CSCO vs PLTR vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Palantir Technologies and Similarweb 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
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.93 +17.0% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$763.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Cisco Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCOPLTRSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $440.38B $477.08B $763.35M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 158.1x -35.1x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 119.8x 40.6x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +78.9% +10.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 49.0% -7.4% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.1% +7.7% +1.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +51.4%/yr -13.9%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 59.6% 81.3% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 37/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOPLTRSMWB

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

AxisCSCOPLTRSMWB
Valuation 31 #77 of 111 22 #80 of 102 34 #68 of 102
Growth 40 #65 of 108 100 #1 of 98 64 #36 of 98
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 96 #5 of 95 43 #55 of 95
Financial Health 28 #83 of 115 98 #3 of 109 23 #84 of 109
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 27 #47 of 64 22 #50 of 64
Overall 53 69 37
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOPLTRSMWBSPY
1 month +3.3%+4.8%+17.0% -0.8%
3 months -3.8%+51.2%+30.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+39.0%+232.0% +7.0%
Year to date +43.1%+11.9%+19.2% +12.2%
1 year +56.1%+7.7%+1.4% +13.0%
3 years +113.8%+1,219.4%+75.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.8%+136.4%+20.6% +23.1%
5 years +96.2%+693.5%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%+51.4%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years +260.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSCOPLTRSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%59.6%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%56.1%89.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.971.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.580.130.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-77.6%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-4.9%-3.7% -1.8%
52-week high $130.00$209.05$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$107.27$2.33 $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.

MultipleCSCOPLTRSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 32.0x 158.2xmedian 28.8x -34.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.4x 175.9xmedian 17.7x -305.6xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.0x 142.3xmedian 15.8x 50.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 34.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.20median 1.13 0.55median 0.85 -1.15median 0.85

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 monthsCSCOPLTRSMWB
Revenue $63.33B $6.16B $295.61M
Gross profit $40.86B $5.22B $235.99M
Operating income $15.37B $2.63B -$11.06M
Net income $13.27B $3.03B -$21.78M
Free cash flow $12.77B $3.36B $15.44M
R&D $9.56B $641.24M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $1.17 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $2.03B $73.90M
Total debt $29.53B – –
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 2.57B 84.82M
Enterprise value $376.31B $446.03B $486.31M

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
MetricCSCOPLTRSMWB
P/E 32.8x 158.2x -34.8x
P/FCF 34.1x 142.3x 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 140.5x 54.8x
P/S 6.9x 77.6x 2.6x
P/B 8.7x 48.3x 34.1x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 48.3x 34.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 175.9x -305.6x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 177.8x -63.5x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 76.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 35.1x 139.5x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 137.7x 49.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.20 0.55 -1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOPLTRSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 78.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 44.4% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 89.6% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 47.7% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 362.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 247.7% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% 292.3% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 308.7% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 294.3% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 286.3% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 96.6% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 103.5% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 96.5% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 107.6% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCOPLTRSMWB
Gross margin 64.5% 84.8% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 43.3% -0.8%
Operating margin 24.3% 42.8% -3.7%
Pretax margin 25.3% 49.9% -5.9%
Net margin 21.0% 49.0% -7.4%
FCF margin 20.2% 54.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 55.2% 4.8%
Return on equity 26.8% 32.9% -108.3%
Return on assets 10.4% 27.7% -8.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 28.0% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 13.6% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOPLTRSMWB
Debt / assets 22.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 15.4% 91.9%
Equity / assets 38.8% 84.6% 8.1%
Interest coverage 10.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 7.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.16 161.88 0.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOPLTRSMWB
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusCSCOPLTRSMWB
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2027 119.8xFY2026 40.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $1.66FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +121.3%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +47.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $8.41BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 +87.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +37.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOPLTRSMWB
Held by institutions 80.1% 60.3% 45.9%
Institutions holding 4,044 2,836 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +10.9% -7.8%
Institutions buying 1,846 1,480 36
Institutions selling 1,816 1,093 18
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.35 2.00

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.

CSCOPLTRSMWB
CSCO 1.00 0.18 0.14
PLTR 0.18 1.00 0.25
SMWB 0.14 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, PLTR and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.38B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.08B, Similarweb (SMWB) $763.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, PLTR and SMWB?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x, Similarweb (SMWB) -35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x, Similarweb (SMWB) 40.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%, Similarweb (SMWB) +1.4%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -13.9%/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) 35.6%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCO, PLTR and SMWB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) leads on 5. 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.