Cisco Systems Inc vs Nokia Corp ADR

Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) is overvalued and Nokia Corp ADR (NOK) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CSCO is the closer of the two: -101%, against -152% for NOK.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $53.03; the price of $106.44 is 101% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 44/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Nokia Corp ADR (NOK)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $4.30; the price of $10.82 is 152% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCSCONOK
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$106.44$10.82
Intrinsic value$53.03$4.30
Margin of safety-101%-152%
Leak Score44/100 (10/12)27/100 (3/12)
Market cap$419.6B$60.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years4.9%-2.1%
Operating margin25.2%11.1%
Net margin20.9%3.4%
Return on equity27.3%3.5%
Debt to equity0.620.16
P/E32.0x74.7x
Forward P/E19.2x23.3x
P/B8.3x2.5x
Dividend yield1.6%1.6%

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