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Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53 | Market Cap: $263.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53
Market Cap: $263.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Communications Equipment

Investment Highlights

0	Attractive yield Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.3%, Dividend Yield is 2.4%, FCF Yield is 5.0%	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -24%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -4.6%
1	Attractive operating margins Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 22%
2	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 25%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, CFO LTM is 14 Bil, FCF LTM is 13 Bil
3	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 23%

0	Attractive yield Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.3%, Dividend Yield is 2.4%, FCF Yield is 5.0%
1	Attractive operating margins Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 22%
2	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 25%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, CFO LTM is 14 Bil, FCF LTM is 13 Bil
3	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 23%
4	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -24%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -4.6%

Market Valuation

	9/14/25	2024	2023	2022
Share Price CYE	$66.53	$58.41	$48.27	$44.17
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	263.5	233.1	195.8	181.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)	28.1	28.1	31.0	8.4
Total Cash ($ Bil)	16.1	16.1	17.9	26.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	275.5	261.2	226.8	189.8
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	4.7	4.2	3.8	3.4
P/EBIT TTM	20.8	18.5	15.4	12.4
P/E TTM	25.9	23.1	19.8	15.5
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	3.2	3.1	2.8	2.5
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	4.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.5
P/E TTM (Sector)	-0.4	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5

	9/14/25	2024
Share Price CYE	$66.53	$58.41
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	263.5	233.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)	28.1	28.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)	16.1	16.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	275.5	261.2
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	4.7	4.2
P/EBIT TTM	20.8	18.5
P/E TTM	25.9	23.1
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	3.2	3.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	4.0	-0.0
P/E TTM (Sector)	-0.4	-0.3

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Business Description

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. It provides infrastructure platforms, including networking technologies of switching, routing, wireless, and data center products that are designed to work together to deliver networking capabilities, and transport and/or store data. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total [1]
Returns
CSCO Return	-3%	46%	-22%	9%	21%	14%	64%
Peers Return	25%	56%	-24%	86%	66%	14%	425%
S&P 500 Return	16%	27%	-19%	24%	23%	12%	104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: ANET, VRT, NTAP, CSCO, MSI. See CSCO Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

Cisco Systems Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Latest Trefis Analyses

	Title	Topic	Date
0	DASHBOARDS
1	Cisco Systems Earnings Notes
2	CSCO Has Paid Out $141 Bil to Investors in the Past Decade
3	How Does CSCO Stack Up Against Its Peers?	Peer Comparison
4	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From GOOGL, KO
5	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From AMAT, ACN
6	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From IDCC
7	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From HLIT, IDCC	Actionable
8	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT	Better Bets
9	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT	Better Bets
10	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT	Better Bets
11	ARTICLES
12	Ten-Year Tally: CSCO Hands Back $141 Bil to Shareholders		August 21st, 2025
13	How Will Cisco Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings?		August 12th, 2025
14	Better Bet Than Cisco Systems Stock: Pay Less To Get More From IDCC, HLIT		August 2nd, 2025
15	Better Bet Than Cisco Systems Stock: Pay Less To Get More From IDCC, HLIT		July 23rd, 2025
16	CSCO Stock Up 5.5% after 6-Day Win Streak		June 27th, 2025

	Title
0	DASHBOARDS
1	Ten-Year Tally: CSCO Hands Back $141 Bil to Shareholders
2	How Will Cisco Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings?
3	Better Bet Than Cisco Systems Stock: Pay Less To Get More From IDCC, HLIT
4	Better Bet Than Cisco Systems Stock: Pay Less To Get More From IDCC, HLIT
5	CSCO Stock Up 5.5% after 6-Day Win Streak
6	ARTICLES
7	Cisco Systems Earnings Notes
8	CSCO Has Paid Out $141 Bil to Investors in the Past Decade
9	How Does CSCO Stack Up Against Its Peers?
10	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From GOOGL, KO
11	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From AMAT, ACN
12	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From IDCC
13	Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From HLIT, IDCC
14	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT
15	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT
16	[7/12/2025] Better Bet Than CSCO Stock: Pay Less Than Cisco Systems To Get More From Industry Peers IDCC, HLIT

