Cisco Systems, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CSCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$229.5b

Cisco Systems Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Cisco Systems is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.73% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 22nd January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3rd January, 2025.

Key information

2.7%

Dividend yield

3.0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.7%
Future Dividend Yield2.9%
Dividend Growth-0.3%
Next dividend pay date22 Jan 25
Ex dividend date03 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUS$1.600
Payout ratio68%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Cisco Is Different From Nvidia: One's Worth Buying And The Other Is Not

Dec 17

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ:CSCO) Soft Earnings

Nov 20
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ:CSCO) Soft Earnings

Cisco: Q1, Targeting $1B AI Orders In FY 2025

Nov 14

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Nov 12
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Oct 28
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Cisco Systems: AI And Upside Potential Make Them A High Conviction Beyond 2025

Oct 25

Cisco System: A Great Value And GARP Potential In An Overstretched Market

Oct 15

Cisco: My YARP Approach Remains Neutral On This Dot-Com Legend

Oct 09

Cisco Is Too Late To Become A Big AI Winner

Oct 01

Cisco Should Benefit From AI Buildout While Being A Dividend Growth Play

Sep 20

Cisco: Acquisition Of Splunk To Boost Growth

Sep 12

Cisco Systems Is Showing Strong Signs Of A Recovery

Aug 19

Cisco: Remaining Bullish Despite Low Expectations For Q4 Earnings

Aug 12

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Shares Could Be 47% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Aug 05
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Shares Could Be 47% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Cisco Systems: Evaluating Its Position In The AI And Cloud Revolution

Aug 05

Cisco: The Valuation Case Is Strong; AI And Splunk Help

Jul 21

At US$47.09, Is It Time To Put Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) On Your Watch List?

Jul 04
At US$47.09, Is It Time To Put Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) On Your Watch List?

Cisco: From Market Leader To Struggling Competitor

Jul 01

Cisco Has Been Dead Money, But I Think It's A Steal At 52-Week Lows Yielding 3.5%

Jun 19

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 19
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 21 2024Ex Dividend DateJan 03 2025Dividend Pay DateJan 22 202519 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 13 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: CSCO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: CSCO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Cisco Systems Dividend Yield vs Market
How does CSCO dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CSCO)2.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Communications)2.2%
Analyst forecast (CSCO) (up to 3 years)2.9%

Notable Dividend: CSCO's dividend (2.73%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: CSCO's dividend (2.73%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (68.2%), CSCO's dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (55.8%), CSCO's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 04:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/26
Annual Earnings2024/07/27

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Cisco Systems, Inc. is covered by 91 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward ZabitskyACI Research
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Josep BoriAtlantic Equities LLP