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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Stock Analysis

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is a Communication Equipment stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

CSCO

$109.20

+$0.59 (+0.54%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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CSCO Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$109.64
Previous Close
$108.61
Day's Range
109.00–110.36
52-Week Range
66.13–130.37
Volume
12.37M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.99
Valuation
Market Cap
$430.53B
P/E Ratio
32.60
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
19.49
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.00
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
6.80
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.35
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$56.65B+5.30%
Net Income (FY)
$10.18B−1.36%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
20.95%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
3.94B
1-Year Return
+63.94%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.68+1.55%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 2, 2026
Earnings Date
November 12, 2026
Avg Volume
21.94M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

CSCO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+43.83%
2025+33.47%
2024+21.00%
2023+9.30%
2022−22.46%
2021+45.76%
2020−3.49%
2019+13.81%
2018+16.57%
2017+31.27%
2016 (partial year)−1.74%

As of September 4, 2026.

CSCO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends July
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$56.65B$10.18B18.0%
2024$53.80B$10.32B19.2%
2023$57.00B$12.61B22.1%
2022$51.56B$11.81B22.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$56.65B$36.79B$12.50B$10.18B18.0%
2024$53.80B$34.83B$12.97B$10.32B19.2%
2023$57.00B$35.75B$15.56B$12.61B22.1%
2022$51.56B$32.25B$13.98B$11.81B22.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of July 31, 2025.

CSCO Dividend History

$1.63+2.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.253—
2025$1.634+2.5%
2024$1.594+2.6%
2023$1.554+2.6%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.253—
2025$1.634+2.5%
2024$1.594+2.6%
2023$1.554+2.6%
2022$1.514+2.7%
2021$1.474+2.8%
2020$1.434+3.6%
2019$1.384+7.8%
2018$1.284+13.3%
2017$1.134+334.6%
2016$0.261—

Most recent payment: $0.42 per share, ex-dividend July 6, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

CSCO Valuation vs Communication Equipment Median

Median of 52 stocks
MetricCSCOCommunication Equipment medianvs median
P/E32.6033.252% below
P/S ratio6.802.223.1x the median
Profit margin20.95%−0.74%21.7 pts above

Medians across 52 Communication Equipment stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

The market values Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) at $430.53B. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Communication Equipment industry. Headcount on file is 82,400.

CSCO last closed at $109.20 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.59 (+0.54%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $66.13 to $130.37. The latest close sits 65.13% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $56.65B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $53.80B, that is a change of +5.30%. The same year closed with net income of $10.18B. That is −1.36% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 20.95%. That is 21.7 percentage points above the Communication Equipment median of −0.74%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.35.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $51.56B in 2022 to $56.65B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 32.6 times earnings. That is 1.95% below the Communication Equipment median of 33.25. The forward P/E on file is 19.49. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1. The price-to-sales ratio is 6.8. On price-to-sales that is 3.1 times the Communication Equipment median of 2.22. 52 Communication Equipment companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +63.94%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +16.53%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.99. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 26.29%.

Growth & Income

CSCO pays a dividend yielding 1.55%. That is 0.1 percentage points below the Communication Equipment median yield of 1.61%. At the indicated rate that is $1.68 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 2, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.25 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.63 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +43.83% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +45.76% and 2022 returned −22.46%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) operates in the Communication Equipment industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO $430.53B 32.6
Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE $79.05B —
Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI $77.46B 37.2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE $69.03B 26.8

The Communication Equipment industry average P/E ratio is 33.3x. Cisco Systems, Inc. trades at a P/E of 32.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Cisco Systems, Inc.

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 other thirdy-party resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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