OKTA vs CSCO vs MITK Stock Comparison

Okta, Cisco Systems and Mitek Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

OKTACSCOMITK

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureOKTACSCOMITKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%35.4%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%37.3%47.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.091.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.161.461.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-38.6%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-18.1%-7.4% -2.5%
52-week high $232.13$130.00$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $62.93$70.27$8.65 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOMITK
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 23.7% 61.2% 31.9%
Equity / assets 76.3% 38.8% 68.1%
Interest coverage 2.5x 10.5x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 10.06 4.05 5.41

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

OKTACSCOMITK
OKTA 1.00 0.13 0.42
CSCO 0.13 1.00 0.07
MITK 0.42 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKTA, CSCO and MITK?

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

Which stock is cheaper, OKTA, CSCO and MITK?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okta (OKTA) 129.6x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.9x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Okta (OKTA) 57.7x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 22.5x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.3x). 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: Okta (OKTA) +11.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okta (OKTA) returned the most: Okta (OKTA) +140.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +93.8%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Okta (OKTA) -3.9%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.1%/yr, Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Okta (OKTA) 65.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.4%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.