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CSCO vs PLTR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSCO 4
— PLTR 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CSCO
LAST: $104.51 (-3.76%) • MKT CAP: $428.13B
valuation
35.3x
LAST: $184.11 (-6.27%) • MKT CAP: $471.81B
valuation
157.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSCO VS. PLTR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CSCO | PLTR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.90% | 84.80% | -19.90 | PLTR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.10% | 26.88% | -11.78 | PLTR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 35.3x | 157.6x | -122.27 | CSCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.10% | 0.76% | +2.34 | CSCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.80% | 42.80% | -22.00 | PLTR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.00% | 49.00% | -31.00 | PLTR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% | 78.92% | -73.62 | PLTR | /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 | 17.06 | -12.91 | PLTR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | PLTR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 14.35% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.1 | 59.2 | -11.10 | PLTR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.26 | 2.17 | -0.91 | PLTR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 39.2x | 83.7x | -44.53 | CSCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $428.13B | $471.81B | -$43.69B | PLTR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CSCO REV | PLTR REV | CSCO GROSS % | PLTR GROSS % | CSCO FCF | PLTR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $56.65B | $4.48B | 64.9% | 82.4% | $13.29B | $2.10B |
| FY 2024 | $53.80B | $2.87B | 64.7% | 80.3% | $10.21B | $1.14B |
| FY 2023 | $57.00B | $2.23B | — | 80.6% | $17.32B | $697.1M |
| FY 2022 | — | $1.91B | — | 78.6% | — | $183.7M |
| FY 2021 | — | $1.54B | — | 78.0% | — | $321.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CSCO // BETA 1.26
PLTR // BETA 2.17