Recent Active Movers

1 Day Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	GCTK	GlucoTrack	117.5%	-97.6%
2	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	78.6%	-42.6%
3	HCWB	HCW Biologics	68.4%	-68.7%
4	AGAE	Allied Gaming & Entertainment	62.4%	86.8%
5	ATCH	AtlasClear	53.4%	-95.9%
6	SONN	Sonnet BioTherapeutics	49.0%	304.1%
7	EVTV	Envirotech Vehicles	48.4%	-66.3%
8	ISPC	iSpecimen	47.7%	-26.6%
9	ENTO	Entero Therapeutics	37.0%	68.8%
10	IBEX	IBEX	36.5%	93.5%

1 Day Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	NXTT	Next Technology	-57.4%	-93.8%
2	VCIG	VCI Global	-42.8%	-98.7%
3	RENT	Rent the Runway	-36.4%	-40.9%
4	NUAI	New Era Energy & Digital	-30.5%
5	AEI	Alset	-29.6%	156.9%
6	NAKA	Kindly MD	-29.5%
7	XTIA	XTI Aerospace	-24.6%	-85.8%
8	FARM	Farmer Bros	-21.5%	1.7%
9	FEIM	Frequency Electronics	-21.0%	46.5%
10	MSS	Maison Solutions	-20.4%	-27.6%

1 Week Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	OCTO	Eightco	900.0%	562.1%
2	QMMM	QMMM	875.3%	5698.4%
3	WLDS	Wearable Devices	780.4%	8.0%
4	CWD	CaliberCos	268.8%	-45.1%
5	AIRE	ReAlpha Tech	257.5%	-49.8%
6	PTNM	Pitanium	154.0%
7	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	144.0%	-42.6%
8	HYPD	Hyperion DeFi	144.0%
9	ISPC	iSpecimen	128.4%	-26.6%
10	EDHL	Everbright Digital	127.6%

1 Week Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	DGNX	Diginex	-85.6%
2	LGCL	Lucas GC	-69.1%	-76.6%
3	YYGH	YY	-68.7%	-76.6%
4	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-61.6%	-100.0%
5	IPDN	Professional Diversity Network	-54.5%	-41.4%
6	INHD	Inno	-53.4%	-4.4%
7	CDT	CDT Equity	-49.2%	-99.4%
8	NFE	New Fortress Energy	-46.5%	-91.3%
9	TGHL	Growhub	-44.8%
10	SLXN	Silexion Therapeutics	-43.1%	-86.5%

1 Month Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	PMI	Picard Medical	11249.2%	11249.2%
2	GIBO	GIBO	7400.0%
3	LNZA	LanzaTech Global	4710.5%	-85.8%
4	CHSN	Chanson International	3717.0%	-99.3%
5	QMMM	QMMM	2669.4%	5698.4%
6	VTAK	Catheter Precision	1332.7%	-71.4%
7	CURX	Curanex Pharmaceuticals	1309.0%	1309.0%
8	OCTO	Eightco	811.9%	562.1%
9	WLDS	Wearable Devices	708.6%	8.0%
10	PTNM	Pitanium	423.7%

1 Month Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-93.4%	-100.0%
2	ETS	Elite Express	-92.8%	-92.8%
3	CJET	Chijet Motor	-92.7%	-94.6%
4	ELPW	Elong Power	-91.7%	-75.8%
5	STFS	Star Fashion Culture	-91.4%	-97.8%
6	JEM	707 Cayman	-90.4%	-98.0%
7	FLYE	Fly-E	-90.4%	-82.8%
8	NXTT	Next Technology	-89.3%	-93.8%
9	NUTR	NusaTrip	-87.2%	-87.2%
10	CUPR	Cuprina	-84.3%

