Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies to power, help, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company provides data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; identity and agentic security solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; WEBEX suite, collaboration devices, and contact center; communication platform as a service software, including perpetual licenses, subscription arrangements, and hardware solutions; network assurance and observability suite; accelerated issue resolution, software support, and hardware replacement; professional services, such as planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting; service and support packages, financing, and managed network services; and regional, national, and international wireline carriers, webscale products, internet, and cable. It also provides wireless products, including indoor and outdoor coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud, on-premise, or within hybrid cloud environments. In addition, it offers technical support services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers. It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, and resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Symbol
CSCO
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Communication Equipment
Market cap
$428.22B
52 week range
66.81 - 130.37

Valuation

Share price
$108.76 (close of 2026-10-01)
P/E (TTM)
32.30x
Price to book
8.52x
Price to free cash flow
33.54x
Enterprise value
$443.46B
Book value per share
$12.74

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+1.05%
5 days+1.67%
1 month-0.89%
3 months-7.05%
6 months+39.56%
Year to date+41.19%
1 year+58.20%
3 years+102.31%
5 years+97.25%
10 years+242.88%

Members of Congress who disclosed CSCO trades

Richard McCormick · Jared Moskowitz · Josh Gottheimer · Julia Letlow · Lisa McClain · Maria Elvira Salazar · Val Hoyle · Alan Armstrong · Cleo Fields · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Jefferson Shreve · John Boozman

And 5 others

Super investors holding CSCO

AKO Capital (AKO Capital LLP)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
26.38%
Return on invested capital
19.27%
Return on assets
10.23%
Return on capital employed
17.44%
Gross margin
64.52%
Net margin
20.95%
EBITDA margin
25.37%
Revenue growth
11.77%
Net income growth
30.32%
Free cash flow growth
-3.92%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.98%
Current ratio
0.93x
Net debt to EBITDA
0.76x

Latest reported year

Period end
2026-07-25
Fiscal year
2026
Revenue
$63.33B
Cost of revenue
$22.46B
Gross profit
$40.86B
EBITDA
$16.07B
Net income
$13.27B
Earnings per share
$3.36
Research and development
$9.56B
Shares outstanding
3.95B

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2026-07-25$63.33B$40.86B$13.27B$3.36
2025-07-26$56.65B$36.79B$10.18B$2.56
2024-07-27$53.80B$34.83B$10.32B$2.55
2023-07-29$57.00B$35.75B$12.61B$3.08
2022-07-30$51.56B$32.25B$11.81B$2.83
2021-07-31$49.82B$31.89B$10.59B$2.51
2020-07-25$49.30B$31.68B$11.21B$2.65
2019-07-27$51.90B$32.67B$11.62B$2.63
2018-07-28$49.33B$30.61B$110.00M$0.02
2017-07-29$48.01B$30.22B$9.61B$1.92

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2026-07-2564.52%20.95%26.38%19.27%
2025-07-2664.94%17.97%21.73%17.95%
2024-07-2764.73%19.18%22.70%17.53%
2023-07-2962.73%22.13%28.44%46.34%
2022-07-3062.55%22.91%29.70%36.39%
2021-07-3164.02%21.26%25.66%34.50%
2020-07-2564.26%22.75%29.57%45.11%
2019-07-2762.94%22.39%34.62%45.40%
2018-07-2862.04%0.22%0.25%27.69%
2017-07-2962.96%20.02%14.53%31.66%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2026-07-25$14.30B$19.37B
2025-07-26$14.55B$22.86B
2024-07-27$17.85B$19.62B
2023-07-29$26.15B$6.66B
2022-07-30$19.27B$8.42B
2021-07-31$24.52B$9.02B
2020-07-25$29.42B$11.58B
2019-07-27$33.41B$14.47B
2018-07-29$46.55B$20.33B
2018-07-28$46.55B$20.33B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2026-07-25$12.77B$3.83B
2025-07-26$13.29B$3.64B
2024-07-27$10.21B$3.07B
2023-07-29$19.04B$2.35B
2022-07-30$12.75B$1.89B
2021-07-31$14.76B$1.76B
2020-07-25$14.66B$1.57B
2019-07-27$14.92B$1.57B
2018-07-28$12.83B$1.58B
2017-07-29$12.91B$1.53B

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-07-06
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.66
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-07-06$0.42
2026-04-02$0.42
2026-01-02$0.41
2025-10-03$0.41
2025-07-03$0.41
2025-04-03$0.41
2025-01-03$0.40
2024-10-02$0.40

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-11-11
Consensus EPS estimate
$1.14

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-12Jul/2026$0.99
2026-05-13--
2026-02-11--
2025-11-12--
2025-08-13--
2025-05-14--
2025-02-12--
2024-11-13--

Filings and sources

Company website
cisco.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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