Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) indicates what should be the expected or required rate of return on risky assets like Cisco Systems Inc. common stock.
Rates of Return
Cisco Systems Inc., monthly rates of return
| Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) | Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | Date | PriceCSCO,t1 | DividendCSCO,t1 | RCSCO,t2 | PriceS&P 500,t | RS&P 500,t3 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | $32.21 | 2,471.65 | ||||
| 1. | Sep 30, 2017 | $33.63 | 4.41% | 2,519.36 | 1.93% | |
| 2. | Oct 31, 2017 | $34.15 | $0.29 | 2.41% | 2,575.26 | 2.22% |
| 3. | Nov 30, 2017 | $37.30 | 9.22% | 2,647.58 | 2.81% | |
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| 70. | Jun 30, 2023 | $51.74 | 4.17% | 4,376.86 | 4.71% | |
| 71. | Jul 31, 2023 | $52.04 | $0.39 | 1.33% | 4,588.96 | 4.85% |
| Average (R): | 1.21% | 1.00% | ||||
| Standard deviation: | 7.46% | 5.07% | ||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) | Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) | |||||
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| t | Date | PriceCSCO,t1 | DividendCSCO,t1 | RCSCO,t2 | PriceS&P 500,t | RS&P 500,t3 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | $32.21 | 2,471.65 | ||||
| 1. | Sep 30, 2017 | $33.63 | 4.41% | 2,519.36 | 1.93% | |
| 2. | Oct 31, 2017 | $34.15 | $0.29 | 2.41% | 2,575.26 | 2.22% |
| 3. | Nov 30, 2017 | $37.30 | 9.22% | 2,647.58 | 2.81% | |
| 4. | Dec 31, 2017 | $38.30 | 2.68% | 2,673.61 | 0.98% | |
| 5. | Jan 31, 2018 | $41.54 | $0.29 | 9.22% | 2,823.81 | 5.62% |
| 6. | Feb 28, 2018 | $44.78 | 7.80% | 2,713.83 | -3.89% | |
| 7. | Mar 31, 2018 | $42.89 | -4.22% | 2,640.87 | -2.69% | |
| 8. | Apr 30, 2018 | $44.29 | $0.33 | 4.03% | 2,648.05 | 0.27% |
| 9. | May 31, 2018 | $42.71 | -3.57% | 2,705.27 | 2.16% | |
| 10. | Jun 30, 2018 | $43.03 | 0.75% | 2,718.37 | 0.48% | |
| 11. | Jul 31, 2018 | $42.29 | $0.33 | -0.95% | 2,816.29 | 3.60% |
| 12. | Aug 31, 2018 | $47.77 | 12.96% | 2,901.52 | 3.03% | |
| 13. | Sep 30, 2018 | $48.65 | 1.84% | 2,913.98 | 0.43% | |
| 14. | Oct 31, 2018 | $45.75 | $0.33 | -5.28% | 2,711.74 | -6.94% |
| 15. | Nov 30, 2018 | $47.87 | 4.63% | 2,760.17 | 1.79% | |
| 16. | Dec 31, 2018 | $43.33 | -9.48% | 2,506.85 | -9.18% | |
| 17. | Jan 31, 2019 | $47.29 | $0.33 | 9.90% | 2,704.10 | 7.87% |
| 18. | Feb 28, 2019 | $51.77 | 9.47% | 2,784.49 | 2.97% | |
| 19. | Mar 31, 2019 | $53.99 | 4.29% | 2,834.40 | 1.79% | |
| 20. | Apr 30, 2019 | $55.95 | $0.35 | 4.28% | 2,945.83 | 3.93% |
| 21. | May 31, 2019 | $52.03 | -7.01% | 2,752.06 | -6.58% | |
| 22. | Jun 30, 2019 | $54.73 | 5.19% | 2,941.76 | 6.89% | |
