Cisco Systems, Inc.

BASE:CSCOD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$430.4b

Cisco Systems Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Cisco Systems's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.1%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 3.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.4% per year. Cisco Systems's return on equity is 26.4%, and it has net margins of 21%.

Key information

-1.14%

Earnings growth rate

0.30%

EPS growth rate

Communications Industry Growth36.30%
Revenue growth rate3.44%
Return on equity26.38%
Net Margin20.95%
Last Earnings Update25 Jul 2026

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cisco Systems makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:CSCOD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
25 Jul 2663,32513,26714,3029,563
25 Apr 2660,74611,95814,2029,512
24 Jan 2659,05411,07614,1509,470
25 Oct 2557,69610,32914,0099,414
26 Jul 2556,65410,18013,9469,300
26 Apr 2555,6239,79214,1089,099
25 Jan 2554,1769,18713,8068,712
26 Oct 2452,9769,39313,4648,356
27 Jul 2453,80310,32013,0737,983
27 Apr 2455,36412,11612,6387,757
27 Jan 2457,23313,44212,6427,771
28 Oct 2358,03413,58112,5277,683
29 Jul 2356,99812,61312,3327,551
29 Apr 2354,89711,47011,9157,280
28 Jan 2353,16111,30211,4717,026
29 Oct 2252,28911,50211,2976,841
30 Jul 2251,55711,81211,1376,774
30 Apr 2251,58112,00611,2576,805
29 Jan 2251,54911,82511,4376,794
30 Oct 2150,78911,39711,4016,651
31 Jul 2149,81810,59111,3656,549
01 May 2148,84610,21811,1166,401
23 Jan 2148,02610,12910,8616,250
24 Oct 2048,07110,46210,8366,293
25 Jul 2049,30111,21411,0736,347
25 Apr 2050,57510,78411,4166,535
25 Jan 2051,55011,05411,7116,648
26 Oct 1951,99110,99811,7606,635
27 Jul 1951,90411,62111,3776,577
27 Apr 1951,32013,21811,6056,450
26 Jan 1950,82512,86511,5406,381
27 Oct 1850,2661,26511,4746,373
28 Jul 1849,33011011,3456,332
28 Apr 1848,619-1,26911,2806,205
27 Jan 1848,096-1,44511,1146,122
28 Oct 1747,7899,68111,0776,081
29 Jul 1748,0059,60911,1676,059
29 Apr 1748,5109,99811,3306,161
28 Jan 1748,5709,83211,6196,280
29 Oct 1648,91710,63111,3966,281
30 Jul 1649,24710,73911,4016,296
30 Apr 1649,45210,24511,5136,243
23 Jan 1649,58910,33311,4696,164
24 Oct 1549,5989,58311,8116,184

Quality Earnings: CSCOD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CSCOD's current net profit margins (21%) are higher than last year (18%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CSCOD's earnings have declined by 1.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CSCOD's earnings growth over the past year (30.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CSCOD earnings growth over the past year (30.4%) exceeded the Communications industry 21.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: CSCOD's Return on Equity (26.4%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/09 18:18
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/07/25
Annual Earnings2026/07/25

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Cisco Systems, Inc. is covered by 55 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Jonathan RuykhaverBaird
Timothy LongBarclays