CSCO vs. STX: Cisco Systems vs. Seagate Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Seagate (STX) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but CSCO is classified in Communications Equipment while STX is classified in Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Seagate (STX) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.09, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Cisco Systems (CSCO) is closer to market-like at 1.01 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both companies show strong equity returns, but Seagate (STX) at 371.53% is the standout with ROE above its industry range; Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.32% also sits in the top quartile.

For every dollar of sales, both Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 20.95% and Seagate (STX) at 26.11% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

Seagate (STX) at 43.07% shows unusually strong operating efficiency — above its industry’s operating margin range — and Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.72% also operates in the top quartile.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Seagate (STX) at 34.06% 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 STX.

Only one side can be read here: Seagate (STX) reports EPS growth of 105.31%, ranked against its industry; Cisco Systems (CSCO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Seagate (STX) at 1.67 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.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 0.62 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Seagate (STX) at 1.80 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Seagate (STX) at 0.38% earns its spot in the top quartile of its industry’s yields; Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 1.53% is past the top of its own peer range — territory where a dividend-safety check matters more than the headline number.

Both pay out more than their industries’ typical bands, and CSCO more so: Seagate (STX) at 21.15% sits above the band, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 49.85% exceeds every peer in its group.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Both Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 32.71 and Seagate (STX) at 54.19 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 6.99 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Seagate (STX) at 14.05 sits in the pricier quartile — STX costs more per dollar of sales.

Both look rich against book: Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 8.80 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Seagate (STX) at 78.83 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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