CSCO vs DOX vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Amdocs and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.29 +3.3% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$435.20B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.51%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.21 +8.3% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
3.60%
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$174.08 -1.3% 1M +102.7% 1Y
Market cap
$127.71B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amdocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amdocs 5, Cisco Systems 3, Fortinet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCODOXFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $435.20B $6.75B $127.71B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x 15.1x 55.9x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 7.9x 48.6x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +0.1% +20.2% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 9.8% — CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.9x — CSCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.51% 3.60% — DOX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.9% -26.3% +102.7% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr -4.4%/yr +21.0%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 29.8% 43.2% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 64/100 52/100 DOX

Percentile Scorecard

CSCODOXFTNT

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

AxisCSCODOXFTNT
Valuation 33 #75 of 111 92 #10 of 111 31 #86 of 124
Growth 40 #65 of 108 14 #93 of 108 67 #38 of 113
Profitability 88 #13 of 104 83 #19 of 104 96 #5 of 109
Financial Health 31 #80 of 115 37 #73 of 115 15 #108 of 127
Shareholder Returns 82 #15 of 78 95 #5 of 78 –
Overall 55 64 52
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DOX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCODOXFTNTSPY
1 month +3.3%+8.3%-1.3% +0.9%
3 months -1.9%+9.5%+13.6% +5.9%
6 months +23.1%-2.7%+102.2% +8.5%
Year to date +43.2%-22.7%+119.2% +13.3%
1 year +51.9%-26.3%+102.7% +12.4%
3 years +113.9%-20.9%+209.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.9%-7.5%+45.8% +23.5%
5 years +97.1%-20.1%+158.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.5%-4.4%+21.0% +11.0%
10 years +260.5%+6.3%+2,637.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.7%+0.6%+39.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSCODOXFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%29.8%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%32.5%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.250.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.46-0.882.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-49.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-27.2%-10.6% -0.9%
52-week high $130.00$85.49$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$49.87$75.23 $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.

MultipleCSCODOXFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 33.5x 15.1xmedian 33.5x 55.9xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 16.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.6x 8.9xmedian 19.6x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.8x 7.9xmedian 29.8x 41.4xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 56.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 12.20median 1.10 -4.14median 1.10 1.96median 1.24

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 monthsCSCODOXFTNT
Revenue $63.33B $4.65B $7.88B
Gross profit $40.86B $1.78B –
Operating income $15.37B $626.70M $2.60B
Net income $13.27B $457.53M $2.28B
Free cash flow $12.77B $858.80M –
R&D $9.56B $343.21M $857.40M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $4.17 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $206.45M $3.75B
Total debt $29.53B $3.25B –
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 109.66M 739.90M
Enterprise value $371.13B $5.79B $127.71B

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
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
P/E 32.9x 15.1x 55.9x
P/FCF 34.1x 7.9x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 9.0x 34.6x
P/S 6.9x 1.4x 16.2x
P/B 8.7x 2.0x 56.8x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 2.2x 56.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 8.9x –
EV/EBIT 29.2x 11.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.1x 1.6x 16.2x
EV/FCF 35.2x 8.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.7x 10.0x 34.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.20 -4.14 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 0.1% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -1.1% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 2.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% -11.9% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -3.0% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% -18.0% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -7.0% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -14.5% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -3.7% 28.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 1.6% 50.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -0.8% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 2.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -3.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Gross margin 64.5% 38.3% –
EBITDA margin 28.3% 17.9% –
Operating margin 24.3% 13.5% –
Pretax margin 25.3% 12.5% –
Net margin 21.0% 9.8% –
FCF margin 20.2% 18.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 16.1% 46.8%
Return on equity 26.8% – 120.1%
Return on assets 10.4% 7.2% 20.0%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 13.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 2.4% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Debt / assets 22.8% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 48.1% 81.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 51.9% 18.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 4.16 3.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Dividend yield 1.5% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 7.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 11.4% –
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.

ConsensusCSCODOXFTNT
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2027 7.9xFY2026 48.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $7.92FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +4.0% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $4.46BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 -1.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +5.0% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCODOXFTNT
Held by institutions 80.1% 93.0% 68.6%
Institutions holding 4,046 446 1,567
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +0.5% +23.7%
Institutions buying 1,847 250 854
Institutions selling 1,817 151 549
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.66 1.56

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.

CSCODOXFTNT
CSCO 1.00 -0.04 0.27
DOX -0.04 1.00 0.20
FTNT 0.27 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, DOX and FTNT?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $435.20B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.75B, Fortinet (FTNT) $127.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, DOX and FTNT?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.9x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.1x, Fortinet (FTNT) 55.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortinet (FTNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Amdocs (DOX) +0.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.9%, Amdocs (DOX) -26.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +102.7%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.5%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.4%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amdocs (DOX) has the highest dividend yield: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.51%, Amdocs (DOX) 3.60%. Fortinet (FTNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, DOX and FTNT?

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