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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Computer Communications Equipment

Company overview

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. is an SEC-reporting issuer listed on NASDAQ under CSCO. Its SEC industry description is Computer Communications Equipment. This profile organizes annual financial disclosures for research; sector labels are editorial groupings, not GICS classifications.

Product cycles, recurring software revenue and infrastructure investment shape this broad group. Hardware and software businesses have different cost structures.

Business segments

Segment-level revenue is not included in this standardized dataset. Consult the business and segment notes in the linked annual filing for the issuer’s actual reporting segments.

Selected fundamentals

Annual reporting currency: USD. Financial amounts are in millions, except per-share figures and ratios.

Latest period 2026-07-25 · prior period 2025-07-26
Metric2026-07-252025-07-26Source filed
RevenueUSD 63,325mUSD 56,654m2026-09-02
Operating incomeUSD 15,368mUSD 11,760m2026-09-02
Net incomeUSD 13,267mUSD 10,180m2026-09-02
Diluted EPSUSD 3.33USD 2.552026-09-02
Operating cash flowUSD 14,177mUSD 14,193m2026-09-02
Capital expenditureUSD 1,410mUSD 905m2026-09-02
Free cash flowUSD 12,767mUSD 13,288m2026-09-02
Gross margin64.52%64.94%2026-09-02
Operating margin24.27%20.76%2026-09-02

FCF = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment. Missing tags remain unavailable. Standardized cash-flow comparisons are particularly limited for financial businesses.

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Annual earnings trend

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Period endRevenueNet incomeEPS
2026-07-25USD 63,325mUSD 13,267mUSD 3.33
2025-07-26USD 56,654mUSD 10,180mUSD 2.55
2024-07-27USD 53,803mUSD 10,320mUSD 2.54
2023-07-29USD 56,998mUSD 12,613mUSD 3.07

Valuation context

This release does not quote price-based multiples because it does not include synchronized market prices. A financial denominator must be paired with a clearly dated market value.

MeasureInterpretation
P/EPrice divided by EPS; identify annual, trailing or forward basis.
P/S & P/BMarket capitalization divided by sales or book equity.
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value and EBITDA need consistent definitions.
FCF yieldFree cash flow divided by dated market capitalization.

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Selected filing notes

10-KFiled 2026-09-02Period 2026-07-25

CSCO filed this 10-K on 2026-09-02 for the reported period 2026-07-25. Reading focus: Revenue mix, research spending, inventory and cash conversion. This is a metadata-based reading guide; it does not assert that a particular event or risk change occurred in the document.

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Risks & what to monitor

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Revenue mix, research spending, inventory and cash conversion.

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