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Cisco Systems (BUE:CSCO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 17.41 (As of Jun. 19, 2025)


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What is Cisco Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-19), Cisco Systems's current share price is ARS15450.00. Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was ARS887.67. Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 17.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:CSCO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.92   Med: 15.93   Max: 24.74
Current: 17.79

During the past years, Cisco Systems's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 24.74. The lowest was 11.92. And the median was 15.93.

BUE:CSCO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
66.4% of 1003 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 27.1 vs BUE:CSCO: 17.79

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cisco Systems's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was ARS5,525.168. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is ARS887.67 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Cisco Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Cisco Systems Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.00 18.97 14.03 14.79 13.48

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.13 13.48 15.07 16.65 15.60

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Cisco Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=15450.00/887.67
=17.41

* 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.

Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Cisco Systems's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=5525.168/135.3468*135.3468
=5,525.168

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201507 34.242 100.691 46.028
201510 23.390 100.346 31.548
201601 48.914 99.957 66.232
201604 39.994 100.947 53.623
201607 52.672 101.524 70.220
201610 37.181 101.988 49.342
201701 55.678 102.456 73.552
201704 47.972 103.167 62.935
201707 67.149 103.278 88.000
201710 51.575 104.070 67.075
201801 76.908 104.578 99.536
201804 45.146 105.708 57.804
201807 115.746 106.324 147.341
201810 158.845 106.695 201.501
201901 147.633 106.200 188.151
201904 201.009 107.818 252.331
201907 185.040 108.250 231.359
201910 228.105 108.577 284.345
202001 253.702 108.841 315.486
202004 308.855 108.173 386.440
202007 298.695 109.318 369.816
202010 352.547 109.861 434.334
202101 276.725 110.364 339.366
202104 401.589 112.673 482.403
202107 491.129 115.183 577.106
202110 384.675 116.696 446.156
202201 287.040 118.619 327.518
202204 473.659 121.978 525.571
202207 533.765 125.002 577.938
202210 677.497 125.734 729.292
202301 981.563 126.223 1,052.513
202304 1,064.751 127.992 1,125.934
202307 1,800.417 128.974 1,889.374
202310 957.854 129.810 998.712
202401 633.183 130.124 658.595
202404 4,016.052 132.289 4,108.875
202407 3,995.930 132.708 4,075.392
202410 4,162.323 133.182 4,229.979
202501 2,665.504 134.029 2,691.716
202504 5,525.168 135.347 5,525.168

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Cisco Systems  (BUE:CSCO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Cisco Systems Business Description

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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 such as 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 employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.