Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company’s ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Cisco Systems Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 but then improved from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021 not reaching Q4 2020 level. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s ROE deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s ROA deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
Gross Profit Margin
Cisco Systems Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | Jan 23, 2016 | Oct 24, 2015 | Jul 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2015 | Oct 25, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 7,784 | 7,581 | 7,684 | 7,771 | 7,764 | 8,464 | 8,574 | 8,173 | 7,773 | 8,146 | 7,922 | 7,759 | 7,498 | 7,427 | 7,546 | 7,518 | 7,276 | 7,884 | 7,975 | 7,721 | 7,432 | 7,832 | 7,733 | 7,525 | 7,090 | 7,333 | ||||||||
| Revenue | 11,960 | 11,929 | 12,154 | 11,983 | 12,005 | 13,159 | 13,428 | 12,958 | 12,446 | 13,072 | 12,844 | 12,463 | 11,887 | 12,136 | 12,133 | 11,940 | 11,580 | 12,352 | 12,638 | 12,000 | 11,927 | 12,682 | 12,843 | 12,137 | 11,936 | 12,245 | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 64.17% | 64.07% | 64.26% | 64.41% | 63.97% | 63.44% | 62.94% | 62.38% | 62.17% | 62.32% | 62.04% | 62.18% | 62.35% | 62.29% | 62.96% | 63.19% | 63.53% | 63.40% | 62.87% | 62.12% | 61.55% | 60.85% | 60.38% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 44.53% | 44.47% | 44.36% | 43.69% | 42.61% | 40.78% | 39.83% | 38.87% | 37.79% | 37.10% | 35.81% | 34.86% | 34.21% | 33.48% | 24.79% | 23.96% | 23.36% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 66.37% | 65.87% | 65.39% | 65.56% | 66.43% | 67.00% | 67.79% | 67.95% | 68.09% | 68.27% | 67.46% | 63.96% | 61.12% | 59.94% | 59.57% | 63.11% | 65.95% | 65.10% | 64.84% | 64.86% | 65.05% | 65.77% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 38.78% | 38.23% | 38.19% | 38.11% | 37.95% | 37.82% | 37.90% | 38.05% | 38.21% | 38.34% | 38.27% | 38.30% | 38.43% | 38.47% | 38.51% | 38.41% | 38.52% | 39.08% | 39.49% | 39.81% | 40.13% | 40.06% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 44.96% | 44.72% | 44.23% | 44.04% | 43.81% | 43.72% | 43.93% | 44.39% | 45.01% | 45.31% | 45.47% | 45.48% | 45.31% | 44.93% | 44.31% | 43.55% | 42.55% | 41.67% | 41.14% | 40.74% | 40.90% | 40.92% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 56.58% | 55.70% | 55.21% | 55.32% | 55.24% | 55.09% | 54.33% | 53.09% | 51.48% | 50.28% | 49.42% | 48.53% | 48.25% | 49.01% | 48.78% | 44.85% | 44.86% | 43.55% | 43.52% | 52.70% | 52.07% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 56.01% | 56.52% | 57.88% | 59.51% | 58.56% | 58.92% | 60.46% | 60.83% | 61.73% | 62.50% | 61.87% | 61.93% | 62.25% | 61.86% | 62.12% | 61.52% | 60.94% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 46.59% | 46.43% | 45.88% | 45.86% | 45.20% | 45.13% | 45.15% | 45.66% | 46.12% | 46.42% | 46.63% | 46.18% | 45.99% | 45.56% | 44.97% | 44.81% | 44.44% | 44.15% | 44.49% | 44.01% | 43.91% | 43.83% | 43.43% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 31.37% | 30.57% | 29.03% | 30.33% | 36.11% | 45.72% | 53.60% | 57.87% | 59.55% | 58.87% | 56.43% | 53.13% | 48.25% | 41.51% | 33.92% | 25.74% | 20.49% | 20.20% | 22.66% | 26.21% | 29.57% | 32.21% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 62.84% | 63.47% | 61.99% | 59.49% | 58.57% | 59.64% | 61.21% | 62.51% | 62.41% | 61.36% | 59.93% | 59.31% | 59.18% | 59.16% | 58.80% | 57.84% | 57.01% | 56.33% | 56.11% | 55.99% | 55.72% | 55.99% | 55.53% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 60.17% | 60.67% | 56.96% | 65.07% | 65.22% | 64.57% | 63.06% | 54.26% | 54.58% | 54.94% | 56.00% | 55.57% | 55.22% | 56.07% | 57.12% | 58.16% | 59.38% | 58.61% | 58.55% | 58.53% | 58.82% | 58.95% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 64.10% | 63.49% | 63.65% | 63.68% | 63.71% | 64.23% | 64.51% | 64.73% | 65.11% | 65.18% | 64.84% | 64.61% | 64.26% | 63.64% | 62.97% | 62.19% | 61.63% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
