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Side-by-side financial comparison of BROOKFIELD Corp (BN) and Cisco (CSCO). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

BROOKFIELD Corp is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($18.1B vs $15.3B, roughly 1.2× Cisco). Cisco runs the higher net margin — 20.7% vs 5.8%, a 14.9% gap on every dollar of revenue. Cisco produced more free cash flow last quarter ($1.5B vs $-745.0M).

Brookfield Properties is a North American subsidiary of commercial real estate firm Brookfield Property Partners, which itself is a subsidiary of alternative asset management company Brookfield Corporation. It is responsible for the asset management of the company's real estate portfolio, including office, multi-family residential, retail, hospitality, and logistics buildings.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.

BN vs CSCO — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
BN
BN
1.2× larger
BN
$18.1B
$15.3B
CSCO
Higher net margin
CSCO
CSCO
14.9% more per $
CSCO
20.7%
5.8%
BN
More free cash flow
CSCO
CSCO
$2.3B more FCF
CSCO
$1.5B
$-745.0M
BN

Income Statement — Q2 FY2025 vs Q2 FY2026

Metric
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Revenue
$18.1B
$15.3B
Net Profit
$1.1B
$3.2B
Gross Margin
65.0%
Operating Margin
24.6%
Net Margin
5.8%
20.7%
Revenue YoY
9.7%
Net Profit YoY
30.8%
EPS (diluted)
$0.15
$0.80

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$15.3B
Q4 25
$14.9B
Q3 25
$14.7B
Q2 25
$18.1B
$14.1B
Q1 25
$14.0B
Q4 24
$13.8B
Q3 24
$13.6B
Q2 24
$12.7B
Net Profit
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$3.2B
Q4 25
$2.9B
Q3 25
$2.5B
Q2 25
$1.1B
$2.5B
Q1 25
$2.4B
Q4 24
$2.7B
Q3 24
$2.2B
Q2 24
$1.9B
Gross Margin
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
65.0%
Q4 25
65.5%
Q3 25
63.2%
Q2 25
65.6%
Q1 25
65.1%
Q4 24
65.9%
Q3 24
64.4%
Q2 24
65.1%
Operating Margin
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
24.6%
Q4 25
22.6%
Q3 25
21.0%
Q2 25
22.6%
Q1 25
22.3%
Q4 24
17.0%
Q3 24
19.2%
Q2 24
17.2%
Net Margin
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
20.7%
Q4 25
19.2%
Q3 25
17.4%
Q2 25
5.8%
17.6%
Q1 25
17.4%
Q4 24
19.6%
Q3 24
15.8%
Q2 24
14.8%
EPS (diluted)
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$0.80
Q4 25
$0.72
Q3 25
$0.64
Q2 25
$0.15
$0.62
Q1 25
$0.61
Q4 24
$0.68
Q3 24
$0.54
Q2 24
$0.46

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$13.7B
$15.8B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$24.6B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$161.6B
$47.7B
Total Assets
$506.1B
$123.4B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.52×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$15.8B
Q4 25
$15.7B
Q3 25
$16.1B
Q2 25
$13.7B
$15.6B
Q1 25
$16.9B
Q4 24
$18.7B
Q3 24
$17.9B
Q2 24
$18.8B
Total Debt
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$24.6B
Q4 25
$24.6B
Q3 25
$24.6B
Q2 25
$25.1B
Q1 25
$20.1B
Q4 24
$20.1B
Q3 24
$20.1B
Q2 24
$20.1B
Stockholders' Equity
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$47.7B
Q4 25
$46.9B
Q3 25
$46.8B
Q2 25
$161.6B
$45.9B
Q1 25
$45.5B
Q4 24
$45.3B
Q3 24
$45.5B
Q2 24
$45.8B
Total Assets
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$123.4B
Q4 25
$121.1B
Q3 25
$122.3B
Q2 25
$506.1B
$119.8B
Q1 25
$121.4B
Q4 24
$123.3B
Q3 24
$124.4B
Q2 24
$123.0B
Debt / Equity
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
0.52×
Q4 25
0.53×
Q3 25
0.53×
Q2 25
0.55×
Q1 25
0.44×
Q4 24
0.44×
Q3 24
0.44×
Q2 24
0.44×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$2.0B
$1.8B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$-745.0M
$1.5B
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
-4.1%
10.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
15.2%
1.8%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.91×
0.57×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$12.2B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$1.8B
Q4 25
$3.2B
Q3 25
$4.2B
Q2 25
$2.0B
$4.1B
Q1 25
$2.2B
Q4 24
$3.7B
Q3 24
$3.7B
Q2 24
$4.0B
Free Cash Flow
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
$1.5B
Q4 25
$2.9B
Q3 25
$4.0B
Q2 25
$-745.0M
$3.8B
Q1 25
$2.0B
Q4 24
$3.4B
Q3 24
$3.5B
Q2 24
$3.8B
FCF Margin
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
10.0%
Q4 25
19.4%
Q3 25
27.4%
Q2 25
-4.1%
26.8%
Q1 25
14.5%
Q4 24
24.9%
Q3 24
25.9%
Q2 24
29.9%
Capex Intensity
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
1.8%
Q4 25
2.2%
Q3 25
1.5%
Q2 25
15.2%
1.8%
Q1 25
1.5%
Q4 24
1.6%
Q3 24
1.5%
Q2 24
1.3%
Cash Conversion
BN
BN
CSCO
CSCO
Q1 26
0.57×
Q4 25
1.12×
Q3 25
1.66×
Q2 25
1.91×
1.63×
Q1 25
0.92×
Q4 24
1.35×
Q3 24
1.73×
Q2 24
2.11×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

BN
BN

Segment breakdown not available.

CSCO
CSCO

Networking$8.3B54%
Services$3.7B24%
Security$2.0B13%
Collaboration$1.1B7%
Observability$277.0M2%

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