Cisco Systems Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Cisco Systems' CEO is Chuck Robbins, appointed in Jul 2015, has a tenure of 9.42 years. total yearly compensation is $39.20M, comprised of 3.5% salary and 96.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth CLP17.25B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 5.7 years respectively.

Key information

Chuck Robbins

Chief executive officer

US$39.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	3.5%
CEO tenure	9.4yrs
CEO ownership	0.008%
Management average tenure	3.8yrs
Board average tenure	5.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chuck Robbins's remuneration changed compared to Cisco Systems's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Oct 26 2024	n/a	n/a	US$9b
Jul 27 2024	US$39m	US$1m	US$10b
Apr 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$12b
Jan 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$13b
Oct 28 2023	n/a	n/a	US$14b
Jul 29 2023	US$32m	US$1m	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

Compensation vs Market: Chuck's total compensation ($USD39.20M) is above average for companies of similar size in the CL market ($USD5.72M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chuck's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Chuck Robbins (58 yo)

9.4yrs

Tenure

US$39,202,654

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
Charles Robbins	Chairman & CEO	9.4yrs	US$39.20m	0.0076% CLP 17.3b
Richard Herren	Executive VP & CFO	4yrs	US$18.85m	0.0015% CLP 3.5b
Thimaya Subaiya	Executive Vice President of Operations	less than a year	US$5.20m	0.000020% CLP 45.5m
Deborah Stahlkopf	Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer	3.3yrs	US$12.50m	0.0054% CLP 12.3b
Gary Steele	President of Go-to-Market	no data	US$862.13k	0.00016% CLP 364.2m
M. Wong	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	1.4yrs	no data	0.000010% CLP 22.8m
Andrew Ashton	Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance	3.9yrs	no data	no data
Fletcher Previn	Senior VP & Chief Information Officer	2.9yrs	no data	no data
Ahmed Sami Badri	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Maria Poveromo	Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer	3.6yrs	no data	no data
Derek Idemoto	Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Cisco Investments	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Carrie Palin	Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer	3.9yrs	no data	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CSCOCL's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Charles Robbins	Chairman & CEO	9.6yrs	US$39.20m	0.0076% CLP 17.3b
Michael Capellas	Lead Independent Director	18.9yrs	US$481.53k	0.0043% CLP 9.7b
John Morgridge	Chairman Emeritus	18.1yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Schulman	Independent Director	1.2yrs	US$391.31k	0% CLP 0
Abraham Peled	Chairman of Cisco’s SPVSS Business	5.7yrs	no data	no data
Mark Garrett	Independent Director	6.7yrs	US$429.42k	0.00093% CLP 2.1b
Kristina Johnson	Independent Director	12.3yrs	US$386.88k	0.00025% CLP 569.0m
Marianna Tessel	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$370.74k	0% CLP 0
Wesley Bush	Independent Director	5.6yrs	US$386.65k	0.00025% CLP 569.0m
John Delanier Harris	Independent Director	3.9yrs	US$392.80k	0.00062% CLP 1.4b
Phil Smith Patrick	Director of UK Technology Strategy Board	no data	no data	no data
Sarah Murphy	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$387.65k	0.00040% CLP 910.4m

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CSCOCL's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 18:52
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings	2024/10/26
Annual Earnings	2024/07/27

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Cisco Systems, Inc. is covered by 92 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.

Analyst	Institution
Edward Zabitsky	ACI Research
James Kelleher	Argus Research Company
Josep Bori	Atlantic Equities LLP

Cisco Systems Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Independent Director recently sold CL$437m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold CL$437m worth of stock

Cisco Systems, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 09, 2024

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Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer recently sold CL$29m worth of stock

Cisco Systems, Inc. Appoints Ekta Singh-Bushell to Board of Directors

Recent updates

First quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO) agreed to acquire Threatology, Inc.

Independent Director recently sold CL$437m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold CL$437m worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

First quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.68 (vs US$0.90 in 1Q 2024)

Cisco Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 and for the Year 2025

Cisco Systems, Inc. Introduces Intelligent, Secure and Assured Wi-Fi 7 to Transform Employee and Customer Experiences

Cisco Unveils Plug-and-Play AI Solutions, Accelerating AI Adoption for the Enterprise

Cisco Systems, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Nov 13, 2024

Cisco Unveils New AI Innovations to Amplify the Employee Experience

Cisco Systems, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 09, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. Announces Ekta Singh-Bushell Will Not to Stand for Re-Election as A Director

Paltalk, Inc. Announces Judge Enters Final Judgment in Connection with Cisco Systems, Inc. Jury Verdict

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO) completed the acquisition of DeepFactor, Inc.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.40 per share

Gamma Communications plc (AIM:GAMA) completed the acquisition of BroadSoft Germany GmbH from Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO).

Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer recently sold CL$29m worth of stock

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.55 (vs US$3.08 in FY 2023)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO) signed a letter of intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, Inc. from Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Tiger Global Management, LLC, Engineering Capital, LLC, Harpoon Ventures Management, LLC and In-Q-Tel, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO) signed a letter of intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, Inc. from Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Tiger Global Management, LLC, Engineering Capital, LLC, Harpoon Ventures Management, LLC and In-Q-Tel, Inc.

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.55 (vs US$3.08 in FY 2023)

Cisco Systems, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter of 2025 and Full Year 2025

Cisco Systems, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Aug 14, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.40 per share

Cisco Systems, Inc. Appoints Ekta Singh-Bushell to Board of Directors

Cisco Reveals Nexus HyperFabric AI Clusters, A New Simplified Data Center Infrastructure Solution with NVIDIA for Generative AI

Third quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.47 (vs US$0.79 in 3Q 2023)

Cisco Systems, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 24, 2024

CEO Compensation Analysis

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