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    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO)

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    TECHNOLOGY • COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT • NASDAQ

    $109.85
    -3.79 (-3.34%)

    Market Cap: $448.04B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

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

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.32
    Range$1.31 - $1.34
    24 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    18
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.15+15.5%
    60d ago$1.15+15.4%
    30d ago$1.32+0.2%
    7d ago$1.32+0.2%
    Current$1.32
    Revenue Consensus
    $18.1B
    Range$18.0B - $18.2B
    22 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$1.23
    Range$1.19 - $1.36
    23 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    2
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.17+4.7%
    60d ago$1.18+4.6%
    30d ago$1.23-0.2%
    7d ago$1.23-0.0%
    Current$1.23
    Revenue Consensus
    $17.9B
    Range$17.6B - $18.6B
    21 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$1.23---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$1.32---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 12
    		$1.08$0.99+9.09%Beat+9.1%
    Apr 26
    Reported May 13
    		$1.06$1.04+1.92%Beat+10.4%
    Jan 26
    Reported Feb 11
    		$1.04$1.02+1.96%Beat+10.6%
    Oct 25
    Reported Nov 12
    		$1.00$0.98+2.04%Beat+9.9%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 13
    		$0.99$0.98+1.02%Beat+13.8%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 14
    		$0.96$0.92+4.35%Beat+9.1%
    Jan 25
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.94$0.91+3.30%Beat+8.0%
    Oct 24
    Reported Nov 13
    		$0.91$0.87+4.60%Beat-18.0%
    Jul 24
    Reported Aug 14
    		$0.87$0.85+2.35%Beat-23.7%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 15
    		$0.88$0.82+7.32%Beat-12.0%
    Jan 24
    Reported Feb 14
    		$0.87$0.84+3.57%Beat-1.1%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 15
    		$1.11$1.03+7.77%Beat+29.1%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 16
    		$1.14$1.06+7.55%Beat+37.3%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 17
    		$1.00$0.97+3.09%Beat+14.9%
    Jan 23
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.88$0.86+2.33%Beat+4.8%
    Oct 22
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.86$0.84+2.38%Beat+4.9%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 17
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat-1.2%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 18
    		$0.87$0.86+1.16%Beat+4.8%
    Jan 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.84$0.81+3.70%Beat+6.3%
    Oct 21
    Reported Nov 17
    		$0.82$0.80+2.50%Beat+7.9%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 18
    		$0.84$0.83+1.20%Beat+5.0%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 19
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat+5.1%
    Jan 21
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.79$0.76+3.95%Beat+2.6%
    Oct 20
    Reported Nov 12
    		$0.76$0.70+8.57%Beat-9.5%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 12
    		$0.80$0.74+8.11%Beat-3.6%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 13
    		$0.79$0.71+11.27%Beat+1.3%
    Jan 20
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.77$0.76+1.32%Beat+5.5%
    Oct 19
    Reported Nov 13
    		$0.84$0.81+3.70%Beat+12.0%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 14
    		$0.83$0.82+1.22%Beat+18.6%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 15
    		$0.78$0.77+1.30%Beat+18.2%
    Jan 19
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.73$0.72+1.39%Beat+15.9%
    Oct 18
    Reported Nov 14
    		$0.75$0.72+4.17%Beat+23.0%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 15
    		$0.70$0.69+1.45%Beat+14.8%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 16
    		$0.66$0.65+1.54%Beat+10.0%
    Jan 18
    Reported Feb 14
    		$0.63$0.59+6.78%Beat+10.5%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 15
    		$0.61$0.60+1.67%Beat+0.0%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 16
    		$0.61$0.61+0.00%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 17
    		$0.60$0.58+3.45%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.57$0.56+1.79%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.61$0.59+3.39%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.53%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.68
    Payout Ratio46.56%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.58%
    5Y CAGR+2.65%
    CSCO dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CSCO in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio26.28EV/EBITDA23.84x
    Price/FCF34.01xFCF Yield2.94%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin20.90%Operating Margin27.70%
    ROE27.30%ROIC17.25%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.59xInterest Coverage11.30x
    Current Ratio0.93xQuick Ratio0.79x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.98Avg Volume19.16M
    52-Week High$129.3852-Week Low$67.70

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$114.75
    SMA 20$111.05
    SMA 50$111.56
    SMA 200$98.88
    EMA 10$113.26
    EMA 20$112.24
    EMA 50$111.61
    EMA 200$100.92

