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Cisco vs Palantir: Fair Value & Quality

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

As of Oct 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cisco as the more attractively valued of the two: Cisco trades at $105 versus a fair value of $115 (+10.0%), while Palantir trades at $184 versus $42.42 (−77.0%).
Cisco
CSCO · USD · Information Technology
+10.0%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$105
Fair Value$115
Quality76/100
Fair ValueQualityUptrend
Palantir
PLTR · USD · Information Technology
−77.0%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$184
Fair Value$42.42
Quality76/100
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

CiscoPalantir
Valuation
31.4×P/E (TTM)166.0×
18.6×Forward P/E78.3×
20.2×Median P/E at FY-end (10 FY, reported earnings)n/a
6.58×P/S (TTM)76.86×
8.29× · book value is mostly goodwillP/Bn/a
23.0×EV/EBITDAn/a
0.98×PEG1.85×
+10.0%Fair value upside−77.0%
1.6%Dividend yieldn/a
$1.66Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
27.7%Operating margin47.1%
0.94×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
27.3%Return on equity38.1%
10.2%Return on assets18.3%
Growth
17.6%Revenue growth (YoY)92.8%
3.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)32.9%
4.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)32.6%
+6.4%Value creation/yr+88.5%
Balance & size
10.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)407.5×
0.39×Debt / equity0.03×
$417BMarket cap$473B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Cisco, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings: 20.2.
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.

Palantir leads: 4 to 7 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 Palantir
ProfitabilityHow much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
66
77
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns getting better?
66
89
CashflowDo the profits arrive as real cash?
73
89
Financial strengthDebt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
62
90
InvestmentDoes it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
79
33
Low VolatilityHow calm the share price moves, does not count
59
8
Price momentumPrice momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
62
67
Near the 52-week highDistance to the 52-week high, does not count
73
50
New sharesBuys back shares or issues new ones?
88
61

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 familyCiscoPrice $105PalantirPrice $184
DCF Models−28.1%below the price$75.14−88.8%below the price$20.58
Earnings-Based−69.4%below the price$31.99−87.4%below the price$23.18
Dividend Discount−70.6%below the price$30.78n/a
Multiples−27.2%below the price$76.10−92.7%below the price$13.53
Asset-Basedn/a−98.4%below the price$2.98
Growth DCF−37.9%below the price$64.95−89.1%below the price$20.06
Economic Profit−66.4%below the price$35.15−95.6%below the price$8.05
Growth Earnings−36.7%below the price$66.18−81.5%below the price$33.97
Matching families6 of 8
Minimum−69.4%below the price$31.99−95.6%below the price$8.05
Maximum−27.2%below the price$76.10−81.5%below the price$33.97
Median−37.3%below the price$65.57−89.0%below the price$20.32
Geometric mean−47.4%below the price$54.98−90.2%below the price$18.12
Ahead family by family6 of 60 of 6

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean only use the families both stocks have (matching families: 6 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 is ahead in 6 of 6 shared families, Palantir in none.

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

Palantir: 24 of 24 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
Price $105
Fair Value $115
Bear $73.71Bull $156
Palantir
Price $184
Fair Value $42.42
Bear $23.88Bull $82.12

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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 · Information Technology

Quality score76 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10.0% · above median

Palantir · Information Technology

Quality score76 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−77.0% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Oct 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Cisco as the more attractively valued of the two: Cisco trades at $105 versus a fair value of $115 (+10.0%), while Palantir trades at $184 versus $42.42 (−77.0%).

Palantir has the higher quality score (76/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.