Recent Active Movers

1 Day Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	GCTK	GlucoTrack	117.5%	-97.6%
2	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	78.6%	-42.6%
3	HCWB	HCW Biologics	68.4%	-68.7%
4	AGAE	Allied Gaming & Entertainment	62.4%	86.8%
5	ATCH	AtlasClear	53.4%	-95.9%
6	SONN	Sonnet BioTherapeutics	49.0%	304.1%
7	EVTV	Envirotech Vehicles	48.4%	-66.3%
8	ISPC	iSpecimen	47.7%	-26.6%
9	ENTO	Entero Therapeutics	37.0%	68.8%
10	IBEX	IBEX	36.5%	93.5%

1 Day Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	NXTT	Next Technology	-57.4%	-93.8%
2	VCIG	VCI Global	-42.8%	-98.7%
3	RENT	Rent the Runway	-36.4%	-40.9%
4	NUAI	New Era Energy & Digital	-30.5%
5	AEI	Alset	-29.6%	156.9%
6	NAKA	Kindly MD	-29.5%
7	XTIA	XTI Aerospace	-24.6%	-85.8%
8	FARM	Farmer Bros	-21.5%	1.7%
9	FEIM	Frequency Electronics	-21.0%	46.5%
10	MSS	Maison Solutions	-20.4%	-27.6%

1 Week Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	OCTO	Eightco	900.0%	562.1%
2	QMMM	QMMM	875.3%	5698.4%
3	WLDS	Wearable Devices	780.4%	8.0%
4	CWD	CaliberCos	268.8%	-45.1%
5	AIRE	ReAlpha Tech	257.5%	-49.8%
6	PTNM	Pitanium	154.0%
7	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	144.0%	-42.6%
8	HYPD	Hyperion DeFi	144.0%
9	ISPC	iSpecimen	128.4%	-26.6%
10	EDHL	Everbright Digital	127.6%

1 Week Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	DGNX	Diginex	-85.6%
2	LGCL	Lucas GC	-69.1%	-76.6%
3	YYGH	YY	-68.7%	-76.6%
4	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-61.6%	-100.0%
5	IPDN	Professional Diversity Network	-54.5%	-41.4%
6	INHD	Inno	-53.4%	-4.4%
7	CDT	CDT Equity	-49.2%	-99.4%
8	NFE	New Fortress Energy	-46.5%	-91.3%
9	TGHL	Growhub	-44.8%
10	SLXN	Silexion Therapeutics	-43.1%	-86.5%

Peer Comparisons for Cisco Systems

Financials

	CSCO	ANET	VRT	NTAP	MSI	Median
Name	Cisco Sy.	Arista N.	Vertiv	NetApp	Motorola.
Mkt Price	66.53	140.40	135.00	124.69	481.00	135.00
Mkt Cap	263.5	176.4	51.5	25.1	80.2	80.2
Rev LTM	56,654	7,951	9,094	6,590	11,094	9,094
Op Inc LTM	12,504	3,430	1,583	1,436	2,785	2,785
FCF LTM	13,288	3,975	1,239	1,658	2,384	2,384
FCF 3Y Avg	14,178	2,540	854	1,380	2,047	2,047
CFO LTM	14,193	4,047	1,426	1,838	2,612	2,612
CFO 3Y Avg	14,986	2,586	1,010	1,563	2,293	2,293

Growth & Margins

	CSCO	ANET	VRT	NTAP	MSI	Median
Name	Cisco Sy.	Arista N.	Vertiv	NetApp	Motorola.
Rev Chg LTM	5.3%	26.0%	26.3%	3.3%	6.4%	6.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	3.4%	32.1%	20.7%	0.8%	9.5%	9.5%
Rev Chg Q	7.6%	30.4%	35.1%	1.2%	5.2%	7.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM	1.9%	6.9%	8.1%	0.3%	1.3%	1.9%
Op Mgn LTM	22.1%	43.1%	17.4%	21.8%	25.1%	22.1%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg	24.5%	40.2%	14.0%	20.2%	23.8%	23.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM	0.3%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM	25.1%	50.9%	15.7%	27.9%	23.5%	25.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg	26.7%	37.6%	12.9%	24.4%	21.9%	24.4%
FCF/Rev LTM	23.5%	50.0%	13.6%	25.2%	21.5%	23.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	25.3%	36.9%	10.9%	21.5%	19.6%	21.5%

