What is CSCO's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 20.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 839 weekly observations from Sep 27, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Cisco (CSCO) P/E ratio history

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

CSCO's P/E of 32.1x is higher than 90% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CSCO year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	29.4×	97%
Dec 30, 2024	25.3×	99%
Dec 25, 2023	15.3×	11%
Dec 26, 2022	17.2×	26%
Dec 27, 2021	23.6×	88%
Dec 28, 2020	18.2×	63%
Dec 30, 2019	19.0×	74%
Dec 31, 2018	119.2×	94%
Dec 25, 2017	19.8×	99%
Dec 26, 2016	14.5×	50%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
FFIVF5, Inc.	36.5×	90%
MSIMotorola Solutions	36.8×	67%
AAPLApple	39.5×	96%
ACNAccenture	17.7×	12%

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What is CSCO's current P/E?: CSCO's P/E of 32.1x is higher than 90% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CSCO's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 20.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 839 weekly observations from Sep 27, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.