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Cisco's the worst performing stock on the world famous Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
Sun, 1/16/11 - 8:22pm    View comments

Almost 2 years ago I blogged that Cisco might be selected to become a component of the world famous Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

Not unexpectedly, on June 8, 2009 Cisco finally did become a component of the Dow.

In the meantime, fast-forward to the most recent stock market close, which would have been Friday, January 14, 2011:

Over the most recent 1-year time period ending on January 14, 2011, Cisco became the worst performing stock on the world famous Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

So how did Cisco earn this dubious distinction?

Well in my opinion, anyone reading my blog would already know first-hand how Cisco had achieved its dubious stock performance on the Dow.

Nevertheless, don't take my word for it, let's verify for ourselves Cisco's dubious stock performance by examining below the stock price performance vs. Cisco over the past year, for each of the 30 companies that actually comprise the world famous Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA):

1. 3M (MMM) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

2. Alcoa (AA) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

3. American Express Company (AXP) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

4. AT&T (T) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

5. Bank of America (BAC) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

6. Boeing Company (BA) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

7. Caterpillar (CAT) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

8. Chevron (CVX) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

9. Cisco (CSCO) vs. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW*) 1-year stock price comparison chart

*Note: Alphabetically, Cisco is listed #9 on the Dow Jones Average and for some reason Yahoo! Finance lists the DJIA index (Dow Jones Industrial Average) under the symbol "DOW" in the below stock price comparison with Cisco.

However, keep in the mind that normally the stock symbol "DOW" is used for the Dow Chemical Company, but not in the comparison below where the symbol "DOW" means the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

Source: Yahoo! Finance

10. Coca-Cola Company (KO) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

11. DuPont (DD) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

12. Exxon Mobil (XOM) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

13. General Electric (GE) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

14. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

15. Home Depot (HD) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

16. Intel (INTC) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

17. International Business Machines (IBM) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

18. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

19. JP Morgan Chase (JPM) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

20. Kraft Foods (KFT) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

21. McDonald's (MCD) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

22. Merk & Company (MRK) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

23. Microsoft (MSFT) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

24. Pfizer (PFE) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

25. Procter & Gamble (PG) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

26. Travelers (TRV) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

27. United Technologies (UTX) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

28. Verizon (VZ) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

Source: Yahoo! Finance

29. Wal-Mart (WMT) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

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30. Walt Disney (DIS) vs. Cisco (CSCO) 1-year stock price comparison chart

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What's your take, why do you think Cisco's the worst performing stock on the world famous Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)?

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