The article examines whether Cisco's share price, currently at US$110.24, is supported by expected free cash flow. Under a DCF model, free cash flow over the past 12 months was about US$13.1 billion, and the estimated intrinsic value is well above the current price. This is based on the assumption that cash flow keeps rising from the networking, security and AI-ready observability businesses, along with the Cisco 360 Partner Program. The stock has gained 130.6% over the past 3 years, and its P/E ratio is 32.8 times.
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