If you had invested in Cisco Systems ago, it would be worth $4,599 today, against $4,305 in SPY and $6,524 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Cash8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Valuation8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Growth6
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Financial strength8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Shareholders8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.
Cisco Systems key facts
- Style
- Value stock · 5.6/10Growth 4.3 · Value 5.6 · Dividend 5.2
- Day range
- 101.830 – 105.060
- 52-week range
- 70.540 – 130.370
- Market capitalization
- 408.45B USD
- P/E
- 30.83
- EPS
- 3.36
- Div Yield
- 1.62%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
- +18.4%
- Volume
- 875,916
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- CEO
- Charles H. Robbins
- Employees
- 82K
- Website
- cisco.com
- IPO date
- 16 Feb 1990
Cisco Systems earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2027 | 1.32 | — | — | +7.92% | 18.98B | — | — | +10.01% | |
| Q3 FY2027 | 1.25 | — | — | +17.97% | 18.17B | — | — | +14.70% | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 1.23 | — | — | +17.92% | 17.87B | — | — | +16.40% | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 1.32 | — | — | +32.00% | 18.11B | — | — | +21.66% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1.17 | 1.22 | +4.27% | +23.23% | 16.84B | 17.25B | +2.47% | +17.58% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 1.03 | 1.06 | +2.91% | +10.42% | 15.56B | 15.84B | +1.82% | +11.96% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 1.02 | 1.04 | +1.96% | +10.64% | 15.11B | 15.35B | +1.56% | +9.71% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 0.98 | 1.00 | +1.83% | +9.89% | 14.78B | 14.88B | +0.73% | +7.53% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 0.98 | 0.99 | +1.33% | +13.79% | 14.62B | 14.67B | +0.39% | +7.56% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 0.92 | 0.96 | +4.69% | +9.09% | 14.05B | 14.15B | +0.72% | +11.39% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2029 | 6.03 | — | — | +7.74% | 83.32B | — | — | +6.08% |
| FY2028 | 5.60 | — | — | +9.45% | 78.54B | — | — | +7.47% |
| FY2027 | 5.12 | — | — | +18.41% | 73.09B | — | — | +15.41% |
| FY2026 | 4.28 | 4.32 | +1.02% | +13.68% | 62.92B | 63.33B | +0.65% | +11.77% |
| FY2025 | 3.79 | 3.80 | +0.29% | +1.88% | 56.62B | 56.65B | +0.07% | +5.30% |
| FY2024 | 2.29 | 3.73 | +62.73% | -3.87% | 54.18B | 53.80B | -0.69% | -5.61% |
| FY2023 | 3.81 | 3.88 | +1.95% | +15.48% | 56.84B | 57.00B | +0.27% | +10.55% |
Cisco Systems analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 110.00 to 150.00, with an average of 131.42.
| Strong buy | 0 | |
| Buy | 12 | |
| Hold | 4 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 150.00 |
| Average target | 131.42 |
| Lowest target | 110.00 |
| Current price | 103.60 |
Cisco Systems valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 30.83
- Forward P/E (FY2027)
- 20.25
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 6.45
- Price to book
- 8.12
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 21.09
Capital structure
Valuation over time
Cisco Systems against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Motorola Solutions, Lumentum Holdings, and Ciena, the US Communication Equipment companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median30.813.943.1
- Gross marginAt its median64.5%62.5%64.9%Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 42.0%
- Operating marginAt its median24.3%20.8%27.1%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 17.4%
- Net marginAt its median21.0%18.0%22.9%Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 2.6%
- Return on equityAt its median26.4%21.7%29.7%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 4.5%
- Free cash flow marginBelow its median20.2%19.0%33.4%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 13.9%
- Revenue growthHighest in 5 years11.8%-5.6%11.8%Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median 18.8%
- EPS growthHighest in 5 years30.6%-17.3%30.6%Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median 38.2%
- Debt to EBITDAAt its median1.48×0.48×1.97×Against its peers: 1 of 3Peers' median 3.43×
- Current ratioBelow its median0.930.911.43Against its peers: 4 of 4Peers' median 1.68
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
Cisco Systems growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 63.33B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 13.27B USD
- Gross margin
- 64.52%
- Operating margin
- 24.27%
- Net margin
- 20.95%
Revenue / Net income
Cisco Systems revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networking | 34.67B | 54.7% | +22.5% |
| Services | 15.03B | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| Security | 8.23B | 13.0% | +1.7% |
| Collaboration | 4.30B | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| Observability | 1.10B | 1.7% | +3.8% |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES | 37.80B | 59.7% | +12.3% |
| Europe Middle East And Africa | 16.61B | 26.2% | +12.1% |
| Asia Pacific Japan And China | 8.91B | 14.1% | +9.1% |
How Cisco Systems makes its money
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
Cisco Systems dividends
- Annual dividend
- 1.68 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 1.62%
- Payout ratio
- 49.70%
- Years of dividend growth
- 15
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last payment
- 0.42 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Last payment date
- 21 Oct 2026
Dividends per share
Cisco Systems financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 15.92B USD
- Total debt
- 29.53B USD
- Net cash
- -13.62B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- 13.60B USD
- Current ratio
- 0.93
- Debt to equity
- 0.59
- Piotroski score
- 8 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 3.98
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Cisco Systems ownership
- Institutions
- 81.19%
- Institutional holders
- 4,227 (+346)
- Free float
- 99.83%
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 21 | 588.90K | 104.94K |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 28 | 7.69K | 121.37K |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 18 | 1.15K | 100.86K |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 28 | 1.71M | 2.07M |
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep








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