Cisco Systems Incorporated operates in the Telephone and telegraph apparatus sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Cisco Systems with three other audio-visual equipment producers in North America: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (2018 sales of $24.15 billion of which 66% was Networks), Qualcomm Incorporated ($22.73 billion of which 76% was CDMA Technologies (QCT)), and Nokia Oy ($26.59 billion of which 89% was Nokia Networks Total).

Sales Analysis. Cisco Systems reported sales of $49.33 billion for the fiscal year ending July of 2018. This represents an increase of 2.8% versus 2017, when the company's sales were $48.01 billion. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Cisco Systems had sales of $48.61 billion. Sales of Security saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 9.3% in 2018, from $2.15 billion to $2.35 billion.