Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO NDXSPXAI
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies that help to power, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company offers data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; threat intelligence, detection, and response solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; WEBEX suite, collaboration devices, and contact center; communication platform as a service software, including perpetual licenses, subscription arrangements, and hardware solutions; network assurance, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite; issue resolution, software support, and hardware replacement; professional services, such as planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting; service and support packages, financing, and managed network services; and regional, national, and international wireline carriers, webscale products, internet, and cable. It also delivers connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; wireless products, including indoor and outdoor wireless coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud, on-premise, or within hybrid cloud environments, transition collaboration solutions from on-premise to the cloud; and network assurance, monitoring and analytics, and observability suite. In addition, it offers technical support and advisory services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers. It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 25.2%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -4.8% CAGR over 5 years.
- RSI at 76 suggests overbought conditions.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 120.42 | 40.14 | $474.63B | 1.40% | 14.55% | 25.23% | 3.19% | -4.84% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.14 | 32.38 | $5.11T | 0.47% | 81.14% | 114.29% | 100.05% | 201.80% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 312.06 | 37.73 | $4.58T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 450.24 | 26.82 | $3.34T | 0.81% | 26.37% | 34.01% | 12.42% | 11.87% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 418.45 | 35.86 | $2.17T | 0.91% | 32.04% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | May 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.14B | 11.89B | 12.46B | 12.84B | 13.07B | 12.45B | 12.96B | 13.43B | 13.16B | 12.01B | 11.98B | 12.15B | 11.93B | 11.96B | 12.80B | 12.90B | 12.72B | 12.84B | 13.63B | 13.59B | 14.57B | 14.67B | 12.79B | 12.70B | 13.84B | - | 14.15B | 14.67B | 14.88B | 15.35B | 15.84B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.87B | 5.39B | 5.14B | 5.38B | 5.76B |
| Gross Profit | 7.53B | 7.83B | 7.43B | 7.72B | 7.97B | 7.88B | 7.28B | 7.52B | 7.55B | 7.43B | 7.50B | 7.76B | 7.92B | 8.15B | 7.77B | 8.17B | 8.57B | 8.46B | 7.76B | 7.77B | 7.68B | 7.58B | 7.78B | 8.19B | 8.05B | 8.05B | 8.12B | 8.35B | 8.43B | 9.23B | 9.56B | 8.22B | 8.27B | 9.12B | - | 9.28B | 9.28B | 9.74B | 9.97B | 10.08B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.04B | 6.16B | 6.24B | 6.16B | 6.12B |
| Operating Income | 2.92B | 3.08B | 3.29B | 2.98B | 3.30B | 2.88B | 2.89B | 3.17B | 3.03B | 2.76B | 3.07B | 3.13B | 3.35B | 3.81B | 3.21B | 3.51B | 3.69B | 3.58B | 3.38B | 3.41B | 3.25B | 2.57B | 3.22B | 3.46B | 3.44B | 3.49B | 3.61B | 3.54B | 3.29B | 3.95B | 4.28B | 3.10B | 2.19B | 2.36B | - | 3.24B | 3.12B | 3.51B | 3.82B | 3.96B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.98B | 4.00B | 4.35B | 4.67B | 5.05B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 403.00M | 368.00M | 350.00M | 370.00M | 377.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.95B | 3.00B | 3.39B | 3.65B | 4.04B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 456.00M | 449.00M | 531.00M | 471.00M | 666.00M |
