Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2023-03-25), Cisco Systems's Beta is 0.93.
Cisco Systems Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Beta can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Cisco Systems Annual Data
Trend
Jul13
Jul14
Jul15
Jul16
Jul17
Jul18
Jul19
Jul20
Jul21
Jul22
Beta
1.12
1.00
0.87
0.95
0.97
Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Jul22
Oct22
Jan23
Beta
1.01
0.99
0.97
0.97
0.97
Competitive Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cisco Systems Beta Distribution
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Beta falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Beta's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Cisco Systems Beta Calculation
Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.
Cisco Systems (NAS:CSCO) Beta Explanation
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
Cisco Systems Beta Related Terms
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Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software like firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employees 80,000 employees and sells its products globally.
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