What growth is priced into CSCO? A reverse DCF
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · $95.72 · as of 2026-11-06
If CSCO's revenue grows 11.7% a year for five years, then slows over years 6–10, at today's 27.7% operating margin, its value discounted at 9% equals today's price.
Last reported year-on-year revenue growth: 17.6%
How often companies this size have done it
Of US-listed companies with $50B+ of revenue in 2019, 14% grew revenue 11.7% a year or more over the next 5 years (60 companies, SEC filings).
Half of companies this size grew less than 5.6% a year. Only companies still filing are counted and acquisitions count as growth, so the true rate is likely lower.
The discount rate is a choice, not a measurement
The headline uses the 10-year Treasury (4%) plus 5%. Require a different return, and the growth the price implies changes:
What went in
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