Stocks · Technology · Communication Equipment
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
$112.20 +3.16% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $442.23B
Strong trendLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 11, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +2.7%).
- The shares trade at 33.7× trailing earnings, higher than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 363 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth51Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 49%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 38%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 33%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 43%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 32%
Quality63Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 19%
- Gross marginTop 33%
- Operating marginTop 12%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 22%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 40%
- Interest coverTop 29%
Value46Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 29%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 46%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 39%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 32%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 10%
Momentum81Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 18%
- 6-month returnTop 35%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 23%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 25%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Revisions43Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 30%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 9%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 31%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 38%
Stability94Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 1%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 40%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 9.2% | 11.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 22.4% | 30.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 64.9% | 64.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 20.8% | 24.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 23.5% | 21.5% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 11.8% | 9.2% | ↑ | Bottom 49% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 30.6% | 22.4% | ↑ | Top 38% |
| Gross margin | 64.5% | 64.9% | ↓ | Top 33% |
| Operating margin | 24.3% | 20.8% | ↑ | Top 12% |
| Net margin | 21.0% | 18.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 21.5% | 23.5% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | — | Top 19% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.6% | — | Bottom 43% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.07×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -0.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 6.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -0.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.11×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.46%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.29%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.75%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 25, 2026 (filed Sep 2, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +2.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $129.77
- Target vs current price
- +15.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 74
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 51%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | +4.3% | +2.9% | -7.3% | -9.1% | — |
| May 13, 2026 | +2.9% | +2.6% | +16.2% | +19.6% | +22.3% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | +2.0% | -0.9% | -9.4% | -9.5% | +6.8% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | +1.8% | +3.1% | +7.9% | +11.9% | +21.0% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | +1.3% | -1.4% | -6.5% | -4.6% | +1.0% |
| May 14, 2025 | +4.7% | -0.8% | +2.7% | +3.9% | +16.2% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +3.3% | +0.2% | +3.9% | -3.2% | -4.4% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | +4.4% | +0.8% | -2.9% | -0.2% | +6.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $1.22 | $1.17 | +4.3% | $17.25B |
| May 13, 2026 | $1.06 | $1.03 | +2.9% | $15.84B |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $1.04 | $1.02 | +2.0% | $15.35B |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $1.00 | $0.98 | +1.8% | $14.88B |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $0.99 | $0.98 | +1.3% | $14.67B |
| May 14, 2025 | $0.96 | $0.92 | +4.7% | $14.15B |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.94 | $0.91 | +3.3% | $13.99B |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.91 | $0.87 | +4.4% | $13.84B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 33.7× | 20.1× | 95th | Top 29% |
| P/E (forward) | 22.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.2× | — | — | Top 39% |
| EV / Sales | 7.34× | — | — | Bottom 32% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.07% | — | — | Top 46% |
| Earnings yield | 2.97% | — | — | Top 29% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 14.4× – 38.5× since Jul 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +63.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +30.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +23.9%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 1
- Days above the 200-day average
- 363
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +0.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +14.8%
- RSI (14)
- 57.2
- Relative volume
- 0.96×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 33.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 81th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.91
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.46
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -13.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -18.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021 | Oct 12, 2022 | -38.6% | 198 days | 587 days (Feb 14, 2025) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | -18.1% | 76 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -18.0% | 36 days | 41 days (Jun 6, 2025) |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 | -13.6% | 3 days | 45 days (Apr 20, 2026) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 | -11.6% | 13 days | 11 days (Nov 13, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $442.23B
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.33
- Revenue (TTM)
- $63.33B
- Dividend yield
- 1.49%
- 52-week range
- $66.81 – $130.37
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.56B | $57.00B | $53.80B | $56.65B | $63.33B |
| Gross profit | $32.25B | $35.75B | $34.83B | $36.79B | $40.86B |
| Operating income | $13.97B | $15.03B | $12.18B | $11.76B | $15.37B |
| Net income | $11.81B | $12.61B | $10.32B | $10.18B | $13.27B |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.82 | $3.07 | $2.54 | $2.55 | $3.33 |
| Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.84B | $13.99B | $14.15B | $14.67B | $14.88B | $15.35B | $15.84B | $17.25B |
| Net income | $2.71B | $2.43B | $2.49B | $2.55B | $2.86B | $3.17B | $3.37B | $3.86B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.68 | $0.61 | $0.62 | $0.64 | $0.72 | $0.79 | $0.85 | $0.97 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $13.23B | $19.89B | $10.88B | $14.19B | $14.18B |
| Capital expenditure | -$477.0M | -$849.0M | -$670.0M | -$905.0M | -$1.41B |
| Free cash flow | $12.75B | $19.04B | $10.21B | $13.29B | $12.77B |
| Dividends paid | -$6.22B | -$6.30B | -$6.38B | -$6.44B | -$6.55B |
| Net share buybacks | -$7.72B | -$4.19B | -$6.07B | -$6.49B | -$5.30B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $15.92B
- Total assets
- $129.64B
- Total liabilities
- $79.35B
- Total debt
- $29.53B
- Net debt
- $22.32B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $50.28B
As of Jul 25, 2026 (filed Sep 2, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.42 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $0.42 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $0.42 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | $0.41 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $0.41 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | $0.41 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $0.41 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | $0.40 | Jan 22, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 57,677,354
- Days to cover
- 4.42
- Change vs previous report
- +3.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 23, 2000
- 2-for-1
- Jun 22, 1999
- 2-for-1
- Sep 16, 1998
- 3-for-2
- Dec 17, 1997
- 3-for-2
- Feb 20, 1996
- 2-for-1