1 Q2 2021 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ2 2021
+ Gross marginQ1 2021
+ Gross marginQ4 2020
+ Gross marginQ3 2020)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2021
+ RevenueQ1 2021
+ RevenueQ4 2020
+ RevenueQ3 2020)
= 100 × (7,784 + 7,581 + 7,684 + 7,771)
÷ (11,960 + 11,929 + 12,154 + 11,983)
= 64.17%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 but then improved from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021 not reaching Q4 2020 level. |
Operating Profit Margin
Cisco Systems Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | Jan 23, 2016 | Oct 24, 2015 | Jul 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2015 | Oct 25, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 3,223 | 2,570 | 3,247 | 3,414 | 3,380 | 3,579 | 3,690 | 3,513 | 3,211 | 3,805 | 3,346 | 3,134 | 3,073 | 2,756 | 3,034 | 3,169 | 2,893 | 2,877 | 3,303 | 2,984 | 3,294 | 3,079 | 2,881 | 2,925 | 2,622 | 2,342 | ||||||||
| Revenue | 11,960 | 11,929 | 12,154 | 11,983 | 12,005 | 13,159 | 13,428 | 12,958 | 12,446 | 13,072 | 12,844 | 12,463 | 11,887 | 12,136 | 12,133 | 11,940 | 11,580 | 12,352 | 12,638 | 12,000 | 11,927 | 12,682 | 12,843 | 12,137 | 11,936 | 12,245 | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 25.93% | 26.23% | 27.63% | 27.81% | 27.47% | 26.91% | 27.39% | 27.04% | 26.55% | 26.57% | 24.95% | 24.68% | 25.02% | 24.80% | 24.94% | 25.24% | 24.82% | 25.47% | 25.71% | 24.75% | 24.56% | 23.20% | 21.91% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 14.02% | 13.27% | 11.56% | 10.63% | 9.37% | 5.16% | 4.68% | 6.05% | 6.97% | 7.73% | 7.37% | 5.89% | 3.83% | 2.40% | -6.49% | -7.53% | -8.71% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 28.83% | 26.74% | 24.91% | 25.30% | 26.56% | 28.55% | 30.69% | 31.07% | 31.05% | 30.35% | 29.56% | 25.18% | 21.17% | 20.66% | 21.09% | 25.91% | 30.23% | 30.05% | 22.96% | 22.90% | 23.83% | 24.19% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 25.24% | 24.15% | 24.52% | 24.48% | 24.71% | 24.57% | 24.87% | 25.34% | 25.98% | 26.69% | 26.60% | 26.70% | 26.87% | 26.76% | 26.84% | 26.91% | 27.15% | 27.84% | 28.55% | 29.39% | 30.28% | 30.48% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 25.30% | 25.37% | 24.26% | 23.58% | 23.20% | 22.93% | 23.55% | 25.09% | 26.83% | 27.80% | 28.35% | 28.17% | 27.53% | 26.61% | 25.58% | 24.11% | 21.99% | 19.88% | 18.17% | 16.71% | 16.63% | 17.53% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 16.80% | 15.27% | 14.85% | 15.90% | 15.24% | 18.15% | 20.70% | 22.28% | 24.63% | 20.93% | 18.05% | 14.98% | 13.51% | 11.87% | 6.75% | -2.42% | -3.09% | -2.52% | 3.23% | 24.51% | 23.92% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 30.41% | 31.49% | 32.90% | 32.88% | 30.62% | 30.48% | 31.77% | 32.49% | 32.91% | 32.48% | 30.58% | 29.37% | 28.58% | 27.49% | 26.60% | 22.99% | 21.68% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 28.68% | 28.02% | 26.62% | 26.37% | 25.20% | 25.40% | 25.53% | 26.90% | 28.19% | 28.47% | 29.01% | 27.84% | 26.96% | 25.73% | 23.74% | 22.22% | 19.70% | 17.82% | 18.25% | 16.42% | 17.04% | 16.74% | 14.98% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 15.19% | 14.01% | 