| 23. | Jul 31, 2019 | $55.40 | $0.35 | 1.86% | 2,980.38 | 1.31% |
| 24. | Aug 31, 2019 | $46.81 | -15.51% | 2,926.46 | -1.81% | |
| 25. | Sep 30, 2019 | $49.41 | 5.55% | 2,976.74 | 1.72% | |
| 26. | Oct 31, 2019 | $47.51 | $0.35 | -3.14% | 3,037.56 | 2.04% |
| 27. | Nov 30, 2019 | $45.31 | -4.63% | 3,140.98 | 3.40% | |
| 28. | Dec 31, 2019 | $47.96 | 5.85% | 3,230.78 | 2.86% | |
| 29. | Jan 31, 2020 | $45.97 | $0.35 | -3.42% | 3,225.52 | -0.16% |
| 30. | Feb 29, 2020 | $39.93 | -13.14% | 2,954.22 | -8.41% | |
| 31. | Mar 31, 2020 | $39.31 | -1.55% | 2,584.59 | -12.51% | |
| 32. | Apr 30, 2020 | $42.38 | $0.36 | 8.73% | 2,912.43 | 12.68% |
| 33. | May 31, 2020 | $47.82 | 12.84% | 3,044.31 | 4.53% | |
| 34. | Jun 30, 2020 | $46.64 | -2.47% | 3,100.29 | 1.84% | |
| 35. | Jul 31, 2020 | $47.10 | $0.36 | 1.76% | 3,271.12 | 5.51% |
| 36. | Aug 31, 2020 | $42.22 | -10.36% | 3,500.31 | 7.01% | |
| 37. | Sep 30, 2020 | $39.39 | -6.70% | 3,363.00 | -3.92% | |
| 38. | Oct 31, 2020 | $35.90 | $0.36 | -7.95% | 3,269.96 | -2.77% |
| 39. | Nov 30, 2020 | $43.02 | 19.83% | 3,621.63 | 10.75% | |
| 40. | Dec 31, 2020 | $44.75 | 4.02% | 3,756.07 | 3.71% | |
| 41. | Jan 31, 2021 | $44.58 | $0.36 | 0.42% | 3,714.24 | -1.11% |
| 42. | Feb 28, 2021 | $44.87 | 0.65% | 3,811.15 | 2.61% | |
| 43. | Mar 31, 2021 | $51.71 | 15.24% | 3,972.89 | 4.24% | |
| 44. | Apr 30, 2021 | $50.91 | $0.37 | -0.83% | 4,181.17 | 5.24% |
| 45. | May 31, 2021 | $52.90 | 3.91% | 4,204.11 | 0.55% | |
| 46. | Jun 30, 2021 | $53.00 | 0.19% | 4,297.50 | 2.22% | |
| 47. | Jul 31, 2021 | $55.37 | $0.37 | 5.17% | 4,395.26 | 2.27% |
| 48. | Aug 31, 2021 | $59.02 | 6.59% | 4,522.68 | 2.90% | |
| 49. | Sep 30, 2021 | $54.43 | -7.78% | 4,307.54 | -4.76% | |
| 50. | Oct 31, 2021 | $55.97 | $0.37 | 3.51% | 4,605.38 | 6.91% |
| 51. | Nov 30, 2021 | $54.84 | -2.02% | 4,567.00 | -0.83% | |
| 52. | Dec 31, 2021 | $63.37 | 15.55% | 4,766.18 | 4.36% | |
| 53. | Jan 31, 2022 | $55.67 | $0.37 | -11.57% | 4,515.55 | -5.26% |
| 54. | Feb 28, 2022 | $55.77 | 0.18% | 4,373.94 | -3.14% | |
| 55. | Mar 31, 2022 | $55.76 | -0.02% | 4,530.41 | 3.58% | |
| 56. | Apr 30, 2022 | $48.98 | $0.38 | -11.48% | 4,131.93 | -8.80% |
| 57. | May 31, 2022 | $45.05 | -8.02% | 4,132.15 | 0.01% | |
| 58. | Jun 30, 2022 | $42.64 | -5.35% | 3,785.38 | -8.39% | |
| 59. | Jul 31, 2022 | $45.37 | $0.38 | 7.29% | 4,130.29 | 9.11% |
| 60. | Aug 31, 2022 | $44.72 | -1.43% | 3,955.00 | -4.24% | |
| 61. | Sep 30, 2022 | $40.00 | -10.55% | 3,585.62 | -9.34% | |
| 62. | Oct 31, 2022 | $45.43 | $0.38 | 14.53% | 3,871.98 | 7.99% |
| 63. | Nov 30, 2022 | $49.72 | 9.44% | 4,080.11 | 5.38% | |