Valuation

	CSCO	ANET	VRT	NTAP	MSI	Median
Name	Cisco Sy.	Arista N.	Vertiv	NetApp	Motorola.
Mkt Cap	263.5	176.4	51.5	25.1	80.2	80.2
P/S	4.7	22.2	5.7	3.8	7.2	5.7
P/EBIT	20.8	51.4	39.2	17.1	26.8	26.8
P/E	25.9	54.2	63.4	21.4	37.9	37.9
P/CFO	18.6	43.6	36.1	13.6	30.7	30.7
Total Yield	6.3%	1.9%	1.6%	6.4%	3.5%	3.5%
Dividend Yield	2.4%	0.0%	0.1%	1.7%	0.9%	0.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg	6.4%	2.5%	3.1%	6.6%	3.3%	3.3%
D/E	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Net D/E	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.0	0.1	0.0

Returns

	CSCO	ANET	VRT	NTAP	MSI	Median
Name	Cisco Sy.	Arista N.	Vertiv	NetApp	Motorola.
1M Rtn	0.5%	1.5%	1.3%	14.0%	4.6%	1.5%
3M Rtn	3.8%	50.9%	21.5%	23.4%	18.0%	21.5%
6M Rtn	10.7%	66.9%	54.3%	35.7%	15.6%	35.7%
12M Rtn	36.4%	55.0%	57.4%	7.3%	9.9%	36.4%
3Y Rtn	67.3%	376.8%	939.0%	91.8%	108.7%	108.7%
1M Excs Rtn	-7.3%	-0.8%	-3.7%	11.5%	0.6%	-0.8%
3M Excs Rtn	-6.7%	36.6%	8.8%	11.5%	7.7%	8.8%
6M Excs Rtn	-7.0%	54.7%	43.2%	19.3%	-2.3%	19.3%
12M Excs Rtn	19.4%	50.8%	59.1%	-10.3%	-8.8%	19.4%
3Y Excs Rtn	-4.6%	298.2%	989.8%	22.0%	34.4%	34.4%

Comparison Analyses

	Title
0	How Does CSCO Stack Up Against Its Peers?
1	Cisco Systems vs. T-Mobile US: With Return Forecast Of 4.9%, Cisco Systems Is A Better Bet
2	Cisco Systems vs. UnitedHealth: With Return Forecast Of 29%, UnitedHealth Is A Better Bet
3	Cisco Systems vs. Philip Morris International: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
4	Cisco Systems vs. Juniper Networks: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
5	Cisco Systems vs. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson: With Return Forecast Of 4.9%, Cisco Systems Is A Better Bet
6	Cisco Systems vs. Vertiv: With Return Forecast Of 23%, Vertiv Is A Better Bet
7	Cisco Systems vs. NetApp: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
8	Cisco Systems vs. Arista Networks: With Return Forecast Of 57%, Arista Networks Is A Better Bet
9	Cisco Systems vs. Netflix: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet

