CSCO vs EXTR vs TWLO Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks and Twilio 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
4 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$22.70 +5.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
TWLO Twilio Inc
$263.74 -4.4% 1M +134.3% 1Y
Market cap
$38.94B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 4, Twilio 4, Extreme Networks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCOEXTRTWLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $440.38B $3.17B $38.94B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 75.2x 33.9x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 16.4x 46.2x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +12.6% +17.8% TWLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 3.3% 20.6% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 19.4% 3.1% EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.6x -3.2x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.1% +8.7% +134.3% TWLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +18.6%/yr -5.3%/yr EXTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 55.5% 62.3% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 57/100 TWLO

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOEXTRTWLO

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

AxisCSCOEXTRTWLO
Valuation 31 #77 of 111 37 #70 of 111 25 #22 of 29
Growth 40 #65 of 108 39 #66 of 108 96 #2 of 27
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 70 #32 of 104 40 #16 of 26
Financial Health 28 #83 of 115 23 #89 of 115 87 #5 of 31
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 88 #11 of 81 38 #11 of 17
Overall 53 51 57
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TWLO ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOEXTRTWLOSPY
1 month +3.3%+5.5%-4.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%-24.2%+35.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+30.0%+85.0% +7.0%
Year to date +43.1%+36.3%+85.4% +12.2%
1 year +56.1%+8.7%+134.3% +13.0%
3 years +113.8%+10.5%+425.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.8%+3.4%+73.9% +23.1%
5 years +96.2%+134.7%-23.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%+18.6%-5.3% +11.0%
10 years +260.9%+434.1%+572.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+18.2%+21.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSCOEXTRTWLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%55.5%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%56.6%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.541.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.580.162.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-67.2%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-32.7%-13.0% -1.8%
52-week high $130.00$33.71$302.99 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$13.74$108.49 $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.

MultipleCSCOEXTRTWLO
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 32.0x 71.5xmedian 32.0x 35.1xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.4x 34.0xmedian 19.4x 74.8xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.0x 31.3xmedian 29.0x 38.6xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 33.6xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 12.20median 1.13 -3.79median 1.13 0.77median 0.77

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 monthsCSCOEXTRTWLO
Revenue $63.33B $1.28B $5.57B
Gross profit $40.86B $789.14M $2.70B
Operating income $15.37B $62.70M $289.94M
Net income $13.27B $42.12M $1.15B
Free cash flow $12.77B $95.24M $1.05B
R&D $9.56B $233.88M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $0.31 $7.19
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $211.76M $823.26M
Total debt $29.53B $163.72M $993.16M
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 134.97M 159.71M
Enterprise value $376.31B $2.31B $29.01B

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
MetricCSCOEXTRTWLO
P/E 32.8x 71.5x 35.1x
P/FCF 34.1x 31.3x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 24.2x 38.2x
P/S 6.9x 2.3x 7.3x
P/B 8.7x 33.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 34.8x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 34.0x 74.8x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 46.7x 134.0x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.3x 7.0x
EV/FCF 35.1x 30.8x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 23.8x 36.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.20 -3.79 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOEXTRTWLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 12.6% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -0.7% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 11.3% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 1.5% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 269.9% 320.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -16.7% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% 664.1% 5,574%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -18.6% 43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 653.0% 5,574%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -18.9% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -19.0% 35.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -20.9% 96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -25.2% 35.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -26.0% 89.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCOEXTRTWLO
Gross margin 64.5% 61.5% 48.5%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 6.7% 9.3%
Operating margin 24.3% 4.9% 5.2%
Pretax margin 25.3% 4.0% 3.1%
Net margin 21.0% 3.3% 20.6%
FCF margin 20.2% 7.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 9.6% 19.0%
Return on equity 26.8% 50.3% 13.7%
Return on assets 10.4% 3.6% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 19.4% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 10.8% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 6.9% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOEXTRTWLO
Debt / assets 22.8% 13.9% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.6x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 92.5% 17.2%
Equity / assets 38.8% 7.5% 82.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x 4.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 4.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 4.16 1.78 13.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOEXTRTWLO
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.9% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.9% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusCSCOEXTRTWLO
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2027 16.4xFY2027 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $1.38FY2027 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +30.2%FY2027 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +2.9% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $1.34BFY2027 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 +4.5%FY2027 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +21.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOEXTRTWLO
Held by institutions 80.1% 96.7% 90.3%
Institutions holding 4,044 338 963
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,846 181 543
Institutions selling 1,816 121 310
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.50 1.75

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.

CSCOEXTRTWLO
CSCO 1.00 0.50 0.12
EXTR 0.50 1.00 0.17
TWLO 0.12 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, EXTR and TWLO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.17B, Twilio (TWLO) $38.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, EXTR and TWLO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 75.2x, Twilio (TWLO) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 16.4x, Twilio (TWLO) 46.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Twilio (TWLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%, Twilio (TWLO) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Twilio (TWLO) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +8.7%, Twilio (TWLO) +134.3%. Over five years, Extreme Networks (EXTR) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +18.6%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.5%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, EXTR and TWLO?

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 4. 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.