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Cisco Systems (XTER:CIS) Degree of Operating Leverage : 5.79 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Cisco Systems Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 5.79. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:CIS's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
79.46% of 2420 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.09 vs XTER:CIS: 5.79

Cisco Systems Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Cisco Systems Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 -5.63 2.39 0.58 2.84

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 1.79 2.69 2.84 3.67 5.79

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Cisco Systems Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Cisco Systems's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 10654.188 (Jan. 2025) / 15173.969 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )/( 50637.532 (Jan. 2025) / 52664.998 (Jan. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.2979/-0.0385
=7.74***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Cisco Systems  (XTER:CIS) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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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.

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