RDCM vs CSCO vs DDOG Stock Comparison

Radcom, Cisco Systems and Datadog Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RDCM Radcom Ltd
$10.69 +5.0% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$169.98M
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$108.59 +1.5% 1M +52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$415.74B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$265.84 -1.0% 1M +70.4% 1Y
Market cap
$83.75B
P/E
471.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cisco Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cisco Systems 5, Radcom 2, Datadog 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRDCMCSCODDOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $169.98M $415.74B $83.75B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 31.3x 471.6x RDCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 22.9x 97.7x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.8% +31.5% DDOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.0% 4.5% CSCO
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 -21.5% +52.2% +70.4% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr +14.2%/yr +9.7%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 35.5% 69.2% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 55/100 65/100 RDCM

Percentile Scorecard

RDCMCSCODDOG

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

AxisRDCMCSCODDOG
Valuation 98 #4 of 124 33 #75 of 112 31 #86 of 124
Growth 82 #21 of 113 40 #65 of 108 89 #13 of 113
Profitability 88 #14 of 109 88 #13 of 104 76 #27 of 109
Financial Health 91 #12 of 127 30 #81 of 116 76 #31 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 81 #16 of 78 53 #30 of 63
Overall 90 55 65
  • RDCM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRDCMCSCODDOGSPY
1 month +5.0%+1.5%-1.0% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-4.4%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months -33.0%+18.7%+101.1% +7.1%
Year to date -18.3%+41.0%+95.5% +12.8%
1 year -21.5%+52.2%+70.4% +11.9%
3 years +37.1%+110.6%+230.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.1%+28.2%+49.0% +22.8%
5 years -9.6%+94.0%+59.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.0%+14.2%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years -46.1%+255.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%+13.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRDCMCSCODDOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%35.5%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.1%37.1%60.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.101.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.451.471.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-38.6%-68.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-16.5%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $16.14$130.00$293.26 $779.14
52-week low $9.91$71.04$102.61 $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.

MultipleRDCMCSCODDOG
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 39.0x 32.4xmedian 32.9x 533.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.6x 6.8xmedian 2.9x 24.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x 24.7xmedian 20.0x 552.0xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.4x 33.6xmedian 30.2x 80.7xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.2x 8.5xmedian 2.9x 21.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.23 12.01median 1.08 9.39median 1.23

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 monthsRDCMCSCODDOG
Revenue – $63.33B $3.97B
Gross profit – $40.86B $3.15B
Operating income – $15.37B $16.33M
Net income $9.48M $13.27B $177.58M
Free cash flow – $12.77B $1.18B
R&D – $9.56B $1.73B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $3.33 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $12.61M $7.22B $434.96M
Total debt – $29.53B –
Shares (diluted) 16.84M 3.99B 371.02M
Enterprise value -$264.76M $351.67B $65.39B

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
MetricRDCMCSCODDOG
P/E 19.7x 32.4x 533.3x
P/FCF – 33.6x 80.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 30.2x 77.6x
P/S – 6.8x 24.1x
P/B 1.5x 8.5x 21.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 10.0x 22.0x
EV/EBITDA – 24.7x 552.0x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 28.8x 5,539x
EV/Revenue – 7.0x 22.8x
EV/FCF – 34.6x 76.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.2x 73.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 12.01 9.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDCMCSCODDOG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.8% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.1% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 30.7% 189.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.4% 30.3% 42.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 96.3% 1.7% 60.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.1% 30.7% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 97.8% 2.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.1% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.7% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.9% 27.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% 37.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDCMCSCODDOG
Gross margin – 64.5% 79.5%
EBITDA margin – 28.3% 4.1%
Operating margin – 24.3% 0.4%
Pretax margin – 25.3% 5.0%
Net margin – 21.0% 4.5%
FCF margin – 20.2% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.4% 31.0%
Return on equity 8.0% 26.8% 4.2%
Return on assets 6.4% 10.4% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 4.7% 17.9% 0.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 6.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.0% 20.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDCMCSCODDOG
Debt / assets – 22.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 19.9% 61.2% 42.1%
Equity / assets 80.1% 38.8% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 10.5x 1.4x
Current ratio 6.2x 0.9x 3.2x
Quick ratio 6.1x 0.6x 3.2x
Cash ratio 5.1x 0.4x 2.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.11 19.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRDCMCSCODDOG
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.9% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusRDCMCSCODDOG
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 22.9xFY2027 97.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.37FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $2.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.3% +20.7% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.61MFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $4.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +0.6% +24.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDCMCSCODDOG
Held by institutions 53.3% 80.1% 90.4%
Institutions holding 54 4,047 1,266
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.0% +6.1%
Institutions buying 29 1,847 738
Institutions selling 16 1,818 433
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.02 1.70

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.

RDCMCSCODDOG
RDCM 1.00 0.21 0.14
CSCO 0.21 1.00 0.11
DDOG 0.14 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDCM, CSCO and DDOG?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Radcom (RDCM) $169.98M, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $415.74B, Datadog (DDOG) $83.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, RDCM, CSCO and DDOG?

Radcom (RDCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Radcom (RDCM) 19.2x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 31.3x, Datadog (DDOG) 471.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Radcom (RDCM) 28.9x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 22.9x, Datadog (DDOG) 97.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Datadog (DDOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Datadog (DDOG) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: Radcom (RDCM) -21.5%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +52.2%, Datadog (DDOG) +70.4%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Radcom (RDCM) -2.0%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.2%/yr, Datadog (DDOG) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Radcom (RDCM) 47.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Datadog (DDOG) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RDCM, CSCO and DDOG?

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 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.