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CSCO vs FFIV

Side-by-side comparison of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and F5 Inc. (FFIV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CSCO and FFIV operate in Computer Communications Equipment (Telecommunications), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CSCO is the larger of the two at $397.26B, about 21.9x FFIV ($18.12B).
  • Over the past year, CSCO is up 40.5% and FFIV is up 34.1% - CSCO leads by 6.4 points.
  • FFIV has been more active in the news (30 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for CSCO).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCSCO+40.52%FFIV+34.13%
2025-11-11+0.00%2026-11-11
MetricCSCOFFIV
Company
Cisco Systems Inc.
F5 Inc.
Price
-
$320.04+0.93%
Market cap
$397.26B
$18.12B
1M return
-12.40%
-32.79%
1Y return
+40.52%
+34.13%
Industry
Computer Communications Equipment
Computer Communications Equipment
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
1990
1999
News (4w)
8
30
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.

FFIV

F5 Inc.

F5 Networks, Inc. provides multi-cloud application services for the security, performance, and availability of network applications, servers, and storage systems. The company's multi-cloud application services enable its customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers application delivery controller (ADC) products, including BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis and related software modules and software-only Virtual Editions; Local Traffic Manager and DNS Services; Advanced Firewall Manager and Policy Enforcement Manager that leverage the unique performance characteristics of its hardware and software architecture; Application Security Manager and Access Policy Manager; NGINX Plus and NGINX Controller; Shape Defense and Enterprise Defense; Secure Web Gateway, and Silverline DDoS and Application security offerings; and online fraud and abuse prevention solutions. The company also provides a range of professional services, including consulting, training, installation, maintenance, and other technical support services. F5 Networks, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, and systems integrators in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. F5 Networks, Inc. has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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