12.33% | 13.36% | 20.04% | 31.51% | 41.16% | 46.84% | 49.70% | 49.34% | 46.71% | 43.04% | 37.17% | 28.88% | 19.16% | 9.12% | 2.27% | 1.35% | 4.91% | 9.35% | 14.33% | 18.52% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 27.13% | 29.41% | 26.07% | 21.46% | 22.40% | 26.72% | 32.47% | 36.89% | 37.21% | 35.97% | 33.05% | 31.97% | 31.33% | 29.74% | 27.99% | 23.64% | 19.43% | 15.80% | 14.91% | 14.98% | 14.57% | 16.57% | 16.21% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 29.04% | 26.58% | 17.52% | 32.49% | 32.59% | 31.59% | 24.99% | 9.05% | 6.62% | 3.26% | 7.57% | 6.98% | 8.34% | 11.73% | 18.09% | 21.09% | 23.50% | 27.57% | 25.55% | 24.22% | 22.53% | 22.85% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 40.76% | 38.81% | 38.79% | 39.58% | 39.79% | 40.61% | 41.59% | 41.98% | 42.53% | 42.74% | 42.18% | 41.56% | 40.66% | 39.92% | 38.40% | 36.93% | 35.89% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
1 Q2 2021 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ2 2021
+ Operating incomeQ1 2021
+ Operating incomeQ4 2020
+ Operating incomeQ3 2020)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2021
+ RevenueQ1 2021
+ RevenueQ4 2020
+ RevenueQ3 2020)
= 100 × (3,223 + 2,570 + 3,247 + 3,414)
÷ (11,960 + 11,929 + 12,154 + 11,983)
= 25.93%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
Net Profit Margin
Cisco Systems Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | Jan 23, 2016 | Oct 24, 2015 | Jul 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2015 | Oct 25, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 2,545 | 2,174 | 2,636 | 2,774 | 2,878 | 2,926 | 2,206 | 3,044 | 2,822 | 3,549 | 3,803 | 2,691 | (8,778) | 2,394 | 2,424 | 2,515 | 2,348 | 2,322 | 2,813 | 2,349 | 3,147 | 2,430 | 2,319 | 2,437 | 2,397 | 1,828 | ||||||||
| Revenue | 11,960 | 11,929 | 12,154 | 11,983 | 12,005 | 13,159 | 13,428 | 12,958 | 12,446 | 13,072 | 12,844 | 12,463 | 11,887 | 12,136 | 12,133 | 11,940 | 11,580 | 12,352 | 12,638 | 12,000 | 11,927 | 12,682 | 12,843 | 12,137 | 11,936 | 12,245 | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 21.09% | 21.76% | 22.75% | 21.32% | 21.44% | 21.15% | 22.39% | 25.76% | 25.31% | 2.52% | 0.22% | -2.61% | -3.00% | 20.26% | 20.02% | 20.61% | 20.24% | 21.73% | 21.81% | 20.72% | 20.84% | 19.32% | 18.27% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 25.50% | 10.17% | 7.96% | 6.72% | 5.07% | 3.47% | 3.25% | 4.46% | 5.20% | 5.51% | 5.04% | 3.29% | 0.81% | -1.39% | -11.82% | -10.42% | -11.63% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 23.99% | 21.79% | 20.14% | 20.05% | 21.06% | 22.75% | 24.71% | 25.18% | 25.42% | 24.12% | 22.95% | 17.72% | 13.80% | 14.24% | 14.79% | 20.90% | 25.14% | 25.18% | 19.49% | 19.11% | 19.89% | 20.29% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 21.73% | 20.91% | 21.33% | 21.35% | 21.49% | 21.24% | 21.50% | 22.12% | 22.72% | 22.41% | 21.98% | 21.55% | 21.12% | 21.09% | 20.87% | 20.74% | 20.73% | 21.19% | 21.70% | 22.27% | 22.87% | 22.85% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 21.19% | 21.04% | 19.58% | 18.89% | 18.83% | 18.52% | 19.40% | 22.10% | 23.50% | 19.20% | 19.87% | 19.24% | 18.53% | 23.62% | 22.08% | 20.41% | 18.05% | 15.90% | 14.62% | 13.29% | 13.76% | 14.26% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 12.39% | 10.70% | 10.97% | 11.64% | 12.05% | 13.44% | 15.92% | 30.50% | 58.80% | 57.66% | 55.79% | 40.81% | 9.59% | 3.12% | -1.54% | -12.03% | -13.13% | -6.20% | -1.58% | 19.97% | 19.99% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 26.84% | 28.10% | 29.97% | 30.02% | 29.25% | 27.46% | 28.05% | 29.04% | 29.72% | 21.91% | 20.06% | 17.32% | 