CSCO vs MITK vs OKTA Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Mitek Systems and Okta Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$106.50 +0.1% 1M +51.6% 1Y
Market cap
$436.07B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.64 +5.4% 1M +93.8% 1Y
Market cap
$844.77M
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins
OKTA Okta, Inc.
$213.05 +3.7% 1M +140.6% 1Y
Market cap
$38.35B
P/E
129.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSCOMITKOKTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $436.07B $844.77M $38.35B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x 37.5x 129.6x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 17.3x 57.7x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +11.1% +11.2% CSCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 11.4% 9.6% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 8.5% 3.0% CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.0x — MITK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.6% +93.8% +140.6% OKTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr -0.6%/yr -3.9%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 54.9% 65.1% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 73/100 70/100 MITK

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOMITKOKTA

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

AxisCSCOMITKOKTA
Valuation 32 #77 of 112 85 #19 of 124 59 #52 of 124
Growth 40 #66 of 109 39 #69 of 113 76 #28 of 113
Profitability 88 #14 of 105 92 #10 of 110 80 #23 of 110
Financial Health 28 #84 of 117 73 #35 of 129 70 #39 of 129
Shareholder Returns 77 #20 of 82 78 #16 of 68 66 #24 of 68
Overall 53 73 70
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OKTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOMITKOKTASPY
1 month +0.1%+5.4%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%+10.5%+53.8% +2.9%
6 months +19.6%+30.4%+180.4% +6.4%
Year to date +38.3%+76.7%+146.4% +11.4%
1 year +51.6%+93.8%+140.6% +13.1%
3 years +100.9%+91.0%+196.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.2%+24.1%+43.7% +21.5%
5 years +93.2%-3.0%-18.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.1%-0.6%-3.9% +10.9%
10 years +253.2%+161.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+10.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSCOMITKOKTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%54.9%65.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%47.5%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.621.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.461.712.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-64.2%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-7.4%-8.2% -2.5%
52-week high $130.00$20.14$232.13 $779.14
52-week low $70.27$8.65$62.93 $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.

MultipleCSCOMITKOKTA
P/E now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 31.3x 37.4xmedian 37.4x 125.5xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.6x 4.2xmedian 4.4x 11.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 19.6x 15.0xmedian 35.0x 67.4xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 28.3x 17.3xmedian 27.2x 36.4xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 3.4x 5.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 11.78median 1.15 1.25median 1.27 3.59median 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 monthsCSCOMITKOKTA
Revenue $63.33B $197.90M $3.07B
Gross profit $40.86B $165.47M $2.40B
Operating income $15.37B $35.22M $232.00M
Net income $13.27B $22.54M $296.00M
Free cash flow $12.77B $48.61M $979.00M
R&D $9.56B $31.23M $651.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $0.46 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $90.05M $763.00M
Total debt $29.53B $49.38M $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 48.71M 178.81M
Enterprise value $371.99B $284.39M $28.45B

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
MetricCSCOMITKOKTA
P/E 31.7x 37.4x 125.5x
P/FCF 32.9x 17.3x 36.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.6x 15.7x 36.1x
P/S 6.6x 4.2x 11.6x
P/B 8.4x 3.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 3.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 15.0x 67.4x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 22.4x 143.6x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 4.0x 10.8x
EV/FCF 34.0x 16.3x 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.6x 14.7x 33.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.78 1.25 3.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOMITKOKTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 11.1% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 4.3% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 8.5% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 2.7% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 77.8% 222.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 15.9% 32.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% 45.3% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 31.9% 35.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 39.8% 78.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 29.9% 34.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -5.8% 15.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 17.4% 54.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -12.9% 15.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 14.5% 55.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCOMITKOKTA
Gross margin 64.5% 83.6% 78.1%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 26.6% 16.1%
Operating margin 24.3% 17.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin 25.3% 16.0% 10.5%
Net margin 21.0% 11.4% 9.6%
FCF margin 20.2% 24.6% 31.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 27.1% 32.1%
Return on equity 26.8% 9.2% 4.3%
Return on assets 10.4% 6.2% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 8.5% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 11.7% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.4x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 8.2% 16.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOMITKOKTA
Debt / assets 22.8% 13.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 31.9% 23.7%
Equity / assets 38.8% 68.1% 76.3%
Interest coverage 10.5x 4.9x 2.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.05 5.41 10.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOMITKOKTA
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.1% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusCSCOMITKOKTA
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2027 17.3xFY2026 57.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $1.08FY2026 $3.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +13.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +6.5% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $185.93MFY2026 $3.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 +3.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +21.1% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOMITKOKTA
Held by institutions 80.1% 84.7% 90.0%
Institutions holding 4,044 188 820
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +3.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,846 107 451
Institutions selling 1,816 53 287
Buyers to sellers 1.02 2.02 1.57

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.

CSCOMITKOKTA
CSCO 1.00 0.07 0.13
MITK 0.07 1.00 0.42
OKTA 0.13 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, MITK and OKTA?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $436.07B, Mitek Systems (MITK) $844.77M, Okta (OKTA) $38.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, MITK and OKTA?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.9x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 37.5x, Okta (OKTA) 129.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 22.5x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.3x, Okta (OKTA) 57.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%, Okta (OKTA) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, Okta (OKTA) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 8.5%, Okta (OKTA) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okta (OKTA) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +93.8%, Okta (OKTA) +140.6%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.1%/yr, Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.6%/yr, Okta (OKTA) -3.9%/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) 35.4%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 54.9%, Okta (OKTA) 65.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, MITK and OKTA?

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.