CSCO vs EVTC vs MA Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Evertec and Mastercard 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
2 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.93 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$613.59 +8.1% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$538.39B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 6, Evertec 3, Cisco Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCOEVTCMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $440.38B $1.88B $538.39B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 19.2x 33.1x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 7.4x 29.2x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +12.4% +16.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 9.8% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 7.8% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.0x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.1% -0.3% +7.0% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr -6.9%/yr +12.8%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 41.5% 22.7% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 63/100 52/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOEVTCMA

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

AxisCSCOEVTCMA
Valuation 31 #77 of 111 85 #16 of 99 14 #815 of 947
Growth 40 #65 of 108 55 #43 of 94 66 #238 of 691
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 83 #16 of 90 99 #8 of 673
Financial Health 28 #83 of 115 40 #63 of 105 50 #379 of 754
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 50 #31 of 61 34 #474 of 713
Overall 53 63 52
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOEVTCMASPY
1 month +3.3%+9.7%+8.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%+1.4%+11.2% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+3.3%+21.2% +7.0%
Year to date +43.1%+6.3%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year +56.1%-0.3%+7.0% +13.0%
3 years +113.8%-6.1%+68.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.8%-2.1%+19.0% +23.1%
5 years +96.2%-29.9%+82.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%-6.9%+12.8% +11.0%
10 years +260.9%+99.5%+494.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+7.2%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSCOEVTCMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%41.5%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%45.4%22.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.650.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.010.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-55.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-7.2%-3.0% -1.8%
52-week high $130.00$33.34$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$22.34$471.55 $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.

MultipleCSCOEVTCMA
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 32.0x 19.3xmedian 20.6x 33.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 15.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.4x 8.7xmedian 15.4x 22.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.0x 8.9xmedian 16.4x 32.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 95.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.20median 1.13 -0.85median 1.05 1.70median 0.88

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 monthsCSCOEVTCMA
Revenue $63.33B $996.16M $35.08B
Gross profit $40.86B $509.22M –
Operating income $15.37B $178.65M $20.47B
Net income $13.27B $102.12M $16.26B
Free cash flow $12.77B $208.38M $16.70B
R&D $9.56B – –
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $1.59 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $260.66M $11.29B
Total debt $29.53B $1.25B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 61.45M 883.00M
Enterprise value $376.31B $542.74M $498.31B

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
MetricCSCOEVTCMA
P/E 32.8x 19.3x 33.3x
P/FCF 34.1x 8.9x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 8.0x 30.6x
P/S 6.9x 1.9x 15.2x
P/B 8.7x 2.9x 95.2x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 54.2x 3,685x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 8.7x 22.7x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 15.9x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.9x 15.6x
EV/FCF 35.1x 13.6x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 12.3x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.20 -0.85 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOEVTCMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 12.4% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% -8.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 8.6% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% -27.0% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -23.1% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -25.3% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -22.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 7.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 3.2% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 6.7% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 4.6% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCOEVTCMA
Gross margin 64.5% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 28.3% 32.7% 68.6%
Operating margin 24.3% 17.9% 58.3%
Pretax margin 25.3% 12.9% 57.5%
Net margin 21.0% 9.8% 46.3%
FCF margin 20.2% 20.9% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 23.2% 49.7%
Return on equity 26.8% 15.5% 263.6%
Return on assets 10.4% 4.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 7.8% 59.0%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 8.7% 68.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 3.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOEVTCMA
Debt / assets 22.8% 50.5% 42.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.9x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 6.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 74.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 38.8% 26.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage 10.5x 2.5x 27.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.16 1.72 10.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOEVTCMA
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 7.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 7.8% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusCSCOEVTCMA
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2027 7.4xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +7.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $1.03BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +9.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOEVTCMA
Held by institutions 80.1% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 4,044 251 3,581
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -1.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,846 130 1,587
Institutions selling 1,816 89 1,526
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.46 1.04

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.

CSCOEVTCMA
CSCO 1.00 -0.05 -0.05
EVTC -0.05 1.00 0.39
MA -0.05 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, EVTC and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.88B, Mastercard (MA) $538.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, EVTC and MA?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.2x, Mastercard (MA) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Mastercard (MA) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Evertec (EVTC) -0.3%, Mastercard (MA) +7.0%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -6.9%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.5%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, EVTC and MA?

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