CAT vs CSCO
Caterpillar Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CAT | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $67.6B | $56.7B |
| Net income | $8.9B | $10.2B |
| Gross margin | 99.9% | 64.9% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 18.0% |
| Return on equity | — | 22.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $18.81 | $2.55 |
| Dividend / share | $5.94 | $1.62 |
| Payout ratio | 31.0% | 63.2% |
| Free cash flow | $8.9B | $13.3B |
| Equity | — | $46.8B |
| Net debt / equity | — | 0.35× |
| Current ratio | 1.44× | 1.00× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.1% | 2.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 24.2% | −1.9% |
CAT bills 1.2× the revenue of CSCO, and CSCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.0% against 13.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CAT | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.6B | $56.7B |
| FY2024 | $64.8B | $53.8B |
| FY2023 | $67.1B | $57.0B |
| FY2022 | $59.4B | $51.6B |
| FY2021 | $51.0B | $49.8B |
| FY2020 | $41.7B | $49.3B |
| FY2019 | $53.8B | $51.9B |
| FY2018 | $54.7B | $49.3B |
| FY2017 | $45.5B | $48.0B |
| FY2016 | $38.5B | $49.2B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CAT | CSCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.9B | $10.2B |
| FY2024 | $10.8B | $10.3B |
| FY2023 | $10.3B | $12.6B |
| FY2022 | $6.7B | $11.8B |
| FY2021 | $6.5B | $10.6B |
| FY2020 | $3.0B | $11.2B |
| FY2019 | $6.1B | $11.6B |
| FY2018 | $6.1B | $110.0M |
| FY2017 | $759.0M | $9.6B |
| FY2016 | $-59.0M | $10.7B |
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