CSCO vs IOTR vs UI Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, iOThree and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$439.51B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.50%
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
IOTR iOThree Ltd
$2.10 +5.5% 1M -31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.30B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 7, Ubiquiti 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCOIOTRUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $439.51B $4.82M $36.30B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x -4.8x 37.8x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x — 31.8x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% — +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% — 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.50% — 0.57% CSCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.0% -31.4% -19.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr — +14.4%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 146.1% 53.8% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 69/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOIOTRUI

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

AxisCSCOIOTRUI
Valuation 32 #76 of 112 56 #50 of 112 29 #80 of 112
Growth 41 #65 of 109 – 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 – 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 30 #82 of 116 49 #60 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns 79 #18 of 81 – 51 #40 of 81
Overall 54 – 69
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IOTR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOIOTRUISPY
1 month +4.4%+5.5%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.6%-30.7%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months +28.2%-28.6%-37.8% +8.2%
Year to date +44.6%-13.9%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +56.0%-31.4%-19.4% +12.3%
3 years +116.0%—+414.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%—+72.7% +23.3%
5 years +98.0%—+95.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.7%—+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +266.6%—+1,057.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+27.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSCOIOTRUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%146.1%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%125.8%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.421.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.21-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-96.2%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-60.6%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $130.00$5.33$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$1.56$515.44 $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.

MultipleCSCOIOTRUI
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 33.2x -4.8xmedian 33.2x 37.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 29.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 29.8x -1.7xmedian 29.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 25.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 12.32median 1.17 —median 1.17 1.15median 1.17

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 monthsCSCOIOTRUI
Revenue $63.33B – $3.27B
Gross profit $40.86B – $1.51B
Operating income $15.37B – $1.19B
Net income $13.27B – $960.30M
Free cash flow $12.77B – $908.94M
R&D $9.56B – $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 – $15.85
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $2.12M $522.58M
Total debt $29.53B $376.70K $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 2.64M 60.57M
Enterprise value $375.43B $421.38K $34.84B

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
MetricCSCOIOTRUI
P/E 33.2x -4.8x 37.8x
P/FCF 34.4x -1.7x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x – 39.1x
P/S 6.9x 0.3x 11.1x
P/B 8.7x 1.1x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 1.2x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x – 29.6x
EV/EBIT 29.5x – 30.1x
EV/Revenue 7.2x – 10.9x
EV/FCF 35.5x – 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x – 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.32 – 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOIOTRUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% – 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% – 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% – 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% – 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% – 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% – 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% – 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% – 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCOIOTRUI
Gross margin 64.5% – 46.2%
EBITDA margin 28.3% – 36.8%
Operating margin 24.3% – 36.2%
Pretax margin 25.3% – 36.1%
Net margin 21.0% – 29.3%
FCF margin 20.2% – 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% – 28.4%
Return on equity 26.8% – 72.7%
Return on assets 10.4% – 49.1%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 72.8%
Return on capital employed 17.9% – 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOIOTRUI
Debt / assets 22.8% 4.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 47.3% 34.5%
Equity / assets 38.8% 52.7% 65.5%
Interest coverage 10.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.19 – 33.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOIOTRUI
Dividend yield 1.5% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCSCOIOTRUI
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2027 – 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 – $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 – +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% – +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 – $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 – +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% – +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOIOTRUI
Held by institutions 80.1% – 4.9%
Institutions holding 4,046 – 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% – +8.0%
Institutions buying 1,847 – 163
Institutions selling 1,817 – 139
Buyers to sellers 1.02 – 1.17

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.

CSCOIOTRUI
CSCO 1.00 0.06 0.20
IOTR 0.06 1.00 0.06
UI 0.20 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, IOTR and UI?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $439.51B, iOThree (IOTR) $4.82M, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, IOTR and UI?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, iOThree (IOTR) -4.8x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.0%, iOThree (IOTR) -31.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest dividend yield: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.50%, Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%. iOThree (IOTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, iOThree (IOTR) 146.1%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, IOTR and UI?

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 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.