Financials

Annual
Quarterly

$ Mil \| FY: 7/26	LTM	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Period End		7/26/2025	7/27/2024	7/29/2023	7/30/2022	7/31/2021	7/25/2020
Filing Date		9/3/2025	9/5/2024	9/7/2023	9/8/2022	9/9/2021	9/3/2020
Key Financials
Total Revenue	56,654	56,654	53,803	56,998	51,557	49,818	49,301
Ebitda	15,504	15,504	15,747	17,471	16,794	15,558	16,363
Operating Income	12,504	12,504	12,970	15,562	13,975	13,719	14,101
Net Income	10,180	10,180	10,320	12,613	11,812	10,591	11,214
EPS	2.63	2.56	2.55	3.08	2.83	2.51	2.65
Growth Rates
Total Revenue Growth	5.3%	5.3%	-5.6%	10.6%	3.5%	1.0%	-5.0%
EBITDA Growth	-1.5%	-1.5%	-9.9%	4.0%	7.9%	-4.9%	-5.6%
Operating Income Growth	-3.6%	-3.6%	-16.7%	11.4%	1.9%	-2.7%	-3.0%
Net Income Growth	-1.4%	-1.4%	-18.2%	6.8%	11.5%	-5.6%	-3.5%
Margins
EBITDA Margin	27.4%	27.4%	29.3%	30.7%	32.6%	31.2%	33.2%
Operating Income Margin	22.1%	22.1%	24.1%	27.3%	27.1%	27.5%	28.6%
Net Income Margin	18.0%	18.0%	19.2%	22.1%	22.9%	21.3%	22.7%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	16,110	16,110	17,854	26,146	19,267	24,518	29,419
Total Debt	28,093	28,093	30,973	8,391	9,515	11,526	14,583
Net Debt / (Cash)	11,983	11,983	13,119	-17,755	-9,752	-12,992	-14,836
Cash Flows
Net Cash from Operations	14,193	14,193	10,880	19,886	13,226	15,454	15,426
Free Cash from Operations	13,288	13,288	10,210	19,037	12,749	14,762	14,656
Returns to Shareholders
Dividends	6,437	6,437	6,384	6,302	6,224	6,163	6,016
Share Repurchases	7,222	7,222	6,779	4,890	8,381	3,513	3,386

$ Mil \| FY: 7/26	2025Q4	2025Q3	2025Q2	2025Q1	2024Q4	2024Q3	2024Q2	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1
Period End	7/26/2025	4/26/2025	1/25/2025	10/26/2024	7/27/2024	4/27/2024	1/27/2024	10/28/2023	7/29/2023	4/29/2023	1/28/2023	10/29/2022
Filing Date	9/3/2025	5/20/2025	2/18/2025	11/19/2024	9/5/2024	5/21/2024	2/20/2024	11/21/2023	9/7/2023	5/24/2023	2/21/2023	11/22/2022
Key Financials Quarterly
Total Revenue	14,673	14,149	13,991	13,841	13,642	12,702	12,791	14,668	15,203	14,571	13,592	13,632
Ebitda	4,002	3,976	4,052	3,474	3,637	3,453	3,703	4,954	5,004	4,517	3,960	3,990
Operating Income	3,122	3,236	3,123	3,023	2,730	2,733	3,108	4,399	4,456	4,033	3,535	3,538
Net Income	2,550	2,491	2,428	2,711	2,162	1,886	2,634	3,638	3,958	3,212	2,773	2,670
EPS	0.71	0.63	0.61	0.68	0.54	0.47	0.65	0.90	0.97	0.79	0.68	0.65
Key Financials TTM
Total Revenue TTM	56,654	55,623	54,176	52,976	53,803	55,364	57,233	58,034	56,998	54,897	53,161	52,289
Ebitda TTM	15,504	15,139	14,616	14,267	15,747	17,114	18,178	18,435	17,471	16,406	16,258	16,505
Operating Income TTM	12,504	12,112	11,609	11,594	12,970	14,696	15,996	16,423	15,562	14,538	14,115	14,070
Net Income TTM	10,180	9,792	9,187	9,393	10,320	12,116	13,442	13,581	12,613	11,470	11,302	11,502
Growth Rates Quarterly
Total Revenue Growth	7.6%	11.4%	9.4%	-5.6%	-10.3%	-12.8%	-5.9%	7.6%	16.0%	13.5%	6.9%	5.7%
EBITDA Growth	10.0%	15.1%	9.4%	-29.9%	-27.3%	-23.6%	-6.5%	24.2%	27.0%	3.4%	-5.9%	-6.8%
Operating Income Growth	14.4%	18.4%	0.5%	-31.3%	-38.7%	-32.2%	-12.1%	24.3%	29.8%	11.7%	1.3%	2.8%
Net Income Growth	17.9%	32.1%	-7.8%	-25.5%	-45.4%	-41.3%	-5.0%	36.3%	40.6%	5.5%	-6.7%	-10.4%
Margins Quarterly
EBITDA Margin	27.3%	28.1%	29.0%	25.1%	26.7%	27.2%	29.0%	33.8%	32.9%	31.0%	29.1%	29.3%
Operating Income Margin	21.3%	22.9%	22.3%	21.8%	20.0%	21.5%	24.3%	30.0%	29.3%	27.7%	26.0%	26.0%
Net Income Margin	17.4%	17.6%	17.4%	19.6%	15.8%	14.8%	20.6%	24.8%	26.0%	22.0%	20.4%	19.6%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	16,110	15,642	16,853	18,671	17,854	18,770	25,671	23,523	26,146	23,288	22,061	19,784
Total Debt	28,093	29,279	31,037	31,987	30,973	31,993	11,605	7,650	8,391	8,394	8,887	8,878
Net Debt / (Cash)	11,983	13,637	14,184	13,316	13,119	13,223	-14,066	-15,873	-17,755	-14,894	-13,174	-10,906
Cash Flows Quarterly
FCF from Operations	4,234	4,057	2,241	3,661	3,730	3,971	808	2,371	5,966	5,219	4,739	3,962
Cash Flows TTM
FCF from Operations TTM	14,193	13,689	13,603	12,170	10,880	13,116	14,364	18,295	19,886	17,597	16,039	13,761
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly
Dividends	1,625	1,627	1,593	1,592	1,606	1,615	1,583	1,580	1,589	1,593	1,560	1,560
Share Repurchases	1,564	2,415	1,075	2,168	2,242	2,033	1,051	1,453	1,417	1,713	1,096	664
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly
ROIC	18.1%	18.4%	17.7%	20.9%	17.1%	16.2%	35.2%	54.1%	63.2%	48.3%	40.1%	36.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM
ROIC TTM	19.5%	19.0%	18.4%	18.7%	19.0%	21.9%	45.6%	51.4%	51.3%	43.1%	39.5%	37.8%

