Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
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- symbol CSCO
- Rev/Share 14.3066
- Book/Share 11.829
- PB 6.0943
- Debt/Equity 0.6328
- CurrentRatio 0.9978
- ROIC 0.1196
- MktCap 284958890977.0
- FreeCF/Share 3.3556
- PFCF 21.4448
- PE 27.3105
- Debt/Assets 0.2424
- DivYield 0.0226
- ROE 0.2278
- Rating B
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 2
- DCF Score 4
- P/B Score 2
- D/E Score 1
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | CSCO | Erste Group | Hold | Buy | -- | -- | Nov. 10, 2025 |
| Upgrade | CSCO | UBS | Neutral | Buy | -- | $88 | Nov. 3, 2025 |
| Downgrade | CSCO | HSBC Securities | Buy | Hold | -- | $69 | Aug. 15, 2025 |
| Downgrade | CSCO | Evercore ISI | Outperform | In-line | -- | $72 | July 28, 2025 |
| Initiation | CSCO | Wolfe Research | -- | Peer Perform | -- | -- | July 8, 2025 |
| Initiation | CSCO | KeyBanc Capital Markets | -- | Overweight | -- | $77 | June 26, 2025 |
| Upgrade | CSCO | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | -- | $73 | June 16, 2025 |
| Downgrade | CSCO | New Street | Buy | Neutral | -- | $70 | May 16, 2025 |
| Upgrade | CSCO | Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Overweight | -- | $75 | May 15, 2025 |
| Upgrade | CSCO | Cleveland Research | Neutral | Buy | -- | -- | May 9, 2025 |
News
Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold Cisco Stock Before Q1 Earnings?
Published: November 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
CSCO's first-quarter fiscal 2026 results may reflect solid networking and security demand, but competition and valuation pressures loom large.
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Wall Street Roundup: Layoff Surge, Prolonged Shutdown, Cracks In AI Trade
Published: November 07, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative
AI sector stocks like Palantir (PLTR), Nvidia (NVDA), and AMD face valuation concerns despite strong earnings, leading to recent pullbacks. The government shutdown and lack of economic data are increasing uncertainty, with job cuts rising sharply and consumer spending at risk.
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Seeking Clues to Cisco (CSCO) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Published: November 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Cisco (CSCO), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended October 2025.
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INE Refreshes CCNA Courses in Step with Cisco
Published: November 06, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
INE Announces Updates to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Learning Paths to Align with Cisco's Recent Rebranding INE Announces Updates to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Learning Paths to Align with Cisco's Recent Rebranding
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Logicalis US wins Managed Services Partner of the Year for the Americas at Cisco Partner Summit 2025
Published: November 05, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
TROY, Mich. , Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Logicalis US, the leading global technology service provider, has been named Managed Services Partner of the Year for the Americas at Cisco Partner Summit 2025.
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Iron Bow Technologies Wins Americas Public Sector Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2025
Published: November 05, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
SAN DIEGO , Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO PARTNER SUMMIT 2025 -- Iron Bow Technologies has been named the Americas Public Sector Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2025. Cisco Partner Awards recognizes top-performing partners demonstrating service excellence and innovation in delivering solutions that help customers succeed and achieve desired outcomes in an evolving digital landscape.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Published: November 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco (CSCO) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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Should You Invest in Cisco (CSCO) Based on Bullish Wall Street Views?
Published: November 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
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AI-Driven Security Boom Puts These 4 Cybersecurity Stocks in Spotlight
Published: November 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Cybersecurity firms with AI capabilities are positioned for long-term growth as cyberattacks continue to intensify.
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Cisco Systems upgraded by UBS analysts on AI growth potential
Published: November 03, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO, ETR:CIS) has been upgraded to ‘Buy' from ‘Neutral' by UBS analysts, who see the company entering a multi-year growth cycle driven by AI infrastructure demand. They upped their price target to $88 from $74, implying 21% upside from Friday's closing share price of about $73.
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Cisco's $140 Billion Gift To Investors
Published: November 03, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco Systems (CSCO) may not grab headlines like the high-flying tech names of today, but its quiet consistency has made it a powerhouse of shareholder returns. While growth has slowed, the company's cash-generation machine continues to reward investors handsomely.
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Wall Street Loves Nvidia, Palantir and Cisco
Published: November 03, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
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Published: October 31, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
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Cisco Delivers AI Innovations across Neocloud, Enterprise and Telecom with NVIDIA
Published: October 28, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Cisco offers a NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant reference architecture based on new data center switching solutions, providing customers ultimate flexibility as they build critical AI infrastructure. News Summary: With the new Cisco N9100 series switch, Cisco now offers neocloud and sovereign cloud customers a NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant reference architecture, delivering a unified operating model with the flexibility of NX-OS or SONiC.
