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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) vs Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA)

Cisco Systems, Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corporation are both Communication Equipment companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $428.1B against $17.9B — 24.0× the size. Cisco Systems, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 31.2× against 32.7×. Zebra Technologies Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.7% against 11.8%. Cisco Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (21.0% vs 9.22%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.9% vs 8.87%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cisco Systems, Inc. leads on 15 and Zebra Technologies Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
P/E 31.21 32.74 33.16
P/S 6.53 2.94 2.02
P/B 8.22 5.01 2.02
Price to free cash flow 32.38 19.03 30.03
EV/EBITDA 23.28 17.74 12.47
EV/Sales 6.58 3.39 2.09
Earnings yield 3.20% 3.05% (0.47%)
Free cash flow yield 3.09% 5.26% 1.43%

Profitability

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
Gross margin 64.52% 49.58% 40.03%
Operating margin 24.27% 14.67% 2.43%
Net margin 20.95% 9.22% (0.64%)
Free cash flow margin 20.16% 15.46% 0.95%
Return on equity 27.32% 15.29% (1.27%)
Return on assets 10.53% 6.50% (0.10%)
Return on invested capital 17.87% 8.87% 1.29%

Growth

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.77% 12.66% 9.44%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 27.59% (19.65%) 31.29%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.92% 3.94% 4.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.61% (3.63%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.39 0.81 0.05
Current ratio 0.93 0.52 2.07
Net debt to EBITDA 0.19 2.56 0.93

Dividend

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
Dividend yield 1.60% — 1.01%
Payout ratio 0.50 — 0.34

Size

Metric CSCO ZBRA Communication Equipment median
Market cap 428.13b 17.85b 592.79m

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