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CSCO vs ANET // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Arista Networks Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSCO 7
— ANET 6
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: ANET
LAST: $104.51 (-3.76%) • MKT CAP: $428.13B
macro-sensitivity
1.26
LAST: $168.86 (-8.34%) • MKT CAP: $232.34B
macro-sensitivity
1.30
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSCO VS. ANET)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CSCO | ANET | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.90% | 64.10% | +0.80 | CSCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.10% | 16.40% | -1.30 | ANET | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.3x | 55.6x | -20.30 | CSCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.10% | 1.71% | +1.39 | CSCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.80% | 42.80% | -22.00 | ANET | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.00% | 0.00% | +18.00 | CSCO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 28.60% | -23.30 | ANET | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.50% | 0.00% | +1.50 | CSCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.15 | 22.17 | -18.02 | ANET | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | ANET | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.1 | 47.0 | +1.10 | CSCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.26 | 1.30 | -0.04 | ANET | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $428.13B | $232.34B | $195.78B | CSCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CSCO REV | ANET REV | CSCO GROSS % | ANET GROSS % | CSCO FCF | ANET FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $56.65B | $9.01B | 64.9% | 64.1% | $13.29B | $3.97B |
| FY 2024 | $53.80B | $7.00B | 64.7% | 64.1% | $10.21B | $3.39B |
| FY 2023 | $57.00B | $5.86B | — | — | $17.32B | $1.77B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CSCO // BETA 1.26
ANET // BETA 1.30