Cisco vs Intel
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The short version
- Cisco is the larger business, with $63.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $52.9B for Intel.
- Cisco grew revenue faster (11.8%, against −0.5%).
- Cisco kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.3% operating margin, against −4.2%).
- Cisco turned more of its sales into free cash flow (20.2% FCF margin, against −9.4%).
- Cisco earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (20.2%, against −0.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | CSCO · FY26 | INTC · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $424.6B | $443.8B |
| Revenue | $63.3B | $52.9B |
| Free cash flow | $12.8B | −$4.9B |
| Net income | $13.3B | −$267M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 11.8% | −0.5% |
| 5-year growth | 4.9% | −7.5% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | 5.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.5% | 34.8% |
| Operating margin | 24.3% | −4.2% |
| Net margin | 21.0% | −0.5% |
| FCF margin | 20.2% | −9.4% |
| Return on capital | 20.2% | −0.8% |
| Return on equity | 27.3% | −0.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $15.2B | $9.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12.7B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Revenue
FY17
CSCO $48.0B
INTC $62.8B
FY18
CSCO $49.3B
INTC $70.8B
FY19
CSCO $51.9B
INTC $72.0B
FY20
CSCO $49.3B
INTC $77.9B
FY21
CSCO $49.8B
INTC $79.0B
FY22
CSCO $51.6B
INTC $63.1B
FY23
CSCO $57.0B
INTC $54.2B
FY24
CSCO $53.8B
INTC $53.1B
FY25
CSCO $56.7B
INTC $52.9B
FY26
CSCO $63.3B
INTC —
CSCO
INTC
Operating margin
FY17
CSCO 24.9%
INTC 28.8%
FY18
CSCO 25.0%
INTC 32.9%
FY19
CSCO 27.4%
INTC 30.6%
FY20
CSCO 27.6%
INTC 30.4%
FY21
CSCO 25.8%
INTC 24.6%
FY22
CSCO 27.1%
INTC 3.7%
FY23
CSCO 26.4%
INTC 0.2%
FY24
CSCO 22.6%
INTC −22.0%
FY25
CSCO 20.8%
INTC −4.2%
FY26
CSCO 24.3%
INTC —
CSCO
INTC
Free cash flow
FY17
CSCO $12.9B
INTC $10.3B
FY18
CSCO $12.8B
INTC $14.3B
FY19
CSCO $14.9B
INTC $16.9B
FY20
CSCO $14.7B
INTC $21.6B
FY21
CSCO $14.8B
INTC $10.7B
FY22
CSCO $12.7B
INTC −$9.4B
FY23
CSCO $19.0B
INTC −$14.3B
FY24
CSCO $10.2B
INTC −$15.7B
FY25
CSCO $13.3B
INTC −$4.9B
FY26
CSCO $12.8B
INTC —
CSCO
INTC
Return on capital
FY17
CSCO 33.5%
INTC 10.4%
FY18
CSCO 23.9%
INTC 22.7%
FY19
CSCO 48.2%
INTC 19.7%
FY20
CSCO 45.6%
INTC 18.8%
FY21
CSCO 39.9%
INTC 16.7%
FY22
CSCO 39.1%
INTC 2.1%
FY23
CSCO 43.7%
INTC 0.1%
FY24
CSCO 24.1%
INTC −6.9%
FY25
CSCO 18.1%
INTC −0.8%
FY26
CSCO 20.2%
INTC —
CSCO
INTC
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.