15.30% | 22.31% | 20.60% | 18.57% | 17.37% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 24.85% | 23.60% | 22.42% | 21.81% | 21.67% | 22.38% | 22.70% | 25.64% | 26.70% | 21.26% | 21.49% | 18.32% | 17.60% | 22.85% | 21.19% | 19.82% | 15.67% | 15.02% | 15.53% | 13.51% | 14.39% | 14.07% | 12.47% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 13.59% | 12.54% | 11.16% | 11.72% | 17.01% | 26.97% | 37.36% | 43.56% | 46.82% | 46.51% | 43.36% | 38.68% | 32.77% | 25.04% | 14.66% | 4.68% | -2.32% | -2.23% | 2.86% | 7.80% | 14.04% | 17.90% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 25.94% | 28.18% | 25.61% | 24.07% | 26.92% | 30.67% | 35.34% | 37.79% | 36.22% | 34.45% | 31.37% | 28.78% | 27.41% | 26.05% | 24.11% | 19.86% | 16.97% | 13.32% | 12.26% | 12.33% | 11.01% | 13.28% | 13.47% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 25.21% | 22.09% | 13.72% | 16.36% | 17.31% | 18.07% | 13.41% | 11.57% | 10.03% | -21.40% | -18.40% | -20.15% | -18.64% | 11.06% | 17.26% | 19.25% | 20.56% | 24.22% | 22.64% | 21.70% | 20.02% | 20.85% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 38.69% | 36.24% | 36.88% | 35.23% | 34.88% | 35.16% | 34.98% | 34.84% | 35.35% | 29.62% | 28.08% | 26.39% | 24.61% | 29.98% | 29.03% | 28.20% | 26.89% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
1 Q2 2021 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q2 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2020
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2020)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2021
+ RevenueQ1 2021
+ RevenueQ4 2020
+ RevenueQ3 2020)
= 100 × (2,545 + 2,174 + 2,636 + 2,774)
÷ (11,960 + 11,929 + 12,154 + 11,983)
= 21.09%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Cisco Systems Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | Jan 23, 2016 | Oct 24, 2015 | Jul 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2015 | Oct 25, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 2,545 | 2,174 | 2,636 | 2,774 | 2,878 | 2,926 | 2,206 | 3,044 | 2,822 | 3,549 | 3,803 | 2,691 | (8,778) | 2,394 | 2,424 | 2,515 | 2,348 | 2,322 | 2,813 | 2,349 | 3,147 | 2,430 | 2,319 | 2,437 | 2,397 | 1,828 | ||||||||
| Total Cisco shareholders’ equity | 39,121 | 38,157 | 37,920 | 35,708 | 35,533 | 34,423 | 33,571 | 36,804 | 40,789 | 43,848 | 43,204 | 46,661 | 51,982 | 65,550 | 66,137 | 65,382 | 63,811 | 63,406 | 63,586 | 62,358 | 60,871 | 59,977 | 59,698 | 58,823 | 57,718 | 56,708 | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 25.89% | 27.42% | 29.57% | 30.20% | 31.11% | 31.95% | 34.62% | 35.91% | 31.54% | 2.88% | 0.25% | -2.72% | -2.78% | 14.77% | 14.53% | 15.29% | 15.41% | 16.77% | 16.89% | 16.43% | 16.98% | 15.98% | 15.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 42.66% | 22.73% | 18.43% | 16.04% | 12.06% | 9.60% | 10.05% | 15.21% | 26.62% | 32.00% | 37.43% | 27.55% | 7.04% | -13.27% | -130.94% | -112.71% | -119.47% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 11.63% | 10.17% | 9.44% | 9.59% | 10.37% | 11.64% | 12.88% | 13.37% | 13.66% | 13.61% | 12.99% | 10.06% | 7.52% | 7.16% | 6.81% | 8.40% | 17.23% | 16.68% | 13.28% | 13.29% | 13.67% | 13.74% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 96.54% | 87.87% | 80.83% | 72.96% | 64.25% | 61.06% | 57.74% | 54.01% | 50.41% | 55.56% | 48.82% | 42.02% | 36.04% | 36.07% | 35.23% | 34.11% | 34.15% | 35.62% | 37.77% | 38.85% | 41.89% | 44.74% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 33.62% | 34.21% | 33.30% | 32.31% | 32.64% | 32.94% | 35.53% | 42.51% | 48.11% | 48.44% | 50.10% | 45.03% | 33.69% | 36.73% | 35.13% | 32.17% | 27.81% | 23.85% | 21.22% | 