| Net Income | 2.44B | 2.43B | 3.15B | 2.35B | 2.81B | 2.32B | 2.35B | 2.52B | 2.42B | 2.39B | -8.78B | 2.69B | 3.80B | 3.55B | 2.82B | 3.04B | 2.21B | 2.93B | 2.88B | 2.77B | 2.64B | 2.17B | 2.54B | 2.86B | 2.98B | 2.97B | 3.04B | 2.67B | 2.77B | 3.21B | 3.64B | 2.63B | 1.89B | 2.71B | - | 2.49B | 2.55B | 2.86B | 3.17B | 3.37B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | -1.78 | 0.56 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.65 | 0.46 | 0.68 | - | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
| R&D Expense | 1.55B | 1.56B | 1.51B | 1.63B | - | 1.54B | 1.51B | 1.51B | - | 1.57B | 1.55B | 1.59B | - | 1.61B | 1.56B | 1.66B | - | 1.67B | 1.57B | 1.55B | - | 1.61B | 1.53B | 1.70B | 1.71B | 1.67B | 1.71B | 1.78B | 1.85B | 1.96B | 1.91B | 1.94B | 1.95B | 2.29B | 2.30B | 2.33B | - | 2.40B | 2.35B | 2.38B |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jul 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.01B | 49.33B | 51.90B | 49.30B | 49.82B | 51.56B | 57.00B | 53.80B | 56.65B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.31B | 21.25B | 18.98B | 19.86B |
| Gross Profit | 25.35B | 23.09B | 25.64B | 26.54B | 28.21B | 29.44B | 27.77B | 29.68B | 30.96B | 30.22B | 30.61B | 32.67B | 31.68B | 31.89B | 32.25B | 35.75B | 34.83B | 36.79B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.27B | 20.19B | 21.86B | 24.29B |
| Operating Income | 9.44B | 7.32B | 9.16B | 7.67B | 10.06B | 11.20B | 9.35B | 10.77B | 12.66B | 11.97B | 12.31B | 14.22B | 13.62B | 12.83B | 13.97B | 15.56B | 12.97B | 12.50B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.79B | 17.47B | 15.75B | 15.50B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 360.00M | 427.00M | 1.01B | 1.59B |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.48B | 15.32B | 12.23B | 11.10B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.67B | 2.71B | 1.91B | 920.00M |
| Net Income | 8.05B | 6.13B | 7.77B | 6.49B | 8.04B | 9.98B | 7.85B | 8.98B | 10.74B | 9.61B | 110.00M | 11.62B | 11.21B | 10.59B | 11.81B | 12.61B | 10.32B | 10.18B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.31 | 1.05 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 1.49 | 1.75 | 2.11 | 1.90 | 0.02 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.54 | 2.55 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | 5.82B | 5.49B | 5.94B | 6.29B | 6.21B | 6.30B | 6.06B | 6.33B | 6.58B | 6.35B | 6.55B | 6.77B | 7.55B | 7.98B | 9.30B |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.19% |
| 1 Year: | 12.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -4.84% |
| 1 Year: | 37.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +95.42% |
| 6 Months: | +59.49% |
| 3 Months: | +52.37% |
| 1 Month: | +34.44% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2009 | Apr 2009 | Jul 2009 | Oct 2009 | Jan 2010 | May 2010 | Jul 2010 | Oct 2010 | Jan 2011 | Apr 2011 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 68.13B | - | - | - | 81.13B | - | - | - | 87.09B | 91.76B | 101.19B | 105.07B | 113.37B | - | - | - | 121.65B | - | - | - | 129.82B | - | - | - | 108.78B | - | - | - | 97.79B | - | - | - | 94.85B | - | 94.00B | 101.85B | 124.41B | 122.29B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.72B | 43.35B | 36.86B | 34.99B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 29.53B | 33.55B | 5.72B | 35.37B | 39.64B | 39.11B | 4.58B | 38.92B | 40.23B | 43.37B | 7.66B | 9.80B | 7.92B | 6.73B | 6.88B | 59.11B | 60.38B | 63.51B | 7.63B | 70.97B | 71.84B | 67.97B | 11.71B | 71.59B | 73.68B | 54.43B | 8.93B | 42.59B | 40.38B | 34.64B | 11.75B | 28.04B | 27.06B | 28.57B | 11.81B | - | 7.08B | 10.12B | 7.51B | 8.35B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.57B | 3.64B | 3.37B | 3.16B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.62B | 5.85B | 6.68B | 6.70B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 29.45B | - | - | - | 36.84B | - | - | - | 39.84B | 40.46B | 42.06B | 48.41B | 53.67B | - | - | - | 58.07B | - | - | - | 63.68B | - | - | - | 65.58B | - | - | - | 64.22B | - | - | - | 56.93B | - | 54.23B | 57.50B | 78.96B | 75.45B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 13.65B | - | - | - | 19.23B | - | - | - | 17.51B | 17.73B | 22.00B | 