CSCO vs DGII vs FKWL Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Digi International and Franklin Wireless Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$62.34 -15.7% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
FKWL Franklin Wireless Corp
$2.23 -2.6% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.51M
Div. yield
1.79%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 5, Digi International 5, Franklin Wireless 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCODGIIFKWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $377.71B $2.37B $26.28M CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 48.3x -5.5x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 22.4x 55.8x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +20.3% -20.8% DGII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 9.6% -13.0% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 6.9% — CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x — DGII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.74% — 1.79% FKWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.8% +71.9% -55.9% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr +22.0%/yr -15.7%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 43.9% 32.7% FKWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 37/100 DGII

Percentile Scorecard

CSCODGIIFKWL

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

AxisCSCODGIIFKWL
Valuation 28 #81 of 112 41 #67 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 37 #68 of 108 66 #37 of 108 1 #107 of 108
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 80 #22 of 104 16 #88 of 104
Financial Health 30 #82 of 116 49 #60 of 116 64 #42 of 116
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 83 51 #41 of 83 73 #23 of 83
Overall 52 57 37
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FKWL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCODGIIFKWLSPY
1 month -18.8%-15.7%-2.6% -5.9%
3 months -20.8%-24.9%-1.8% -4.6%
6 months +3.9%+0.5%-35.5% +0.2%
Year to date +24.3%+44.0%-49.0% +7.5%
1 year +32.8%+71.9%-55.9% +8.2%
3 years +79.6%+149.9%-23.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+35.7%-8.7% +19.0%
5 years +67.7%+169.8%-57.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.9%+22.0%-15.7% +9.4%
10 years +217.1%+556.2%-4.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.2%+20.7%-0.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCSCODGIIFKWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%43.9%32.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%45.7%36.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.69-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.901.64-1.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-48.6%-69.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-26.9%-56.9% -5.9%
52-week high $130.00$85.24$5.18 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$35.40$2.12 $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.

MultipleCSCODGIIFKWL
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 25.2x 48.3xmedian 25.2x -5.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 16.2x 21.7xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 23.4x 17.4xmedian 23.4x -4.2xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.59median 0.98 3.04median 0.98 0.30median 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 monthsCSCODGIIFKWL
Revenue $63.33B $506.21M $36.51M
Gross profit $40.86B $323.07M $6.26M
Operating income $15.37B $70.58M -$2.68M
Net income $13.27B $48.74M -$6.92M
Free cash flow $12.77B $135.98M -$6.33M
R&D $9.56B $73.84M $3.23M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $1.25 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $27.97M –
Total debt $29.53B $108.13M –
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 38.92M 11.78M
Enterprise value $313.64B $2.25B -$96.38M

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
MetricCSCODGIIFKWL
P/E 28.5x 48.3x -5.5x
P/FCF 29.6x 17.4x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 26.6x 17.1x -4.2x
P/S 6.0x 4.7x 0.7x
P/B 7.5x 3.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 7.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.9x 21.7x –
EV/EBIT 25.5x 34.7x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 4.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 30.7x 18.0x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 17.7x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.59 3.04 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCODGIIFKWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 20.3% -20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 4.9% -7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 23.4% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 9.3% -3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 24.0% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 9.7% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% 14.2% -4,827%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 18.0% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 10.5% -1,851%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 15.9% -18.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 30.1% -441.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 59.2% -49.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 31.6% -449.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 60.8% -48.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCODGIIFKWL
Gross margin 64.5% 63.8% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 22.3% –
Operating margin 24.3% 13.9% -7.3%
Pretax margin 25.3% 12.4% -19.3%
Net margin 21.0% 9.6% -13.0%
FCF margin 20.2% 26.9% -17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 27.3% -17.2%
Return on equity 26.8% 7.2% -20.7%
Return on assets 10.4% 5.0% -14.3%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 8.4% -8.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCODGIIFKWL
Debt / assets 22.8% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 29.0% 34.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 71.0% 65.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x 8.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.73 6.35 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCODGIIFKWL
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.1% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusCSCODGIIFKWL
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2027 22.4xFY2026 55.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.76FY2027 $2.78FY2026 $0.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.9%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +9.4% -50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.08BFY2027 $519.66MFY2026 $46.08MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 +20.8%FY2026 +26.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +3.8% +19.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCODGIIFKWL
Held by institutions 80.1% 100.0% 13.1%
Institutions holding 4,051 285 19
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.6% +38.6%
Institutions buying 1,850 143 9
Institutions selling 1,819 105 3
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.36 3.00

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.

CSCODGIIFKWL
CSCO 1.00 0.36 -0.03
DGII 0.36 1.00 -0.02
FKWL -0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, DGII and FKWL?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $377.71B, Digi International (DGII) $2.37B, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) $26.28M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, DGII and FKWL?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 28.5x, Digi International (DGII) 48.3x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -5.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 20.1x, Digi International (DGII) 22.4x, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 55.8x). 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: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -13.0%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (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: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +32.8%, Digi International (DGII) +71.9%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -55.9%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +10.9%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +22.0%/yr, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has the highest dividend yield: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.74%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 1.79%. Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 36.6%, Digi International (DGII) 43.9%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.