19.36% | 18.35% | 18.09% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 12.40% | 10.54% | 10.48% | 10.83% | 10.92% | 13.91% | 15.66% | 27.99% | 45.99% | 42.53% | 34.18% | 29.66% | 8.34% | 2.67% | -1.29% | -9.86% | -9.20% | -3.48% | -0.71% | 27.14% | 28.94% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 25.79% | 29.44% | 28.85% | 29.78% | 27.16% | 26.05% | 26.35% | 27.93% | 28.24% | 21.22% | 18.97% | 15.81% | 13.91% | 19.52% | 18.52% | 16.81% | 15.58% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 53.86% | 48.15% | 43.53% | 46.21% | 47.26% | 43.02% | 46.89% | 50.48% | 50.17% | 43.65% | 36.62% | 27.72% | 27.38% | 27.84% | 24.90% | 21.20% | 15.62% | 14.38% | 15.51% | 13.81% | 15.29% | 14.99% | 12.85% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 7.51% | 6.89% | 5.98% | 6.20% | 9.62% | 17.59% | 28.53% | 37.78% | 43.55% | 43.77% | 42.51% | 38.92% | 33.68% | 27.33% | 15.78% | 4.82% | -2.45% | -2.28% | 2.99% | 8.73% | 17.09% | 23.57% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 24.36% | 25.34% | 22.91% | 21.50% | 26.53% | 33.91% | 44.33% | 49.54% | 48.91% | 49.03% | 40.78% | 40.66% | 38.29% | 32.05% | 28.91% | 22.90% | 20.60% | 16.40% | 13.74% | 13.42% | 12.57% | 13.79% | 14.27% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 91.17% | 85.54% | 83.00% | 132.94% | 94.02% | 89.35% | 62.00% | 63.55% | 59.64% | -524.14% | -18.22% | -19.12% | -17.43% | 8.02% | 12.45% | 14.27% | 15.66% | 17.95% | 16.86% | 16.56% | 15.86% | 16.78% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 60.90% | 59.78% | 66.05% | 64.31% | 56.33% | 57.72% | 62.82% | 63.75% | 62.04% | 44.55% | 41.38% | 38.07% | 35.62% | 39.91% | 38.46% | 36.48% | 34.33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
1 Q2 2021 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q2 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2020
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2020)
÷ Total Cisco shareholders’ equity
= 100 × (2,545 + 2,174 + 2,636 + 2,774)
÷ 39,121 = 25.89%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s ROE deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Cisco Systems Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Jul 30, 2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | Jan 23, 2016 | Oct 24, 2015 | Jul 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2015 | Oct 25, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 2,545 | 2,174 | 2,636 | 2,774 | 2,878 | 2,926 | 2,206 | 3,044 | 2,822 | 3,549 | 3,803 | 2,691 | (8,778) | 2,394 | 2,424 | 2,515 | 2,348 | 2,322 | 2,813 | 2,349 | 3,147 | 2,430 | 2,319 | 2,437 | 2,397 | 1,828 | ||||||||
| Total assets | 95,601 | 95,003 | 94,853 | 91,394 | 90,426 | 92,492 | 97,793 | 97,287 | 102,462 | 105,429 | 108,784 | 114,008 | 131,510 | 130,522 | 129,818 | 125,950 | 126,248 | 126,287 | 121,652 | 118,654 | 112,642 | 111,773 | 113,481 | 106,212 | 104,922 | 103,978 | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 10.60% | 11.01% | 11.82% | 11.80% | 12.22% | 11.89% | 11.88% | 13.59% | 12.56% | 1.20% | 0.10% | -1.11% | -1.10% | 7.42% | 7.40% | 7.94% | 7.79% | 8.42% | 8.83% | 8.63% | 9.17% | 8.57% | 7.91% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 27.78% | 12.52% | 9.25% | 8.30% | 5.66% | 3.98% | 3.74% | 5.52% | 7.40% | 8.28% | 8.02% | 5.24% | 1.21% | -1.92% | -16.20% | -13.97% | -14.97% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 6.56% | 5.69% | 5.15% | 5.21% | 5.67% | 6.37% | 7.04% | 7.21% | 7.25% | 7.31% | 6.86% | 5.12% | 3.73% | 3.44% | 3.20% | 3.14% | 8.96% | 10.81% | 8.61% | 8.56% | 8.98% | 9.87% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 18.06% | 17.73% | 18.41% | 17.86% | 16.89% | 16.32% | 17.28% | 16.72% | 15.90% | 16.28% | 16.07% | 14.51% | 12.42% | 12.88% | 13.52% | 13.67% | 13.65% | 14.20% | 15.64% | 16.60% | 18.32% | 18.38% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 16.55% | 16.19% | 15.05% | 13.37% | 14.30% | 14.22% | 15.34% | 18.57% | 20.87% | 18.64% | 19.12% | 17.14% | 14.58% | 17.68% | 16.05% | 14.48% | 14.03% | 11.80% | 10.56% | 9.72% | 9.87% | 9.