Price Behavior

Behavior Stats
Betas Matrix

Price Behavior

Market Price	$66.53
Market Cap ($ Bil)	264.3
First Trading Date	03/26/1990
Distance from 52W High	-7.3%
	50 Days	200 Days
DMA Price	$68.23	$62.66
DMA Trend	up	up
Distance from DMA	-2.5%	6.2%
	3M	1YR
Volatility	19.3%	22.7%
Downside Capture	172.81	82.88
Upside Capture	104.17	100.23
Correlation (SPY)	58.2%	76.1%

CSCO Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

	1M	2M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Beta	1.26	1.25	1.23	0.90	0.87	0.82
Up Beta	1.30	1.43	1.50	0.86	0.84	0.83
Down Beta	0.77	0.76	0.77	0.91	0.91	0.89
Up Capture	131%	104%	120%	93%	101%	53%
Bmk +ve Days	10	22	35	71	142	415
Stock +ve Days	11	20	34	67	141	406
Down Capture	150%	168%	130%	96%	85%	93%
Bmk -ve Days	11	19	27	54	106	334
Stock -ve Days	10	21	28	57	104	337

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date	8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity	47,595,876
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025	-2.2%
Average Daily Volume	16,620,304
Days-to-Cover Short Interest	2.86
Basic Shares Quantity	3,961,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares	1.2%

Returns Analyses

	Title
0	Cisco Systems During 2008 Recession vs. 2022 Inflation Shock: CSCO Stock Is Now 16% Higher Than Its Pre-Shock High
1	CSCO Fell 5.5% In A Month. What To Do Now?
2	CSCO YTD Stock Return Of -2.2% Outperforms ERIC by 12% and Underperforms JNPR by -28%
3	Cisco (CSCO) Stock Has 64% Chance Of Rise In The Next One Month
4	Cisco Systems Stock Return Comparison
5	Cisco Systems Total Shareholder Return (TSR): 18.1% in 2023 and 6.4% 3-yr returns (below peer average)

