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Cisco Systems return on equity (ROE)

Cisco Systems's return on equity is 24.97%: net income of 12.56B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 50.29B USD.

Today
24.97%
Average, 5 years
25.59%
Low, 5 years
20.18%
High, 5 years
30.04%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 12.56B ÷ 50.29B = 24.97%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Cisco Systems's return on equity so high?

Net margin
21.0%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.49×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.58×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
26.4%
FY2026
  • FY202621.0% × 0.49 × 2.58 = 26.4%
  • FY202518.0% × 0.46 × 2.61 = 21.7%
  • FY202419.2% × 0.43 × 2.74 = 22.7%
  • FY202322.1% × 0.56 × 2.30 = 28.4%
  • FY202222.9% × 0.55 × 2.36 = 29.7%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)
Today24.97%
FY202625 Jul 202626.38%
FY202526 Jul 202522.31%
FY202427 Jul 202422.70%
FY202329 Jul 202328.44%
FY202230 Jul 202229.70%
FY202131 Jul 202125.66%
FY202025 Jul 202029.57%
FY201931 Jul 201934.62%
FY201831 Jul 20180.25%
FY201731 Jul 201714.53%
FY201631 Jul 201616.89%
FY201531 Jul 201515.04%
FY201431 Jul 201413.86%
FY201331 Jul 201316.89%
FY201231 Jul 201215.68%
FY201131 Jul 201113.74%
FY201031 Jul 201017.55%
FY200931 Jul 200915.87%
FY200831 Jul 200823.44%
FY200731 Jul 200723.29%
FY200631 Jul 200623.34%
FY200531 Jul 200524.77%
FY200431 Jul 200417.04%
FY200331 Jul 200312.77%
FY200231 Jul 20026.61%
FY200131 Jul 2001-3.74%
FY200031 Jul 200010.07%
FY199931 Jul 199917.75%
FY199831 Jul 199818.89%
FY199731 Jul 199724.45%
FY199631 Jul 199632.39%
FY199531 Jul 199526.95%
FY199431 Jul 199437.13%
FY199331 Jul 199336.20%
FY199231 Jul 199234.36%
FY199131 Jul 199133.88%
FY199031 Jul 199020.09%
FY198931 Jul 198956.76%
FY198831 Jul 198880.00%

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Cisco Systems's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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