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | 3.90% | 3.13% | 3.08% | 3.26% | 4.04% | 4.29% | 4.90% | 9.01% | 24.46% | 23.18% | 19.95% | 14.09% | 3.11% | 1.06% | -0.50% | -3.78% | -3.48% | -1.36% | -0.27% | 12.90% | 12.88% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 13.65% | 15.11% | 15.51% | 15.39% | 15.42% | 14.46% | 15.10% | 15.89% | 16.45% | 11.83% | 10.55% | 8.62% | 7.79% | 10.90% | 10.41% | 9.71% | 9.10% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 19.28% | 17.33% | 15.47% | 16.21% | 17.37% | 17.21% | 18.26% | 20.71% | 26.95% | 21.20% | 19.08% | 13.80% | 13.03% | 16.33% | 14.00% | 12.04% | 8.67% | 7.04% | 7.45% | 7.84% | 8.71% | 8.37% | 7.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 5.59% | 5.01% | 4.35% | 4.63% | 7.07% | 12.91% | 21.77% | 27.50% | 33.08% | 32.59% | 29.10% | 24.24% | 20.40% | 14.40% | 7.67% | 2.13% | -1.08% | -1.00% | 1.35% | 4.32% | 8.62% | 12.01% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 13.46% | 14.27% | 16.15% | 15.25% | 18.56% | 23.47% | 31.15% | 34.37% | 33.40% | 33.02% | 27.11% | 26.28% | 24.32% | 20.88% | 16.93% | 12.68% | 12.37% | 9.68% | 8.33% | 8.35% | 7.54% | 8.61% | 8.76% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 17.95% | 14.60% | 8.49% | 12.67% | 12.81% | 13.31% | 9.92% | 7.22% | 6.30% | -14.88% | -6.77% | -7.10% | -6.48% | 3.77% | 6.05% | 7.98% | 9.34% | 10.90% | 10.18% | 9.80% | 9.55% | 10.38% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 28.91% | 27.34% | 28.94% | 28.78% | 27.84% | 28.82% | 30.67% | 31.14% | 32.56% | 25.22% | 23.75% | 23.14% | 20.87% | 25.90% | 25.05% | 24.29% | 21.88% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (filing date: 2021-02-16), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-11-17), 10-K (filing date: 2020-09-03), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2020-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2019-09-05), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2019-02-19), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-11-20), 10-K (filing date: 2018-09-06), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-22), 10-Q (filing date: 2018-02-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-09-07), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-23), 10-Q (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-22), 10-K (filing date: 2016-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-24), 10-Q (filing date: 2016-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-11-19), 10-K (filing date: 2015-09-08), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-20), 10-Q (filing date: 2015-02-18), 10-Q (filing date: 2014-11-20).
1 Q2 2021 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q2 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2021
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2020
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2020)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (2,545 + 2,174 + 2,636 + 2,774)
÷ 95,601 = 10.60%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Cisco Systems Inc.’s ROA deteriorated from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 and from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021. |