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Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO Interest coverage

Interest coverage at other companies

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CienaCIEN
5.9×+3.8×
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544.6×+194×
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114×+16.2×
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Super Micro Computer, Inc.SMCI
11×-21.5×
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-1.5×
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3.8×+1.4×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$15.8B+12.0%
Gross profit$10.1B+8.6%
Operating income$4.0B+23.7%
Net income$3.4B+35.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.85+37.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.1B-13.2%
Total debt$33.0B+7.3%
Total equity$48.9B+6.4%
Total assets$125.55B+4.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8B-7.4%
CapEx$414.0M+58.6%
Free cash flow$3.3B-11.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$462.45B+61.4%
Enterprise value$488.37B+57.1%
P/E38.7×+9.4×
P/S7.6×+2.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin64.3%-0.9pp
Operating margin23.4%+3.1pp
Net margin19.7%+2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.2%+3.9pp
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cisco Systems, Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cisco Systems, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s interest coverage?
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported interest coverage of 9.7× in Q1 2026.
How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s interest coverage changed year-over-year?
Cisco Systems, Inc.'s interest coverage increased by 41.0% year-over-year, from 6.9× to 9.7×.
What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s interest coverage?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s interest coverage has grown at a -28.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 107.6× to 28.5×.
What does interest coverage mean?
How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
How do you interpret interest coverage?
Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
How does interest coverage compare across companies?
Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.