Is Cisco Systems or Intel more undervalued?

As of Oct 30, 2026, Cisco Systems is at +17.2% to fair value and Intel at −20.3%. Cisco Systems is the more undervalued of the two. Model-based estimate, not financial advice.

Which has higher quality, Cisco Systems or Intel?

Cisco Systems has a quality score of 76/100 and Intel 39/100. Cisco Systems leads on quality.

STOCK COMPARISON

Cisco Systems vs Intel: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Intel (INTC) compare, as of Oct 30, 2026.

As of Oct 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cisco Systems as the more attractively valued of the two: Cisco Systems trades at $105 versus a fair value of $123 (+17.2%), while Intel trades at $65.76 versus $52.42 (−20.3%).

Cisco Systems

CSCO · USD · Information Technology

+17.2%

upside to fair value

undervalued

Price$105

Fair Value$123

Quality76/100

Fair ValueQualityUptrend

Intel

INTC · USD · Information Technology

−20.3%

upside to fair value

overvalued

Price$65.76

Fair Value$52.42

Quality39/100

Fair ValueQualityUptrend

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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Cisco SystemsIntel

Valuation

32.6×P/E (TTM)n/a

32.6×P/E ex one-offs (FY2025)156.6×

18.6×Forward P/E30.4×

20.2×Median P/E at FY-end (ex one-offs where documented)13.6×

6.84×P/S (TTM)8.24×

8.61× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B4.11×

23.9×EV/EBITDA29.7×

0.98×PEG0.50×

+17.2%Fair value upside−20.3%

1.5%Dividend yieldn/a

$1.66Dividend per sharen/a

Profitability

27.7%Operating margin12.2%

0.94×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a

27.3%Return on equity-10.7%

10.2%Return on assets-0.1%

Growth

17.6%Revenue growth (YoY)25.4%

3.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-5.7%

4.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-7.5%

+6.3%Value creation/yrn/a

Balance & size

10.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)n/a

0.39×Debt / equity0.39×

$433BMarket cap$470B

healthyGrowth qualityweak

The P/E excluding one-off items is scored. For Cisco Systems no documented adjusted P/E is available, so its reported P/E is shown there. The trailing P/E is shown for reference.

Cisco Systems, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings: 20.2. Intel, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2025 ex one-offs: 13.6.

Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Cisco Systems leads: 9 to 1 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Cisco Systems Intel

ProfitabilityHow much profit the company makes from its sales and capital

Quality GrowthAre margins and returns getting better?

CashflowDo the profits arrive as real cash?

Financial strengthDebt, balance sheet and risk of trouble

InvestmentDoes it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?

Low VolatilityHow calm the share price moves, does not count

MomentumPrice trend of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count

Near the 52-week highDistance to the 52-week high, does not count

New sharesBuys back shares or issues new ones?

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model family	Cisco SystemsPrice $105	IntelPrice $65.76
DCF Models	−28.1%below the price$75.14	n/a
Earnings-Based	−69.4%below the price$31.99	n/a
Dividend Discount	−70.6%below the price$30.78	n/a
Multiples	−27.2%below the price$76.10	−60.1%below the price$26.21
Asset-Based	n/a	−83.1%below the price$11.10
Growth DCF	−37.9%below the price$64.95	n/a
Economic Profit	−66.4%below the price$35.15	n/a
Growth Earnings	−36.7%below the price$66.18	n/a
Matching families	1 of 8
Minimum	−27.2%below the price$76.10	−60.1%below the price$26.21
Maximum	−27.2%below the price$76.10	−60.1%below the price$26.21
Median	−27.2%below the price$76.10	−60.1%below the price$26.21
Geometric mean	−27.2%below the price$76.10	−60.1%below the price$26.21
Ahead family by family	1 of 1	0 of 1

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean only use the families both stocks have (matching families: 1 of 8), so a family without a value on one side does not distort the comparison. Ahead in a family is the stock whose fair value there sits higher relative to its price. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Family by family: Cisco Systems is ahead in 1 of 1 shared families, Intel in none.

Cisco Systems: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Intel: 2 of 2 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Cisco Systems

Price $105

Fair Value $123

Bear $78.55Bull $166

Intel

Price $65.76

Fair Value $52.42

Bear $36.26Bull $68.58

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Cisco Systems · Information Technology

Quality score76 · Top 25%

Fair value upside+17.2% · above median

Intel · Information Technology

Quality score39 · bottom 25%

Fair value upside−20.3% · below median

Bottom line

Cisco Systems has the higher quality score (76/100).

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