Cisco Systems (XSWX:CSCO) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jun. 19, 2025)

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What is Cisco Systems Moat Score?

Cisco Systems has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Cisco Systems has Wide Moat: Cisco Systems Inc has a robust wide moat due to its market leadership in networking equipment, strong brand strength, and significant customer switching costs. The company benefits from valuable intellectual property and consistent innovation. Its economies of scale and superior distribution network further enhance its durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Cisco Systems might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Moat Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Moat Score falls into.

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Cisco Systems (XSWX:CSCO) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Address

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134-1706

Website

https://www.cisco.com

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.