CSCO vs DOX vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Amdocs and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.24 +3.3% 1M +56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$440.38B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
1 win
DOX Amdocs Ltd
$62.68 +8.6% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$183.33 +5.7% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.52B
P/E
63.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 7, Amdocs 3, Cisco Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCODOXFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $440.38B $6.86B $135.52B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 15.0x 63.9x DOX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 7.9x 51.2x DOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +0.1% +18.8% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 9.8% 28.2% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 111.7% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.9x -1.2x FTNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.1% -24.9% +114.3% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr -4.2%/yr +23.4%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 29.8% 42.8% DOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 69/100 FTNT

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 31 #77 of 111 90 #12 of 111 49 #64 of 124
Growth 40 #65 of 108 14 #93 of 108 64 #41 of 113
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 84 #18 of 104 100 #1 of 110
Financial Health 28 #83 of 115 36 #74 of 115 55 #59 of 129
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 96 #4 of 81 76 #17 of 67
Overall 53 64 69
  • 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%+8.6%+5.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%+18.0%+20.3% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%-3.1%+114.0% +7.0%
Year to date +43.1%-22.1%+130.9% +12.2%
1 year +56.1%-24.9%+114.3% +13.0%
3 years +113.8%-20.3%+225.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.8%-7.3%+48.3% +23.1%
5 years +96.2%-19.3%+185.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%-4.2%+23.4% +11.0%
10 years +260.9%+6.9%+2,935.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+0.7%+40.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSCODOXFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%29.8%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%32.6%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.260.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.832.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-49.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-26.7%-5.9% -1.8%
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 32.8xmedian 32.0x 15.3xmedian 32.0x 63.4xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 17.9xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.4x 9.0xmedian 19.4x 44.1xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.0x 7.9xmedian 29.0x 43.1xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 86.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 12.20median 1.13 -4.18median 1.13 2.18median 1.27

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 $7.53B
Gross profit $40.86B $1.78B $6.04B
Operating income $15.37B $626.70M $2.44B
Net income $13.27B $457.53M $2.12B
Free cash flow $12.77B $858.80M $3.12B
R&D $9.56B $343.21M $846.40M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $4.17 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $206.45M $2.93B
Total debt $29.53B $3.25B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 109.66M 739.90M
Enterprise value $376.31B $5.87B $121.45B

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 32.8x 15.3x 63.4x
P/FCF 34.1x 7.9x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 9.1x 39.6x
P/S 6.9x 1.5x 17.9x
P/B 8.7x 2.0x 86.7x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 2.2x 91.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 9.0x 44.1x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 12.0x 53.6x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 1.6x 17.4x
EV/FCF 35.1x 8.8x 42.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 10.0x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.20 -4.18 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 0.1% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -1.1% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 2.9% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 1.5% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% -11.9% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -3.0% 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% -18.0% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -7.0% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -14.5% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -3.7% 29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 1.6% 41.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -0.8% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 2.8% 53.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -3.2% 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Gross margin 64.5% 38.3% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 17.9% 39.4%
Operating margin 24.3% 13.5% 32.4%
Pretax margin 25.3% 12.5% 34.8%
Net margin 21.0% 9.8% 28.2%
FCF margin 20.2% 18.5% 41.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 16.1% 45.1%
Return on equity 26.8% – 166.9%
Return on assets 10.4% 7.2% 20.4%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 111.7%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 13.4% 44.2%
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% 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.9x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.1x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 48.1% 85.7%
Equity / assets 38.8% 51.9% 14.3%
Interest coverage 10.5x – 135.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.16 3.95 10.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCODOXFTNT
Dividend yield 1.5% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 7.8% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 11.4% 2.1%
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 51.2xFY2026
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 4,044 446 1,567
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +0.5% +23.7%
Institutions buying 1,846 250 854
Institutions selling 1,816 151 549
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 0.21
FTNT 0.27 0.21 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) $440.38B, Amdocs (DOX) $6.86B, Fortinet (FTNT) $135.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, DOX and FTNT?

Amdocs (DOX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Amdocs (DOX) 15.0x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amdocs (DOX) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Amdocs (DOX) 7.9x, Fortinet (FTNT) 51.2x). 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) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Amdocs (DOX) 9.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Amdocs (DOX) -24.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) +114.3%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Amdocs (DOX) -4.2%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amdocs (DOX) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%, Amdocs (DOX) 29.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.8%). 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, Fortinet (FTNT) 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.