Earnings Returns History

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	Forward Returns
Earnings Date	1D Returns	5D Returns	21D Returns
8/13/2025	-1.6%	-4.7%	-5.5%
5/14/2025	4.8%	3.1%	4.6%
2/12/2025	2.1%	3.4%	-3.2%
11/13/2024	-2.1%	-2.8%	-0.9%
8/14/2024	6.8%	11.0%	9.6%
5/15/2024	-2.7%	-4.5%	-8.0%
2/14/2024	-2.4%	-3.4%	-2.7%
11/15/2023	-9.8%	-9.8%	-6.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	13	13	12
# Negative	11	11	12
Median Positive	4.5%	3.4%	6.2%
Median Negative	-5.2%	-4.7%	-6.5%
Max Positive	7.1%	11.0%	14.4%
Max Negative	-13.7%	-13.0%	-24.6%

	Forward Returns
8/13/2025	-1.6%	-4.7%	-5.5%
5/14/2025	4.8%	3.1%	4.6%
2/12/2025	2.1%	3.4%	-3.2%
11/13/2024	-2.1%	-2.8%	-0.9%
8/14/2024	6.8%	11.0%	9.6%
5/15/2024	-2.7%	-4.5%	-8.0%
2/14/2024	-2.4%	-3.4%	-2.7%
11/15/2023	-9.8%	-9.8%	-6.4%
8/16/2023	3.3%	5.7%	5.8%
5/17/2023	1.2%	1.6%	9.3%
2/15/2023	5.2%	1.6%	3.6%
11/16/2022	5.0%	9.4%	7.7%
8/17/2022	5.8%	0.9%	-7.2%
5/18/2022	-13.7%	-9.0%	-10.3%
2/16/2022	2.8%	0.9%	3.2%
11/17/2021	-5.5%	-2.1%	6.5%
8/18/2021	3.8%	7.6%	3.1%
5/19/2021	0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
2/9/2021	-2.6%	-4.6%	0.6%
11/12/2020	7.1%	6.5%	14.4%
8/12/2020	-11.2%	-13.0%	-17.1%
5/13/2020	4.5%	8.3%	7.4%
2/12/2020	-5.2%	-6.2%	-24.6%
11/13/2019	-7.3%	-7.0%	-6.5%
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	13	13	12
# Negative	11	11	12
Median Positive	4.5%	3.4%	6.2%
Median Negative	-5.2%	-4.7%	-6.5%
Max Positive	7.1%	11.0%	14.4%
Max Negative	-13.7%	-13.0%	-24.6%

SEC Filings

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Report Date	Filing
7312025	10-K 7/26/2025
4302025	10-Q 4/26/2025
1312025	10-Q 1/25/2025
10312024	10-Q 10/26/2024
7312024	10-K 7/27/2024
4302024	10-Q 4/27/2024
1312024	10-Q 1/27/2024
10312023	10-Q 10/28/2023
7312023	10-K 7/29/2023
4302023	10-Q 4/29/2023
1312023	10-Q 1/28/2023
10312022	10-Q 10/29/2022
7312022	10-K 7/30/2022
4302022	10-Q 4/30/2022
1312022	10-Q 1/29/2022
10312021	10-Q 10/30/2021

Insider Activity

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	8272025	Sell	67.28	3,162	212,739	2,117,178	Form
1	Subaiya Thimaya K.	EVP, Operations	8202025	Sell	66.84	7,511	502,022	10,792,159	Form
2	Patel Jeetendra I	President and CPO	8192025	Sell	66.21	5,755	381,049	15,937,932	Form
3	Robbins Charles	Chair and CEO	8192025	Sell	66.19	18,370	1,215,852	43,099,967	Form
4	Stahlkopf Deborah L	EVP and Chief Legal Officer	8192025	Sell	66.21	6,183	409,407	10,942,834	Form

