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Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 17.21 (As of Jun. 17, 2025)


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

As of today (2025-06-17), Cisco Systems's current share price is MXN1235.00. Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was MXN71.78. Cisco Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 17.21.

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

MEX:CSCO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.92   Med: 15.93   Max: 24.74
Current: 17.7

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.

MEX:CSCO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
66.77% of 1005 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 26.97 vs MEX:CSCO: 17.70

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 MXN18.583. 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 MXN71.78 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
=1235.00/71.78
=17.21

* 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)
=18.583/135.3468*135.3468
=18.583

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201507 11.972 100.691 16.093
201510 8.095 100.346 10.919
201601 12.891 99.957 17.455
201604 9.367 100.947 12.559
201607 13.152 101.524 17.534
201610 9.106 101.988 12.084
201701 14.556 102.456 19.229
201704 11.796 103.167 15.475
201707 13.472 103.278 17.655
201710 11.154 104.070 14.506
201801 14.594 104.578 18.888
201804 8.429 105.708 10.792
201807 14.908 106.324 18.977
201810 15.589 106.695 19.775
201901 14.954 106.200 19.058
201904 17.644 107.818 22.149
201907 16.551 108.250 20.694
201910 15.189 108.577 18.934
202001 16.012 108.841 19.911
202004 22.979 108.173 28.751
202007 18.831 109.318 23.315
202010 19.677 109.861 24.242
202101 13.333 110.364 16.351
202104 17.647 112.673 21.198
202107 20.357 115.183 23.921
202110 16.008 116.696 18.566
202201 11.538 118.619 13.165
202204 17.356 121.978 19.258
202207 17.335 125.002 18.770
202210 18.257 125.734 19.653
202301 20.867 126.223 22.375
202304 21.659 127.992 22.904
202307 23.451 128.974 24.610
202310 9.881 129.810 10.302
202401 2.691 130.124 2.799
202404 15.984 132.289 16.353
202407 16.279 132.708 16.603
202410 17.191 133.182 17.470
202501 10.461 134.029 10.564
202504 18.583 135.347 18.583

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  (MEX: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.