Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol CSCO
  • Rev/Share 14.3066
  • Book/Share 11.898
  • PB 5.6329
  • Debt/Equity 0.5963
  • CurrentRatio 1.0079
  • ROIC 0.1197

 

  • MktCap 265399200000.0
  • FreeCF/Share 3.3556
  • PFCF 19.9728
  • PE 25.3898
  • Debt/Assets 0.2292
  • DivYield 0.0242
  • ROE 0.2274

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
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
Upgrade CSCO DZ Bank Hold Buy -- -- Feb. 18, 2025
Upgrade CSCO Rosenblatt Neutral Buy $66 $80 Feb. 13, 2025

News

3 Networking Stocks to Consider From a Flourishing Industry
CSCO, EXTR, RDCM
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

CSCO, EXTR, and RDCM ride AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi 7 tailwinds despite macro headwinds and margin pressures.

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How Cisco Is Building a New Growth Story for Investors
CSCO
Published: August 22, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO recently reported strong earnings, leading to a stock increase. But the biggest news for investors wasn't the company's fourth-quarter 2025 earnings; it was the confident outlook for fiscal year 2026.

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Cisco to Participate in August 2025 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
CSCO
Published: August 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

SAN JOSE, Calif. , Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will participate in the 2025 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference.

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Twenty Companies, In My Opinion, Facing Existential AI Disruption Risk
ACN, ADBE, BKNG, CGEMY, CHGG, COUR, CSCO, DNTUF, DNTUY, DUOL, F, FVRR, GETY, GLOB, GOOG, GOOGL, INTC, IT, MAN, META, MSFT, OMC, PSO, RHI, SSTK
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

AI is disrupting industries reliant on human labor or creative skills, forcing companies to adapt or risk obsolescence, as seen in past tech revolutions. Survival hinges on integrating AI into products and services, shifting to 'human plus AI' models, and moving up the value chain for differentiation. Stock performance reveals investor skepticism, with most of the 20 companies underperforming the S&P 500, indicating market concerns about adaptation success.

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Cisco Systems, Oracle trim 300-plus Bay Area jobs in new layoffs
CSCO, ORCL
Published: August 21, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Negative

Cisco Systems and Oracle America have decided to embark on fresh rounds of layoffs that will eliminate a combined 300-plus jobs in the Bay Area, the tech titans disclosed in WARN notices they sent to the state's labor agency.

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Final Trades: Rocket Companies, Cisco Systems, Insulet Corp and the IGV
CSCO, PODD, RKT
Published: August 19, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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Here is What to Know Beyond Why Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is a Trending Stock
CSCO
Published: August 19, 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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Video Analytics Market Surges to $22.6 billion by 2028 - Dominated by Avigilon (Canada), Axis Communications (Sweden), Cisco (US)
CSCO
Published: August 19, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Delray Beach, FL, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Video Analytics Market is expected to grow from USD 8.3 billion by 2023 to USD 22.6 billion by 2028 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 22.3 % during the forecast period.

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Cisco Drops 6% Post Q4 Results: Time to Buy CSCO Shares on the Dip?
CSCO
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CSCO's stock declines on networking revenue concerns, but soaring AI orders, security growth and upbeat 2026 outlook point to long-term strength.

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Why Cisco (CSCO) International Revenue Trends Deserve Your Attention
CSCO
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Explore Cisco's (CSCO) international revenue trends and how these numbers impact Wall Street's forecasts and what's ahead for the stock.

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Cisco Is Fine Post Earnings: Cisco And IBM Might Be The 'Anti-AI' Tech Stocks
CSCO, IBM
Published: August 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco looks to be correcting after dropping 4.5% on Friday, August 15th, and 7.75% last week, which will give investors another chance to buy the stock in a lower-risk area or add more to the name. EPS was guided to $4.00-4.06 (actual consensus this weekend is $4.04), while revenue guidance for Q1 '26 was $14.45-14.65 billion, with the actual revenue consensus estimate this weekend of $14.76 billion, or an estimate that is above the guided range already. In secular bull markets, particularly as they age, you want underperforming stocks and you want some uncorrelated stocks to the secular bull. Cisco …

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Cisco's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y, Shares Down
CSCO
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco posts strong fiscal Q4 results with strong AI infrastructure sales, boosted by NVIDIA partnership and solid networking growth.