| 64. | Dec 31, 2022 | $47.64 | -4.18% | 3,839.50 | -5.90% | |
| 65. | Jan 31, 2023 | $48.67 | $0.38 | 2.96% | 4,076.60 | 6.18% |
| 66. | Feb 28, 2023 | $48.42 | -0.51% | 3,970.15 | -2.61% | |
| 67. | Mar 31, 2023 | $52.28 | 7.97% | 4,109.31 | 3.51% | |
| 68. | Apr 30, 2023 | $47.25 | $0.39 | -8.88% | 4,169.48 | 1.46% |
| 69. | May 31, 2023 | $49.67 | 5.12% | 4,179.83 | 0.25% | |
| 70. | Jun 30, 2023 | $51.74 | 4.17% | 4,376.86 | 4.71% | |
| 71. | Jul 31, 2023 | $52.04 | $0.39 | 1.33% | 4,588.96 | 4.85% |
| Average (R): | 1.21% | 1.00% | ||||
| Standard deviation: | 7.46% | 5.07% | ||||
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1 Data in US$ per share of common stock, adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Rate of return on common stock of CSCO during period t
3 Rate of return on S&P 500 (the market portfolio proxy) during period t
Variance and Covariance
Cisco Systems Inc., calculation of variance and covariance of returns
| t | Date | RCSCO,t | RS&P 500,t | (RCSCO,t–RCSCO)2 | (RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 | (RCSCO,t–RCSCO)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) |
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| 1. | Sep 30, 2017 | 4.41% | 1.93% | 10.24 | 0.86 | 2.97 |
| 2. | Oct 31, 2017 | 2.41% | 2.22% | 1.44 | 1.48 | 1.46 |
| 3. | Nov 30, 2017 | 9.22% | 2.81% | 64.26 | 3.26 | 14.47 |
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| 70. | Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17% | 4.71% | 8.76 | 13.77 | 10.98 |
| 71. | Jul 31, 2023 | 1.33% | 4.85% | 0.02 | 14.77 | 0.48 |
| Total (Σ): | 3,898.64 | 1,800.45 | 1,763.04 | |||
| t | Date | RCSCO,t | RS&P 500,t | (RCSCO,t–RCSCO)2 | (RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 | (RCSCO,t–RCSCO)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) |
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| 1. | Sep 30, 2017 | 4.41% | 1.93% | 10.24 | 0.86 | 2.97 |
| 2. | Oct 31, 2017 | 2.41% | 2.22% | 1.44 | 1.48 | 1.46 |
| 3. | Nov 30, 2017 | 9.22% | 2.81% | 64.26 | 3.26 | 14.47 |
| 4. | Dec 31, 2017 | 2.68% | 0.98% | 2.17 | 0.00 | -0.03 |
| 5. | Jan 31, 2018 | 9.22% | 5.62% | 64.14 | 21.29 | 36.96 |
| 6. | Feb 28, 2018 | 7.80% | -3.89% | 43.45 | 23.99 | -32.29 |
| 7. | Mar 31, 2018 | -4.22% | -2.69% | 29.47 | 13.63 | 20.04 |
| 8. | Apr 30, 2018 | 4.03% | 0.27% | 7.98 | 0.53 | -2.07 |
| 9. | May 31, 2018 | -3.57% | 2.16% | 22.80 | 1.34 | -5.53 |
| 10. | Jun 30, 2018 | 0.75% | 0.48% | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| 11. | Jul 31, 2018 | -0.95% | 3.60% | 4.67 | 6.75 | -5.62 |
| 12. | Aug 31, 2018 | 12.96% | 3.03% | 138.07 | 4.09 | 23.77 |
