CSCO vs UI vs ZM Stock Comparison

Cisco Systems, Ubiquiti and Zoom Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$435.42B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.33B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$97.40 +8.6% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.21B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 4, Zoom Communications 4, Ubiquiti 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCOUIZMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $435.42B $36.33B $29.21B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.8x 37.8x 9.2x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 31.8x 15.1x ZM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +27.2% +4.6% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 29.3% 64.1% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 72.8% — UI
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 +56.0% -19.4% +14.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +14.4%/yr -18.9%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 53.8% 44.7% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 69/100 80/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

CSCOUIZM

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

AxisCSCOUIZM
Valuation 32 #76 of 112 29 #80 of 112 71 #9 of 29
Growth 41 #65 of 109 89 #13 of 109 69 #9 of 27
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 99 #2 of 104 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 30 #82 of 116 75 #30 of 116 97 #2 of 31
Shareholder Returns 79 #18 of 81 51 #40 of 81 –
Overall 54 69 80
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCOUIZMSPY
1 month +4.4%+6.9%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.6%+12.0%+6.5% +3.9%
6 months +28.2%-37.8%+6.9% +8.2%
Year to date +44.6%+8.4%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +56.0%-19.4%+14.4% +12.3%
3 years +116.0%+414.1%+64.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%+72.7%+18.0% +23.3%
5 years +98.0%+95.6%-64.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.7%+14.4%-18.9% +10.9%
10 years +266.6%+1,057.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+27.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSCOUIZMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%53.8%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%59.5%42.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.641.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.360.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-70.0%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-44.7%-12.9% -1.2%
52-week high $130.00$1,084.50$111.88 $779.14
52-week low $71.04$515.44$72.72 $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.

MultipleCSCOUIZM
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 33.2x 37.8xmedian 33.2x 8.9xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 5.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 20.0x 29.6xmedian 20.0x 13.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 29.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x —median 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.0x 25.2xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 12.32median 1.17 1.15median 1.17 0.05median 0.74

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 monthsCSCOUIZM
Revenue $63.33B $3.27B $4.97B
Gross profit $40.86B $1.51B $3.84B
Operating income $15.37B $1.19B $1.20B
Net income $13.27B $960.30M $3.19B
Free cash flow $12.77B $908.94M –
R&D $9.56B $204.17M $881.96M
EPS (diluted) $3.33 $15.85 $10.64
Cash & equivalents $7.22B $522.58M $931.99M
Total debt $29.53B $180.81M –
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 60.57M 299.75M
Enterprise value $371.35B $34.87B -$1.58B

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
MetricCSCOUIZM
P/E 33.2x 37.8x 8.9x
P/FCF 34.4x 39.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x 39.1x –
P/S 6.9x 11.1x 5.7x
P/B 8.7x 25.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 25.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 29.6x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 30.1x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 10.9x 4.3x
EV/FCF 35.5x 39.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x 38.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.32 1.15 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCOUIZM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 27.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 19.0% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 35.3% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 25.7% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 41.8% 23.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 29.6% 112.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.3% 34.9% 168.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 33.1% 182.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 34.8% 175.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 33.0% 184.2%
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
MetricCSCOUIZM
Gross margin 64.5% 46.2% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 28.3% 36.8% 30.9%
Operating margin 24.3% 36.2% 24.1%
Pretax margin 25.3% 36.1% 82.5%
Net margin 21.0% 29.3% 64.1%
FCF margin 20.2% 27.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 28.4% –
Return on equity 26.8% 72.7% 30.2%
Return on assets 10.4% 49.1% 25.0%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 72.8% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 89.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCOUIZM
Debt / assets 22.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.2% 34.5% 16.8%
Equity / assets 38.8% 65.5% 83.2%
Interest coverage 10.5x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.9x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 4.19 33.57 9.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCOUIZM
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.

ConsensusCSCOUIZM
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2027 31.8xFY2027 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.74FY2027 $18.88FY2027 $6.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2027 +18.4%FY2027 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +9.2% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.93BFY2027 $4.12BFY2027 $4.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2027 +25.9%FY2027 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +5.9% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCOUIZM
Held by institutions 80.1% 4.9% 67.2%
Institutions holding 4,046 354 862
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +8.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying 1,847 163 477
Institutions selling 1,817 139 279
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.17 1.71

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.

CSCOUIZM
CSCO 1.00 0.21 0.12
UI 0.21 1.00 0.11
ZM 0.12 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCO, UI and ZM?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cisco Systems (CSCO) $435.42B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.33B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $29.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCO, UI and ZM?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.8x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zoom Communications (ZM) is cheapest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.1x). 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%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%). 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%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +14.4%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.9%/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) 35.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.