Cisco Systems (BUE:CSCO) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.70% (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Cisco Systems 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Cisco Systems's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:CSCO' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -368.1 Med: 1.45 Max: 5.5
Current: 1.7

During the past 13 years, Cisco Systems's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.50%. The lowest was -368.10%. And the median was 1.45%.

BUE:CSCO's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
93.67% of 1643 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: -2 vs BUE:CSCO: 1.70

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Cisco Systems 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Cisco Systems (BUE:CSCO) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software such as firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.