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	8272025	Sell	67.28	3,162	212,739	2,117,178	Form
1	Subaiya Thimaya K.	EVP, Operations	8202025	Sell	66.84	7,511	502,022	10,792,159	Form
2	Patel Jeetendra I	President and CPO	8192025	Sell	66.21	5,755	381,049	15,937,932	Form
3	Robbins Charles	Chair and CEO	8192025	Sell	66.19	18,370	1,215,852	43,099,967	Form
4	Stahlkopf Deborah L	EVP and Chief Legal Officer	8192025	Sell	66.21	6,183	409,407	10,942,834	Form
5	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	8192025	Sell	68.61	475	32,590	2,375,976	Form
6	Patterson Mark	EVP and CFO	8192025	Sell	66.98	7,230	484,294	10,574,636	Form
7	Subaiya Thimaya K.	EVP, Operations	6202025	Sell	65.52	8,526	558,644	11,457,837	Form
8	Herren Richard Scott	EVP and CFO	6202025	Sell	65.51	15,478	1,014,027	20,292,531	Form
9	Robbins Charles	Chair and CEO	6062025	Sell	64.61	29,784	1,924,434	44,480,171	Form
10	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	5292025	Sell	63.51	4,185	265,781	2,419,845	Form
11	Patel Jeetendra I	President and CPO	5202025	Sell	63.97	9,961	637,205	16,450,653	Form
12	Stahlkopf Deborah L	EVP and Chief Legal Officer	5202025	Sell	63.50	9,643	612,301	11,504,749	Form
13	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	2272025	Sell	63.96	3,485	222,901	2,898,667	Form
14	Stahlkopf Deborah L	EVP and Chief Legal Officer	2242025	Sell	64.36	11,608	747,043	12,896,343	Form
15	Subaiya Thimaya K.	EVP, Operations	2242025	Sell	64.52	8,973	578,958	12,558,859	Form
16	Robbins Charles	Chair and CEO	2182025	Sell	64.01	15,784	1,010,345	48,156,466	Form
17	Herren Richard Scott	EVP and CFO	2182025	Sell	64.00	9,681	619,596	22,134,990	Form
18	JOHNSON KRISTINA M		12062024	Sell	59.87	7,500	449,025	3,946,331	Form
19	Wong Maria Victoria	SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	12022024	Sell	59.73	4,881	291,542	3,101,839	Form
20	Subaiya Thimaya K.	EVP, Operations	11212024	Sell	57.07	21,230	1,211,541	12,202,950	Form
21	Robbins Charles	Chair and CEO	11192024	Sell	57.49	171,744	9,872,824	45,056,487	Form
22	Herren Richard Scott	EVP and CFO	11192024	Sell	57.49	86,351	4,963,896	21,000,109	Form
23	Stahlkopf Deborah L	EVP and Chief Legal Officer	11192024	Sell	57.49	58,188	3,344,955	12,595,029	Form

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total [1]
Returns
CSCO Return	-3%	46%	-22%	9%	21%	14%	64%
Peers Return	25%	56%	-24%	86%	66%	14%	425%
S&P 500 Return	16%	27%	-19%	24%	23%	12%	104%
Monthly Win Rates [3]
CSCO Win Rate	42%	75%	33%	58%	67%	62%
Peers Win Rate	60%	75%	38%	60%	70%	65%
S&P 500 Win Rate	58%	75%	42%	67%	75%	62%
Max Drawdowns [4]
CSCO Max Drawdown	-30%	-1%	-36%	-3%	-9%	-9%
Peers Max Drawdown	-34%	-4%	-40%	-5%	-4%	-29%
S&P 500 Max Drawdown	-31%	-1%	-25%	-1%	-2%	-15%

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53 | Market Cap: $263.5 BilSector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53Market Cap: $263.5 BilSector: Information TechnologyIndustry: Communications Equipment

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Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53 | Market Cap: $263.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment

Market Price (9/14/2025): $66.53
Market Cap: $263.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Communications Equipment