| 13. | Sep 30, 2018 | 1.84% | 0.43% | 0.40 | 0.33 | -0.36 |
| 14. | Oct 31, 2018 | -5.28% | -6.94% | 42.13 | 63.10 | 51.56 |
| 15. | Nov 30, 2018 | 4.63% | 1.79% | 11.74 | 0.61 | 2.68 |
| 16. | Dec 31, 2018 | -9.48% | -9.18% | 114.32 | 103.65 | 108.85 |
| 17. | Jan 31, 2019 | 9.90% | 7.87% | 75.56 | 47.13 | 59.68 |
| 18. | Feb 28, 2019 | 9.47% | 2.97% | 68.32 | 3.88 | 16.28 |
| 19. | Mar 31, 2019 | 4.29% | 1.79% | 9.49 | 0.62 | 2.43 |
| 20. | Apr 30, 2019 | 4.28% | 3.93% | 9.43 | 8.57 | 8.99 |
| 21. | May 31, 2019 | -7.01% | -6.58% | 67.47 | 57.47 | 62.27 |
| 22. | Jun 30, 2019 | 5.19% | 6.89% | 15.85 | 34.69 | 23.45 |
| 23. | Jul 31, 2019 | 1.86% | 1.31% | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| 24. | Aug 31, 2019 | -15.51% | -1.81% | 279.34 | 7.91 | 47.01 |
| 25. | Sep 30, 2019 | 5.55% | 1.72% | 18.89 | 0.51 | 3.11 |
| 26. | Oct 31, 2019 | -3.14% | 2.04% | 18.88 | 1.08 | -4.52 |
| 27. | Nov 30, 2019 | -4.63% | 3.40% | 34.09 | 5.77 | -14.02 |
| 28. | Dec 31, 2019 | 5.85% | 2.86% | 21.54 | 3.44 | 8.61 |
| 29. | Jan 31, 2020 | -3.42% | -0.16% | 21.41 | 1.36 | 5.40 |
| 30. | Feb 29, 2020 | -13.14% | -8.41% | 205.84 | 88.63 | 135.07 |
| 31. | Mar 31, 2020 | -1.55% | -12.51% | 7.62 | 182.66 | 37.31 |
| 32. | Apr 30, 2020 | 8.73% | 12.68% | 56.51 | 136.45 | 87.81 |
| 33. | May 31, 2020 | 12.84% | 4.53% | 135.22 | 12.42 | 40.99 |
| 34. | Jun 30, 2020 | -2.47% | 1.84% | 13.51 | 0.70 | -3.07 |
| 35. | Jul 31, 2020 | 1.76% | 5.51% | 0.30 | 20.31 | 2.48 |
| 36. | Aug 31, 2020 | -10.36% | 7.01% | 133.84 | 36.04 | -69.45 |
| 37. | Sep 30, 2020 | -6.70% | -3.92% | 62.58 | 24.27 | 38.97 |
| 38. | Oct 31, 2020 | -7.95% | -2.77% | 83.80 | 14.21 | 34.51 |
| 39. | Nov 30, 2020 | 19.83% | 10.75% | 346.89 | 95.09 | 181.62 |
| 40. | Dec 31, 2020 | 4.02% | 3.71% | 7.92 | 7.34 | 7.62 |
| 41. | Jan 31, 2021 | 0.42% | -1.11% | 0.61 | 4.48 | 1.66 |
| 42. | Feb 28, 2021 | 0.65% | 2.61% | 0.31 | 2.58 | -0.90 |
| 43. | Mar 31, 2021 | 15.24% | 4.24% | 197.01 | 10.50 | 45.49 |
| 44. | Apr 30, 2021 | -0.83% | 5.24% | 4.16 | 17.97 | -8.65 |
| 45. | May 31, 2021 | 3.91% | 0.55% | 7.29 | 0.21 | -1.23 |
| 46. | Jun 30, 2021 | 0.19% | 2.22% | 1.04 | 1.48 | -1.24 |
| 47. | Jul 31, 2021 | 5.17% | 2.27% | 15.70 | 1.62 | 5.04 |
| 48. | Aug 31, 2021 | 6.59% | 2.90% | 28.99 | 3.59 | 10.21 |
| 49. | Sep 30, 2021 | -7.78% | -4.76% | 80.73 | 33.18 | 51.76 |
| 50. | Oct 31, 2021 | 3.51% | 6.91% | 5.30 | 34.94 | 13.60 |
| 51. | Nov 30, 2021 | -2.02% | -0.83% | 10.41 | 3.37 | 5.93 |
| 52. | Dec 31, 2021 | 15.55% | 4.36% | 205.82 | 11.28 | 48.18 |
| 53. | Jan 31, 2022 | -11.57% | -5.26% | 163.20 | 39.21 | 79.99 |
| 54. | Feb 28, 2022 | 0.18% | -3.14% | 1.06 | 17.13 | 4.26 |
