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Cisco Systems vs. Industry Peers
| Company |
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) |
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) |
3Com (NASDAQ:COMS) |
F5 Networks (NYSE:FFIV) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAPS Community Rating
|
**** |
YES |
*** |
no |
** |
no |
*** |
no |
|
CAPS 1000
|
96.0% Outperform |
YES |
87.0% Outperform |
YES |
62.5% Outperform |
no |
72.7% Outperform |
no |
|
Five-Year Revenue Growth
|
12.3% |
YES |
16.9% |
YES |
17.7% |
YES |
32.1% |
YES |
|
Gross Margin (TTM)
|
65.4% |
YES |
70.4% |
YES |
59.3% |
YES |
81.7% |
YES |
|
Total Debt-to-Equity
|
0.28 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
0.18 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
|
Return on Equity
|
16.5% |
YES |
8.9% |
no |
10.3% |
no |
10.7% |
no |
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