Cisco Systems Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Cisco Systems' CEO is Chuck Robbins, appointed in Jul 2015, has a tenure of 8.25 years. total yearly compensation is $29.28M, comprised of 4.7% salary and 95.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.006% of the company’s shares, worth $13.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 7 years respectively.
Key information
Chuck Robbins
Chief executive officer
US$29.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.7% |
| CEO tenure | 8.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.006% |
| Management average tenure | 2.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jan 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Jan 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jul 31 2021 | US$25m | US$1m | US$11b |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jan 23 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Oct 24 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jul 25 2020 | US$23m | US$1m | US$11b |
| Apr 25 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jan 25 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Oct 26 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jul 27 2019 | US$26m | US$1m | US$12b |
| Apr 27 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Jan 26 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Oct 27 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 28 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$110m |
| Apr 28 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Jan 27 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Oct 28 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jul 29 2017 | US$17m | US$1m | US$10b |
Compensation vs Market: Chuck's total compensation ($USD29.28M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Belgian market ($USD3.30M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chuck's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Chuck Robbins (57 yo)
8.3yrs
Tenure
US$29,283,936
Compensation
Mr. Charles H. Robbins, also known as Chuck, has been Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc., since July 26, 2015 and has been its Chairman of the Board on December 11, 2017. He has been Director o...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 8.3yrs | US$29.28m | 0.0061% $ 13.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.8yrs | US$14.61m | 0.00027% $ 595.5k | |
| Executive VP & COO | 2.6yrs | US$12.55m | 0.0036% $ 7.9m | |
| Executive VP | 2.2yrs | US$13.28m | 0.0061% $ 13.5m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Customer & Partner Officer | no data | US$9.12m | 0.0080% $ 17.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0016% $ 3.5m | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Global Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Cisco Investments | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data |
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CIS's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 8.4yrs | US$29.28m | 0.0061% $ 13.4m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 17.8yrs | US$471.92k | 0.0040% $ 8.7m | |
| Chairman Emeritus | 16.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chairman of Cisco’s SPVSS Business | 4.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 19.9yrs | US$419.57k | 0.0020% $ 4.3m | |
| Independent Director | 20.3yrs | US$408.97k | 0.0013% $ 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$401.06k | 0.00070% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 11.2yrs | US$359.82k | 0.00031% $ 683.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$335.86k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.4yrs | US$355.82k | 0.00025% $ 551.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$343.86k | 0.00038% $ 838.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$339.86k | 0.00015% $ 330.8k |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CIS's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2023/10/04 22:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2023/09/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2023/07/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/07/29 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cisco Systems, Inc. is covered by 91 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Edward Zabitsky | ACI Research |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Josep Bori | Atlantic Equities LLP |