| 55. | Mar 31, 2022 | -0.02% | 3.58% | 1.50 | 6.63 | -3.16 |
| 56. | Apr 30, 2022 | -11.48% | -8.80% | 160.93 | 96.02 | 124.31 |
| 57. | May 31, 2022 | -8.02% | 0.01% | 85.22 | 1.00 | 9.21 |
| 58. | Jun 30, 2022 | -5.35% | -8.39% | 43.00 | 88.27 | 61.61 |
| 59. | Jul 31, 2022 | 7.29% | 9.11% | 37.04 | 65.75 | 49.34 |
| 60. | Aug 31, 2022 | -1.43% | -4.24% | 6.97 | 27.53 | 13.86 |
| 61. | Sep 30, 2022 | -10.55% | -9.34% | 138.36 | 106.97 | 121.66 |
| 62. | Oct 31, 2022 | 14.53% | 7.99% | 177.34 | 48.76 | 92.99 |
| 63. | Nov 30, 2022 | 9.44% | 5.38% | 67.82 | 19.11 | 36.00 |
| 64. | Dec 31, 2022 | -4.18% | -5.90% | 29.07 | 47.62 | 37.20 |
| 65. | Jan 31, 2023 | 2.96% | 6.18% | 3.07 | 26.75 | 9.06 |
| 66. | Feb 28, 2023 | -0.51% | -2.61% | 2.96 | 13.06 | 6.22 |
| 67. | Mar 31, 2023 | 7.97% | 3.51% | 45.75 | 6.26 | 16.92 |
| 68. | Apr 30, 2023 | -8.88% | 1.46% | 101.67 | 0.21 | -4.65 |
| 69. | May 31, 2023 | 5.12% | 0.25% | 15.32 | 0.57 | -2.96 |
| 70. | Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17% | 4.71% | 8.76 | 13.77 | 10.98 |
| 71. | Jul 31, 2023 | 1.33% | 4.85% | 0.02 | 14.77 | 0.48 |
| Total (Σ): | 3,898.64 | 1,800.45 | 1,763.04 | |||
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VarianceCSCO = Σ(RCSCO,t–RCSCO)2 ÷ (71 – 1)
= 3,898.64 ÷ (71 – 1)
= 55.69
VarianceS&P 500 = Σ(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 ÷ (71 – 1)
= 1,800.45 ÷ (71 – 1)
= 25.72
CovarianceCSCO, S&P 500 = Σ(RCSCO,t–RCSCO)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) ÷ (71 – 1)
= 1,763.04 ÷ (71 – 1)
= 25.19
Systematic Risk (β) Estimation
| VarianceCSCO | 55.69 |
| VarianceS&P 500 | 25.72 |
| CovarianceCSCO, S&P 500 | 25.19 |
| Correlation coefficientCSCO, S&P 5001 | 0.67 |
| βCSCO2 | 0.98 |
| αCSCO3 | 0.23% |
Calculations
1 Correlation coefficientCSCO, S&P 500
= CovarianceCSCO, S&P 500 ÷ (Standard deviationCSCO × Standard deviationS&P 500)
= 25.19 ÷ (7.46% × 5.07%)
= 0.67
2 βCSCO
= CovarianceCSCO, S&P 500 ÷ VarianceS&P 500
= 25.19 ÷ 25.72
= 0.98
3 αCSCO
= AverageCSCO – βCSCO × AverageS&P 500
= 1.21% – 0.98 × 1.00%
= 0.23%
Expected Rate of Return
| Assumptions | ||
| Rate of return on LT Treasury Composite1 | RF | 4.86% |
| Expected rate of return on market portfolio2 | E(RM) | 13.52% |
| Systematic risk (β) of Cisco Systems Inc. common stock | βCSCO | 0.98 |
| Expected rate of return on Cisco Systems Inc. common stock3 | E(RCSCO) | 13.34% |
1 Unweighted average of bid yields on all outstanding fixed-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds neither due or callable in less than 10 years (risk-free rate of return proxy).
3 E(RCSCO) = RF + βCSCO [E(RM) – RF]
= 4.86% + 0.98 [13.52% – 4.86%]
= 13.34%