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Pure Storage and Cisco Deliver AI Factories for the Enterprise with NVIDIA
Published: October 28, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Unifying compute, storage and networking to take generative AI from pilot to production SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a new FlashStack® Cisco Validated Design (CVD), adding to the collection of AI PODs, a key module within the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA.
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AVGO vs. CSCO: Which AI Infrastructure Stock is a Buy Right Now?
Published: October 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Broadcom AVGO and Cisco Systems CSCO are benefiting from strong demand for AI infrastructure, data center build-outs and an increasing cybersecurity threat landscape. Both offer high-performance networking hardware essential for connecting AI accelerators.
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Cisco Systems: Value Maxed Out, Switch Off
Published: October 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco Systems (CSCO) is repositioning as an AI infrastructure leader, but fundamentals and valuation do not support the current bullish narrative. Despite strong Q4 results and AI-driven order growth, CSCO's long-term operating metrics, cash flow, and margins show little real improvement. The Splunk acquisition appears expensive, with high stock-based compensation and limited bottom-line growth, raising concerns about shareholder value.
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Strong Portfolio Aids Cisco's Security Revenues: More Upside Ahead?
Published: October 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
CSCO's Splunk acquisition, along with Hypershield and XDR solutions, boosts its security revenues.
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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Now
Published: October 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.
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City of Los Angeles, LA Nonprofits Partner with Cisco to Launch New Community Wi-Fi
Published: October 23, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Driven by public-private partnership, the City of Los Angeles, Cisco and a network of LA nonprofits unveil new public Wi-Fi, addressing previous gaps in internet access and equipping LA's public infrastructure ahead of major events. News Summary: Los Angeles residents, businesses and visitors can now access free public Wi-Fi along the Crenshaw Corridor, addressing gaps in internet access and furthering opportunities for employment, education and community engagement.
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Splunk Report Shows Observability is a Business Catalyst for AI Adoption, Customer Experience, and Product Innovation
Published: October 21, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Findings show observability boosts employee productivity for nearly three‑quarters of respondents, and for nearly two‑thirds, it drives revenue growth and helps shape product roadmaps News Summary The global Splunk State of Observability 2025 report reveals observability insights are guiding key business decisions in customer experience, product roadmap forecasting, and brand perception. Nearly half of those surveyed say monitoring AI workloads has made their jobs more challenging, presenting an opportunity to train practitioners on essential expertise.
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Pindrop Brings Advanced AI Fraud Detection Across Communication Channels with Webex by Cisco
Published: October 20, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pindrop, a global leader in voice authentication, fraud and deepfake detection, today announced a strategic partnership with Webex by Cisco, a leading provider of collaboration technologies powering customer and employee experiences, to bring Pindrop's enterprise-grade solutions to the Webex Suite and Webex Contact Center. Through this partnership, Cisco customers will gain access to Pindrop's full suite of enterprise-grade solutions, including passive voice biometric.
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Is Trending Stock Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) a Buy Now?
Published: October 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco (CSCO) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
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Cisco Trades Near 52-Week High: Is the CSCO Stock Still a Buy?
Published: October 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
CSCO's AI surge, NVIDIA partnership, and expanding security portfolio fuel optimism for sustained growth despite networking headwinds.
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Cisco rolls out chip designed to connect AI data centers over vast distances
Published: October 08, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco Systems launched on Wednesday a new networking chip designed to connect artificial intelligence data centers, with the cloud computing units of Microsoft and Alibaba enrolling as the chip's customers.
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DGII or CSCO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Published: October 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
Investors interested in Computer - Networking stocks are likely familiar with Digi International (DGII) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
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Is Most-Watched Stock Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Worth Betting on Now?
Published: October 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco (CSCO) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
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Cisco ‘Strongly Recommends' Software Update to Address High-Risk Vulnerability
Published: September 25, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Negative
Cisco released software updates Wednesday (Sept. 24) that address a vulnerability that could leave affected devices open to denial of service (DoS) and remote code execution attacks.
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
Published: September 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Cisco (CSCO). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
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OKTA vs. Cisco Systems: Which Cybersecurity Stock Has an Edge?
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Cisco's AI-driven security momentum and Okta's identity solutions shine, but CSCO's scale and AI orders give it the edge.
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About Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
- IPO Date 1990-02-16
- Website https://www.cisco.com
- Industry Communication Equipment
- CEO Charles H. Robbins
- Employees 90400