08-31-2023
USD/share | |
Price | 57.35 |
Dividend | 1.56 |
Earnings | 3.30 |
Cash-flow | 4.86 |
Book value | 10.82 |
Equity | 10.25 |
Cisco Systems is part of Technology Hardware and Equip. business, which is part of Technology industry. Cisco Systems is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.
Cisco Systems stock dividend
Cisco Systems paid a total dividend of 6,390 million USD last year, for a market value of 234,906 millions (Market Cap 234,862 millions). Cisco Systems dividend per share is 1.56 USD, and his stock market price 57.35 USD.
According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Cisco Systems has a dividend yield of 2.72%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Technology industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.
In addition, you should compare Cisco Systems stocks dividend with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or other of the best USA dividend stocks list.
Cisco Systems Dividend Payout
About the ability of Cisco Systems to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.56 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.72%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Cisco Systems payout on ernings is currently 47.27%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures show that Cisco Systems can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.
The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Cisco Systems is USD 4.86 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.56, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.
The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Cisco Systems, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Technology industry and Technology Hardware and Equip. sector companies.
Cisco Systems Dividend History
Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Cisco Systems's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).
Year | Yield | USD | Paypout | Shares* |
Present | 2.72% | 1.56 | 47.27% | 4,096 |
2022 | 3.19% | 1.52 | 48.56% | 4,106 |
2021 | 2.34% | 1.48 | 54.21% | 4,222 |
2020 | 3.22% | 1.44 | 50.88% | 4,241 |
2019 | 2.92% | 1.40 | 45.31% | 4,281 |
2018 | 3.05% | 1.32 | 52.80% | 4,530 |
2017 | 3.03% | 1.16 | 55.24% | 4,952 |
2016 | 3.49% | 1.04 | 45.02% | 5,032 |
2015 | 3.08% | 0.84 | 42.00% | 5,086 |
*In millions
Then you can see the evolution of Cisco Systems dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Technology Hardware and Equip. stocks.
Cisco Systems Stock performance
Finally, last moth Cisco Systems showed a return of 10.20% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 28.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.