    MACD

    Line: 1.11Signal: 0.93Hist: 0.18

    ADX

    ADX: 22.3+DI: 23.1-DI: 28.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up84.0
    Aroon Down32.0
    PSAR$118.65

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$119.81
    Lower Band$102.30
    %B Position1578%(Upper)
    Band Width0.43

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    45.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K54.9
    Stoch %D69.1
    Williams %R-69.5
    ROC (10d)1.4%
    Momentum1.50
    CCI (20d)-15.4
    MFI (14d)51.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.08(2.8%)
    StdDev (20d)4.38
    Hist Vol35.0%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$110.23
    OBV754.3M
    AD Line-6.0B
    CMF (20d)-0.075

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)19.5M
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$110.42

    Pivot Points

    R3$118.48
    R2$117.35
    R1$115.50
    Pivot Point$114.37
    S1$112.52
    S2$111.39
    S3$109.54

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI9.55
    Ultimate Osc46.3
    KST39.44

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$17.25B$15.84B$15.35B$14.88B$14.67B$14.15B$13.99B$13.84B$13.64B$12.70B$12.79B$14.67B
    Cost of Revenue$6.19B$5.76B$5.38B$5.14B$5.39B$4.87B$4.88B$4.72B$4.86B$4.43B$4.57B$5.11B
    Gross Profit$11.06B$10.08B$9.97B$9.74B$9.28B$9.28B$9.11B$9.12B$8.78B$8.27B$8.22B$9.56B
    Operating Expenses$6.80B$6.12B$6.19B$6.38B$6.19B$6.08B$6.00B$6.76B$6.16B$6.08B$5.12B$5.28B
    R&D$2.43B$2.38B$2.35B$2.40B$2.38B$2.33B$2.30B$2.29B$2.18B$1.95B$1.94B$1.91B
    SG&A$679.00M$661.00M$688.00M$733.00M$706.00M$739.00M$752.00M$795.00M$763.00M$736.00M$642.00M$672.00M
    Operating Income$4.26B$3.96B$3.78B$3.36B$3.09B$3.20B$3.11B$2.36B$2.62B$2.19B$3.10B$4.28B
    Interest Income$220.00M$214.00M$210.00M$222.00M$227.00M$250.00M$238.00M$286.00M$270.00M$411.00M$324.00M$360.00M
    Interest Expense$373.00M$377.00M$370.00M$350.00M$368.00M$403.00M$404.00M$418.00M$418.00M$357.00M$120.00M$111.00M
    Income Before Tax$4.93B$4.04B$3.65B$3.39B$3.00B$2.95B$2.89B$2.27B$2.40B$2.23B$3.16B$4.44B
    Income Tax Expense$1.07B$666.00M$471.00M$531.00M$449.00M$456.00M$459.00M$-444,000,000$234.00M$349.00M$527.00M$804.00M
    Net Income$3.86B$3.37B$3.17B$2.86B$2.55B$2.49B$2.43B$2.71B$2.16B$1.89B$2.63B$3.64B
    EBITDA$5.72B$4.84B$4.46B$4.13B$3.77B$3.73B$3.81B$3.19B$3.37B$3.04B$3.38B$4.59B
    EBIT$5.09B$4.20B$3.81B$3.52B$3.14B$3.10B$3.05B$2.40B$2.54B$2.18B$2.96B$4.19B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $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
    HQ085926FF184Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency$500Dec 29, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    CSCO Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    26.3x
    Forward P/E
    19.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    23.8x
    P/FCF
    34.0x
    PEG
    1.0x
    P/B
    8.6x
    See GNG's fair value

    CSCO Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    64.5%
    Operating margin
    27.7%
    Net margin
    20.9%
    ROIC
    17.2%
    ROE
    27.3%
    FCF margin
    20.2%
    FCF yield
    2.9%

    CSCO Competitors

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    Sector: Technology

    CSCO Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    29
    Strong Buy
    5
    Buy
    14
    Hold
    10
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    CSCO Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CSCO earns a 17.2% return on invested capital.
    • CSCO converts 20.2% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • CSCO has a 20.9% net profit margin.

    CSCO Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    3.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $1.32
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    18 up, 0 down

    CSCO Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.5%
    Payout ratio
    46.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    2.6%
    5Y DPS growth
    2.7%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    CSCO dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CSCO

    What is CSCO's current dividend yield?

    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) has a forward dividend yield of 1.53%.

    Does CSCO pay dividends?

    Yes, Cisco Systems Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.53%.

    What is CSCO's P/E ratio?

    Cisco Systems Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.28.

    What is CSCO's market cap?

    Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) has a market capitalization of $448.04B with a current stock price of $109.85.

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