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ETFs in Focus as Cisco Beats on Q4 Earnings, Offers Weak Outlook
CSCO
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco beats Q4 estimates but gives a weak outlook, putting ETFs like IYZ, CIBR, VLUE, TRFK and HACK in the spotlight.

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Is It Worth Investing in Cisco (CSCO) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
CSCO
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?

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Cisco Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call
CSCO
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO will release financial results for the fourth quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

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Cisco Systems Earnings Preview: Will AI Help The Company Grow?
CSCO
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco Systems Inc. is scheduled to report earnings after Wednesday's close. The stock hit a record high of $82/share in March 2000 and is currently trading near $70/share.

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Cisco: Same Bearish Setup As 2007, Going Into Another Recession Dump?
CSCO
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Cisco has delivered a strong +60% total return over the past year, outperforming many Big Tech peers, but operating results have lagged. The recent surge in Cisco's stock price mirrors patterns seen before major downturns, notably in 2006-07. Current valuation ratios are at their most expensive in 18 years, raising concerns about downside risk if history repeats/rhymes.

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Options Corner: CSCO
CSCO
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco (CSCO) highlights Wednesday's postmarket earnings slate. Rick Ducat joins Morning Movers to diagnose the technical formations on the CSCO chart, with current areas of resistance and support circled on its chart.

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Cisco Earnings Preview: Stock Price Nearing Its April 2000 All-Time High
CSCO
Published: August 12, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Analyst consensus is expecting $0.98 in earnings per share on $14.6 billion in revenue as well as 4.97 billion in operating income, for expected year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of 13%, 7% and 14% respectively. Cisco's last big acquisition, Splunk, will now be in Cisco's organic numbers with fiscal Q4 '25. In terms of AI, Cisco appears to have a relatively small AI offering for now, just $1 billion versus the $56–$59 billion in annual revenue, but the AI revenue did look to have beaten expectations in fiscal Q3 '25.

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SMCI vs. CSCO: Which Server Stock is the Better Buy Now?
CSCO, SMCI
Published: August 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco's AI-driven server momentum, billion-dollar orders, and lower valuation make it a stronger buy than Super Micro Computer right now.

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Massed Compute Accelerates AI Infrastructure Expansion with up to $300M Investment from Digital Alpha and Strategic Collaboration with Cisco
CSCO
Published: August 12, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Massed Compute, an AI cloud providing GPU clusters, announces up to $300M investment from Digital Alpha and strategic collaboration with Cisco.

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CSCO, EAT & ONON: Charting This Week's Earnings
CSCO, ONON, EAT
Published: August 10, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

ON Holding (ONON) investors hope shares can reverse its current trend and run higher once it releases earnings on Tuesday. Chili's parent, Brinker (EAT), aims to push its 150% year-over-year rally further.

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Oklo, CoreWeave, On Holding, Cisco, Deere, and More Stocks to Watch This Week
CRWV, CSCO, DE, OKLO, ONON
Published: August 10, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Neutral

Cardinal Health, Madison Square Garden, and Applied Materials are also among companies reporting earnings. And we'll see several data sets on inflation this week.

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Five AI Stocks From Luke Lango
ANET, CEG, CSCO, MP, ORCL
Published: August 08, 2025 by: InvestorPlace
Sentiment: Neutral

Domestic robots are on the way

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Should Cisco Stock Be in Your Portfolio Pre-Q4 Earnings?
CSCO
Published: August 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CSCO' fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 performance is likely to reflect improving demand in the networking domain and strong growth in the Security business.

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What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Cisco (CSCO) Q4 Earnings
CSCO
Published: August 08, 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 July 2025.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
CSCO
Published: August 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco (CSCO) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

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Cisco's Comeback: The Explosive AI Bet You Don't Want To Miss
CSCO
Published: August 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s strong Q3 performance, robust recurring revenue from security and networking, and consistent earnings beats support my Buy rating. AI infrastructure momentum and strategic Middle East partnerships position Cisco for long-term growth and reduced revenue concentration risk. Despite near-term guidance for slower growth, CSCO stock's valuation is attractive, the dividend profile is solid, and its core business remains resilient.

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Is Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Outpacing Its Computer and Technology Peers This Year?
CSCO
Published: August 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Here is how Cisco Systems (CSCO) and F5 Networks (FFIV) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Is Cisco (CSCO) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
CSCO
Published: July 29, 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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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.