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CSCO vs DELL

Side-by-side comparison of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • CSCO operates in Telecommunications, while DELL operates in Technology - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • CSCO is the larger of the two at $397.26B, about 1.7x DELL ($237.59B).
  • Over the past year, CSCO is up 36.3% and DELL is up 165.4% - DELL leads by 129.1 points.
  • DELL has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for CSCO).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCSCO+36.29%DELL+165.44%
2025-11-12+0.00%2026-11-11
MetricCSCODELL
Company
Cisco Systems Inc.
Dell Technologies Inc.
Price
-
-
Market cap
$397.26B
$237.59B
1M return
-12.40%
-34.75%
1Y return
+36.29%
+165.44%
Industry
Computer Communications Equipment
Computer Manufacturing
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1990
2018
News (4w)
8
12
Recent ratings
25
25
CSCO

Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. It provides infrastructure platforms, including networking technologies of switching, routing, wireless, and data center products that are designed to work together to deliver networking capabilities, and transport and/or store data. The company also offers collaboration products comprising unified communications, Cisco TelePresence, and conferencing, as well as the Internet of Things and analytics software. In addition, it provides security products, such as network security, cloud and email security, identity and access management, advanced threat protection, and unified threat management products; and cloud and system management products. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with Internet2 to deliver next-generation capabilities and software solutions; and Tele2 Iot on connectivity management platform 2CONTROL. Cisco Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

DELL

Dell Technologies Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports Information technology solutions, products, and services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), Client Solutions Group (CSG), and VMware. The ISG segment provides traditional and next-generation storage solutions; and rack, blade, tower, and hyperscale servers. This segment also offers networking products and services that help its business customers to transform and modernize their infrastructure, mobilize and enrich end-user experiences, and accelerate business applications and processes; attached software and peripherals; and support and deployment, configuration, and extended warranty services. The CSG segment provides desktops, workstations, and notebooks; displays and projectors; attached and third-party software and peripherals, as well as support and deployment, configuration, and extended warranty services. The VMware segment supports and addresses various IT priorities of customers, including accelerating their cloud journey, migrating and modernizing their applications, empowering digital workspaces, transforming networking, and embracing intrinsic security. It enables its customers to digitally transform their operations as they ready their applications, infrastructure, and employees for constantly evolving business needs. This segment also offers cloud-native platform that makes software development and IT operations a strategic advantage for customers. The company also provides information security; cloud software and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions that enable customers to migrate, run, and manage mission-critical applications in cloud-based IT environments; cloud-based integration services; and financial services. The company was formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dell Technologies Inc. in August 2016. Dell Technologies Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

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