Both in Networking Equipment
F5 vs Cisco Systems, Inc. Common Stock (DE)
Over the past year FFIV returned +33.7% and CSCO returned +42.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.41.
FFIV +33.7% CSCO +42.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | FFIV | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $338.34 | $104.51 |
| Market cap | $19.22B | $412.04B |
| Today | −6.91% | −3.76% |
| 1 month | −23.7% | −3.9% |
| 6 months | +4.7% | +13.8% |
| Year to date | +32.5% | +35.7% |
| 1 year | +30.8% | +46.5% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.9% | +17.6% |
| Gross margin | 82.2% | 64.1% |
| Net margin | 24.1% | 22.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | 26.5× | 31.1× |
| Price / sales | 5.8× | 6.5× |
| Net cash | $1.61B | -$13.62B |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.61% |
| Volatility (60d) | 59.4% | 33.8% |
| Short % of float | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Next earnings | — | Nov 11, 2026 |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).