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    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO)

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    TECHNOLOGY • COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT • NASDAQ

    $110.49
    +0.56 (+0.51%)

    Market Cap: $433.28B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    100%(40/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +3.52%
    Streak
    102 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.33
    Range$1.31 - $1.34
    22 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    15
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$1.16-12.8%
    60d ago$1.15-13.5%
    30d ago$1.15-13.5%
    7d ago$1.32-0.0%
    Current$1.33
    Revenue Consensus
    $18.1B
    Range$18.0B - $18.2B
    20 analysts
    Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$1.23
    Range$1.19 - $1.36
    21 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    15
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$1.17-4.5%
    60d ago$1.17-4.5%
    30d ago$1.17-4.5%
    7d ago$1.23+0.1%
    Current$1.23
    Revenue Consensus
    $17.9B
    Range$17.6B - $18.6B
    19 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$1.23---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$1.33---
    Jul 26
    		$1.08$0.99+9.09%Beat+9.1%
    Apr 26
    		$1.06$1.04+1.92%Beat+10.4%
    Jan 26
    		$1.04$1.02+1.96%Beat+10.6%
    Oct 25
    		$1.00$0.98+2.04%Beat+9.9%
    Jul 25
    		$0.99$0.98+1.02%Beat+13.8%
    Apr 25
    		$0.96$0.92+4.35%Beat+9.1%
    Jan 25
    		$0.94$0.91+3.30%Beat+8.0%
    Oct 24
    		$0.91$0.87+4.60%Beat-18.0%
    Jul 24
    		$0.87$0.85+2.35%Beat-23.7%
    Apr 24
    		$0.88$0.82+7.32%Beat-12.0%
    Jan 24
    		$0.87$0.84+3.57%Beat-1.1%
    Oct 23
    		$1.11$1.03+7.77%Beat+29.1%
    Jul 23
    		$1.14$1.06+7.55%Beat+37.3%
    Apr 23
    		$1.00$0.97+3.09%Beat+14.9%
    Jan 23
    		$0.88$0.86+2.33%Beat+4.8%
    Oct 22
    		$0.86$0.84+2.38%Beat+4.9%
    Jul 22
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat-1.2%
    Apr 22
    		$0.87$0.86+1.16%Beat+4.8%
    Jan 22
    		$0.84$0.81+3.70%Beat+6.3%
    Oct 21
    		$0.82$0.80+2.50%Beat+7.9%
    Jul 21
    		$0.84$0.83+1.20%Beat+5.0%
    Apr 21
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat+5.1%
    Jan 21
    		$0.79$0.76+3.95%Beat+2.6%
    Oct 20
    		$0.76$0.70+8.57%Beat-9.5%
    Jul 20
    		$0.80$0.74+8.11%Beat-3.6%
    Apr 20
    		$0.79$0.71+11.27%Beat+1.3%
    Jan 20
    		$0.77$0.76+1.32%Beat+5.5%
    Oct 19
    		$0.84$0.81+3.70%Beat+12.0%
    Jul 19
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat+18.6%
    Apr 19
    		$0.78$0.77+1.30%Beat+18.2%
    Jan 19
    		$0.73$0.72+1.39%Beat+15.9%
    Oct 18
    		$0.75$0.72+4.17%Beat+23.0%
    Jul 18
    		$0.70$0.69+1.45%Beat+14.8%
    Apr 18
    		$0.66$0.65+1.54%Beat+10.0%
    Jan 18
    		$0.63$0.59+6.78%Beat+10.5%
    Oct 17
    		$0.61$0.60+1.67%Beat+0.0%
    Jul 17
    		$0.61$0.61+0.00%Beat-
    Apr 17
    		$0.60$0.58+3.45%Beat-
    Jan 17
    		$0.57$0.56+1.79%Beat-
    Oct 16
    		$0.61$0.59+3.39%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield1.50%
    Annual/Share$1.66
    Payout Ratio50.37%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.58%
    5Y CAGR+2.65%
    View CSCO's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio26.43EV/EBITDA22.76x
    Price/FCF37.04xFCF Yield2.70%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin20.90%Operating Margin27.70%
    ROE27.30%ROIC15.54%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.64xInterest Coverage10.01x
    Current Ratio0.92xQuick Ratio0.81x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.00Avg Volume20.52M
    52-Week High$129.8852-Week Low$64.79

