CSCO vs. FN: Cisco Systems vs. Fabrinet Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Fabrinet (FN) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but CSCO is classified in Communications Equipment while FN is classified in Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components.

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Risk Metrics

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is heavily traded at around 18.52M shares per day, whereas Fabrinet (FN) sees a more moderate 999.77K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

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Profitability

Both Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.32% and Fabrinet (FN) at 21.00% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 20.95% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Fabrinet (FN) at 9.36%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.72% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Fabrinet (FN) at 9.95%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

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Growth

Fabrinet (FN) at 35.73% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 11.78% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for FN.

Only one side can be read here: Fabrinet (FN) reports EPS growth of 42.31%, ranked against its industry; Cisco Systems (CSCO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

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Financial Strength

Fabrinet (FN) at 2.04 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 0.93 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for CSCO.

Fabrinet (FN) at 0.03 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 0.62 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

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Dividends

Fabrinet (FN) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports a yield of 1.73%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Fabrinet (FN) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports a payout of 49.85%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

Both Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 28.18 and Fabrinet (FN) at 24.69 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

Fabrinet (FN) at 2.27 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 5.84 sits in the pricier quartile — CSCO costs more per dollar of sales.

Fabrinet (FN) at 4.66 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 7.36 carries an above-peer premium to book — CSCO is pricier on assets.

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