Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • 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?
CSCO
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
AMD, AMZN, BABA, CRCL, CRWV, CSCO, DASH, DIS, GOOG, GOOGL, META, NVDA, ORCL, PLTR, TSN, UBER
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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?
CSCO
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
CSCO, DDOG, PANW, SAIL
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO, NVDA, PLTR
Published: November 03, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

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5 Dividend ETFs That Could Pay You for Life
ABBV, AMZN, AVGO, BBY, CSCO, GOOGL, JPM, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, PEP
Published: October 31, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Whether you're just beginning to invest or sailing into retirement, you can benefit from a lifetime stream of passive income.

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Cisco Delivers AI Innovations across Neocloud, Enterprise and Telecom with NVIDIA
CSCO
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
CSCO, PSTG
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?
AVGO, CSCO
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
CSCO
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?
CSCO
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
CLS, CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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?
CSCO
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?
CSCO
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
CSCO
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?
CSCO, DGII
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?
CSCO
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
CSCO
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
CSCO
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?
CSCO, OKTA
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

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. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; and wireless products include indoor and outdoor wireless coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications. In addition, it provides security, which comprising network security, identity and access management, secure access service edge, and threat intelligence, detection, and response offerings; collaboration products, such as Webex Suite, collaboration devices, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end collaboration solutions that can be delivered from the cloud, on-premise or within hybrid cloud environments allowing customers to transition their collaboration solutions from on-premise to the cloud; and observability offers network assurance, monitoring and analytics and observability suite. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.