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$110.91
    SMA 20$114.98
    SMA 50$115.09
    SMA 200$93.66
    EMA 10$111.69
    EMA 20$113.07
    EMA 50$113.39
    EMA 200$97.70

    MACD

    Line: -1.51Signal: -1.10Hist: -0.41

    ADX

    ADX: 23.0+DI: 15.3-DI: 28.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up40.0
    Aroon Down72.0
    PSAR$117.69

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$125.46
    Lower Band$104.49
    %B Position1824%(Upper)
    Band Width0.29

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    42.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K10.6
    Stoch %D14.1
    Williams %R-91.7
    ROC (10d)-2.1%
    Momentum-2.41
    CCI (20d)-65.6
    MFI (14d)33.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.13(2.8%)
    StdDev (20d)5.24
    Hist Vol40.4%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$110.49
    OBV641.9M
    AD Line-6.8B
    CMF (20d)-0.052

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)20.7M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$115.48

    Pivot Points

    R3$114.51
    R2$113.50
    R1$111.72
    Pivot Point$110.71
    S1$108.93
    S2$107.92
    S3$106.14

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-11.34
    Ultimate Osc43.1
    KST-33.78

    Financial Data

    QuarterApr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023Jul 2023
    Total Revenue$15.84B$15.35B$14.88B$14.67B$14.15B$13.99B$13.84B$13.64B$12.70B$12.79B$14.67B$15.20B
    Cost of Revenue$5.76B$5.38B$5.14B$5.39B$4.87B$4.88B$4.72B$4.86B$4.43B$4.57B$5.11B$5.46B
    Gross Profit$10.08B$9.97B$9.74B$9.28B$9.28B$9.11B$9.12B$8.78B$8.27B$8.22B$9.56B$9.75B
    Operating Expenses$6.12B$6.19B$6.38B$6.19B$6.08B$6.00B$6.76B$6.16B$6.08B$5.12B$5.28B$5.50B
    R&D$2.38B$2.35B$2.40B$2.38B$2.33B$2.30B$2.29B$2.18B$1.95B$1.94B$1.91B$1.95B
    SG&A$661.00M$688.00M$733.00M$706.00M$739.00M$752.00M$795.00M$763.00M$736.00M$642.00M$672.00M$690.00M
    Operating Income$3.96B$3.78B$3.36B$3.09B$3.20B$3.11B$2.36B$2.62B$2.19B$3.10B$4.28B$4.25B
    Interest Income$214.00M$210.00M$222.00M$227.00M$250.00M$238.00M$286.00M$270.00M$411.00M$324.00M$360.00M$312.00M
    Interest Expense$377.00M$370.00M$350.00M$368.00M$403.00M$404.00M$418.00M$418.00M$357.00M$120.00M$111.00M$111.00M
    Income Before Tax$4.04B$3.65B$3.39B$3.00B$2.95B$2.89B$2.27B$2.40B$2.23B$3.16B$4.44B$4.47B
    Income Tax Expense$666.00M$471.00M$531.00M$449.00M$456.00M$459.00M$-444,000,000$234.00M$349.00M$527.00M$804.00M$513.00M
    Net Income$3.37B$3.17B$2.86B$2.55B$2.49B$2.43B$2.71B$2.16B$1.89B$2.63B$3.64B$3.96B
    EBITDA$4.84B$4.46B$4.13B$3.77B$3.73B$3.81B$3.19B$3.37B$3.04B$3.38B$4.59B$4.69B
    EBIT$4.20B$3.81B$3.52B$3.14B$3.10B$3.05B$2.40B$2.54B$2.18B$2.96B$4.19B$4.27B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    $9.82M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -8.5%
    Active Awards
    10
    New Awards (TTM)
    5
    Avg Remaining Term
    9.8 mo

    Top agency: Department of State at 87.4% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    19AQMM26P0547Department of StateDepartment of State$7.98MJun 1, 2026
    HB000126F0028Department of DefenseU.S. Cyber Command$902555Jun 1, 2026
    HB000125F0031Department of DefenseU.S. Cyber Command$299288Sep 15, 2025
    HB000126F0020Department of DefenseU.S. Cyber Command$33480Feb 24, 2026
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    Frequently Asked Questions About CSCO

    What is CSCO's current dividend yield?
    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) has a current dividend yield of 1.50%.
    Does CSCO pay dividends?
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    What is CSCO's P/E ratio?
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    What is CSCO's market cap?
    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) has a market capitalization of $433.28B with a current stock price of $110.49.

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