117.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 7, AvePoint 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVPTCSCODTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.67B $428.50B $17.70B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.0x 32.4x 117.7x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 22.9x 31.4x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.0% +11.8% +17.9% AVPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 21.0% 7.2% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.54% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% +52.2% +24.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +14.2%/yr -4.1%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 35.5% 43.1% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 55/100 66/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

AVPTCSCODT

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

AxisAVPTCSCODT
Valuation 63 #46 of 124 33 #75 of 112 60 #50 of 124
Growth 97 #4 of 113 40 #65 of 108 46 #61 of 113
Profitability 84 #18 of 109 88 #13 of 104 85 #17 of 109
Financial Health 58 #54 of 127 30 #81 of 116 48 #67 of 127
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 63 81 #16 of 78 90 #7 of 63
Overall 78 55 66
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVPTCSCODTSPY
1 month +27.9%+1.5%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months +35.3%-4.4%+38.3% +3.7%
6 months +77.9%+18.7%+68.4% +7.1%
Year to date +24.9%+41.0%+40.7% +12.8%
1 year +25.1%+52.2%+24.4% +11.9%
3 years +139.3%+110.6%+38.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.8%+28.2%+11.5% +22.8%
5 years +86.2%+94.0%-18.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.2%+14.2%-4.1% +10.9%
10 years —+255.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVPTCSCODTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%35.5%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%37.1%44.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.100.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.470.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-38.6%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.5%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $17.35$130.00$65.25 $779.14
52-week low $8.99$71.04$32.36 $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.

MultipleAVPTCSCODT
P/E now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 39.0x 32.4xmedian 32.9x 117.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 4.6x 6.8xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x 24.7xmedian 20.0x 59.3xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 27.4x 33.6xmedian 30.2x 31.0xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.2x 8.5xmedian 2.9x 7.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.23 12.01median 1.08 59.65median 1.23

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 monthsAVPTCSCODT
Revenue $466.15M $63.33B $2.10B
Gross profit $342.37M $40.86B $1.71B
Operating income $45.61M $15.37B $254.53M
Net income $71.48M $13.27B $151.37M
Free cash flow $101.01M $12.77B $570.56M
R&D $57.26M $9.56B $502.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $3.33 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $417.25M $7.22B $1.06B
Total debt – $29.53B –
Shares (diluted) 220.86M 3.99B 293.74M
Enterprise value $1.85B $364.43B $12.92B

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
MetricAVPTCSCODT
P/E 51.0x 32.4x 117.7x
P/FCF 36.3x 33.6x 31.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 30.2x 29.6x
P/S 7.9x 6.8x 8.4x
P/B 8.4x 8.5x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 10.0x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA – 24.7x 59.3x
EV/EBIT 71.3x 28.8x 65.2x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 7.0x 7.9x
EV/FCF 32.2x 34.6x 29.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 31.2x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 12.01 59.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVPTCSCODT
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.0% 11.8% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 3.6% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% 11.1% 17.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 4.6% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 30.7% 27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 0.7% 33.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,017% 30.3% -69.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 1.7% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 980.2% 30.7% -68.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 2.7% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -0.1% 20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.8% -10.7% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -3.9% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 99.8% -12.5% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVPTCSCODT
Gross margin 73.4% 64.5% 81.4%
EBITDA margin – 28.3% 13.4%
Operating margin 9.8% 24.3% 12.1%
Pretax margin 12.3% 25.3% 14.3%
Net margin 15.3% 21.0% 7.2%
FCF margin 21.7% 20.2% 27.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 22.4% 28.6%
Return on equity 16.3% 26.8% 6.0%
Return on assets 9.6% 10.4% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 17.9% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 6.0% 14.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVPTCSCODT
Debt / assets – 22.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 42.3% 61.2% 40.4%
Equity / assets 57.7% 38.8% 59.6%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.15 4.11 7.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVPTCSCODT
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.3% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.9% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusAVPTCSCODT
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 22.9xFY2027 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +20.7% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.40MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +0.6% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVPTCSCODT
Held by institutions 67.3% 80.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 254 4,047 594
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +5.0% +2.0%
Institutions buying 164 1,847 315
Institutions selling 66 1,818 219
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.02 1.44

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.

AVPTCSCODT
AVPT 1.00 0.05 0.54
CSCO 0.05 1.00 0.10
DT 0.54 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVPT, CSCO and DT?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: AvePoint (AVPT) $3.67B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $428.50B, Dynatrace (DT) $17.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVPT, CSCO and DT?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AvePoint (AVPT) 51.0x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.4x, Dynatrace (DT) 117.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (AvePoint (AVPT) 41.3x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 22.9x, Dynatrace (DT) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AvePoint (AVPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AvePoint (AVPT) +25.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Dynatrace (DT) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Dynatrace (DT) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: AvePoint (AVPT) +25.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +52.2%, Dynatrace (DT) +24.4%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (AvePoint (AVPT) +13.2%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.2%/yr, Dynatrace (DT) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.54%, Dynatrace (DT) 0.00%. AvePoint (AVPT) and Dynatrace (DT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (AvePoint (AVPT) 44.8%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Dynatrace (DT) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVPT, CSCO and DT?

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 7. 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.