19.81B | 23.41B | - | - | - | 24.91B | - | - | - | 27.58B | - | - | - | 27.04B | - | - | - | 31.71B | - | - | - | 25.33B | - | 25.64B | 31.31B | 40.58B | 35.06B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 10.29B | - | - | - | 12.19B | - | - | - | 16.23B | 16.30B | 12.93B | 20.34B | 21.46B | - | - | - | 24.48B | - | - | - | 25.73B | - | - | - | 20.33B | - | - | - | 14.47B | - | - | - | 11.58B | - | 8.42B | 6.66B | 19.63B | 22.86B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.52B | 8.39B | 30.97B | 28.09B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 38.65B | - | - | - | 44.27B | - | - | - | 47.23B | 51.29B | 59.12B | 56.65B | 59.70B | - | - | - | 63.59B | - | - | - | 66.14B | - | - | - | 43.20B | - | - | - | 33.57B | - | - | - | 37.92B | - | 39.77B | 44.35B | 45.46B | 46.84B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.11B | 4.07B | 4.01B | 3.96B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jul 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 12.09B | 9.90B | 10.17B | 10.08B | 11.49B | 12.89B | - | - | 13.57B | 13.88B | 13.67B | 15.83B | 15.43B | - | 13.23B | 19.89B | 10.88B | 14.19B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.19B | -9.96B | -11.93B | -2.93B | -3.81B | -11.77B | - | - | -8.12B | -6.04B | 15.32B | 14.84B | 3.50B | - | 1.55B | -5.11B | -20.48B | 1.73B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.43B | 589.00M | 621.00M | -4.06B | -5.54B | -3.00B | - | - | -4.70B | -3.81B | -31.76B | -27.89B | -18.86B | - | -15.96B | -11.63B | 6.84B | -15.81B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.27B | -1.00B | -1.01B | -1.17B | -1.13B | -1.16B | -1.27B | -1.23B | -1.15B | -964.00M | -834.00M | -909.00M | -770.00M | - | -477.00M | -849.00M | -670.00M | -905.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 10.82B | 8.89B | 9.16B | 8.90B | 10.37B | 11.73B | - | - | 12.42B | 12.91B | 12.83B | 14.92B | 14.66B | - | 12.75B | 19.04B | 10.21B | 13.29B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.18B | 3.15B | -2.75B | 111.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 10.44B | 3.61B | 7.86B | 6.71B | 4.56B | 2.77B | 9.41B | 4.32B | 3.91B | 3.69B | 17.55B | 20.72B | 2.66B | 2.88B | 7.69B | 4.29B | 5.79B | 6.00B |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | 658.00M | 1.50B | 3.31B | 3.76B | 4.09B | 4.75B | 5.51B | 5.97B | 5.98B | 6.02B | 6.16B | 6.22B | 6.30B | 6.38B | 6.44B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Jul 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63.0% | 62.0% | 62.9% | 64.3% | 64.0% | 62.5% | 62.7% | 64.7% | 64.9% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.9% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 27.6% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 27.3% | 24.1% | 22.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0% | 0.2% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 22.1% | 19.2% | 18.0% |
| ROE % | - | 15.9% | 17.5% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 14.5% | 0.3% | 34.6% | 29.6% | - | 29.7% | 28.4% | 22.7% | 21.7% |
| ROCE % | - | 13.4% | 14.8% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 21.5% | 19.6% | - | 20.4% | 22.1% | 15.5% | 14.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.26% | 365.06M | $43.96B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.19% | 243.78M | $29.36B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 4.91% | 193.59M | $23.31B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.99% | 117.85M | $14.19B |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.59% | 102.13M | $12.30B |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley | 1.97% | 77.73M | $9.36B |
| 7 | FMR, LLC | 1.71% | 67.39M | $8.11B |
| 8 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.62% | 63.95M | $7.70B |
| 9 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1.48% | 58.21M | $7.01B |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.44% | 56.78M | $6.84B |
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