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

Cisco: Low Growth Despite AI Infrastructure Opportunities
CSCO
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco Systems, Inc. beat Q3 2025 earnings estimates, with strong growth in security and observability, boosted by the Splunk acquisition. The company benefits from AI infrastructure demand but is not a core AI company; growth is steady, not explosive. Full-year guidance and historical performance show Cisco reliably beats estimates, but projected EBITDA CAGR is a modest 3.3%.

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Cisco Stock Is the Top Dow Performer After Earnings Beat
CSCO
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

Despite tariffs and economic uncertainty, customers have not yet changed their spending behaviors, the company said.

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Cisco tops Q3 estimates on strong demand, outgoing and incoming CFOs talk AI demand and future
CSCO
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Yahoo Finance
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco Systems (CSCO) continues to get a stock bump into Thursday's pre-market trading after reporting third quarter results yesterday, beating earnings and revenue estimates and raising its full-year guidance. Outgoing Cisco CFO Scott Herren and the Incoming Cisco CFO Mark Patterson sit down with the Morning Brief team in the studio to talk more about the earnings print, Cisco's CapEx spending around AI networks, the company's outlook on infrastructure scaling in regions like the Middle East, and the transition for the two CFOs.

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Cisco CEO on earnings: What we announce with HUMAIN could look like U.S. hyperscaler
CSCO
Published: May 15, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Chuck Robbins, CISCO chairman and CEO, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's most recent earnings.

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Cisco Earnings Will Showcase Its Diversification
CSCO
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

Analysts are expecting adjusted earnings of 92 cents a share, up 4% from last year.

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Cisco Stock Roars Back On AI Firepower, Saudi Pact — Bullish Breakout Faces Q3 Earnings Test
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Published: May 14, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco Systems Inc CSCO will report its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the market close, with Wall Street expecting earnings per share of 92 cets and revenue of $14.08 billion.

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Options Corner: CSCO Trade Ahead of Earnings
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Published: May 14, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

As Cisco (CSCO) shares climb higher in 2025, Rick Ducat says the 5-year high of $66.50 is a level to pay attention to on the upside, with volume studies showing a heavier presence at $58-$59. Ahead of earnings, Tom White demonstrates an example options strategy using a covered call trade with a neutral to bullish stance.

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Cisco Earnings Preview: The Networking Giant Has Averaged 3% Revenue Growth Per Year Since 2010
CSCO
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

LSEG data shows expectations of $0.92 in EPS, $14.08 billion in revenue growth and $4.7 billion in operating income, for y-o-y growth of 5%, 11% and 9% respectively. For some portfolio's Cisco could be a value way to play the cybersecurity sector. Trading at $62 today, or 17x forward earnings with 0% expected EPS growth for fiscal 2025, on 1% revenue growth, guidance will be a key component of Wednesday night's earnings call.

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Cisco Enters AI Partnership With Saudi Arabia
CSCO
Published: May 13, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

The networking and security company said the partnership aims to build the world's most open, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient AI infrastructure, and position Saudi Arabia as a global leader in digital innovation.

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Cisco to Collaborate with AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure
CSCO
Published: May 13, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco to work with BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, MGX, Microsoft, NVIDIA and xAI to accelerate innovation and scaling of AI data centers SAN JOSE, Calif. , May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco today announced that it will collaborate with the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), which is led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), MGX, Microsoft, NVIDIA and xAI.

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Cisco Expands Partnership with Saudi Arabia to Power the AI Future
CSCO
Published: May 13, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Cisco to Join HUMAIN's Initiative to Build the Kingdom's Future AI Infrastructure News Summary: Cisco to partner with Saudi Arabia's new HUMAIN AI enterprise to power AI infrastructure and ecosystem growth. New investments in research, talent and digital skills aim to accelerate the Kingdom's AI journey.

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Cisco Announces New Strategic AI Initiatives in the Middle East
CSCO
Published: May 13, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

News Summary: Cisco to join HUMAIN's alliance to build Saudi Arabia's future AI Infrastructure. Cisco and G42 extend their strategic partnership to drive AI innovation across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States.

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Buy, Sell or Hold Cisco Systems Stock? Key Tips Ahead of Q3 Earnings
CSCO
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CSCO's third-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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Earnings Calendar: 7 Market-Moving Stocks Every Investor Should Watch Closely This Week
ACHR, BABA, CRWV, CSCO, JD, RGTI, WMT
Published: May 12, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

The bulk of earnings season is over, but there are still plenty of stocks to issue their quarterly results.

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Seeking Clues to Cisco (CSCO) Q3 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
CSCO
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Cisco (CSCO) for the quarter ended April 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.

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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
CSCO
Published: May 07, 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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Cisco Study Reveals Alarming Deficiencies in Security Readiness
CSCO
Published: May 07, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

News Summary: Cybersecurity readiness remains alarmingly low as only 4% of organizations worldwide have achieved a mature level of readiness. Organizations continue to struggle with the complexities introduced by AI, with 86% having experienced AI-related security incidents in the last year.

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Cisco says it has a new chip that can make quantum computing useful more quickly
CSCO
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

The company announced a new quantum lab and a research prototype chip that it said could make quantum computing possible within the next decade.

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Cisco Systems Introduces New Quantum Chip, Opens Lab Facility
CSCO
Published: May 06, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

The new quantum network entanglement chip works with existing fiber-optic infrastructure and is ready for scalable system deployment.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
CSCO
Published: May 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Cisco (CSCO) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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Will Cisco (CSCO) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
CSCO
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cisco (CSCO) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Cisco Schedules Conference Call for Q3 Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
CSCO
Published: May 01, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

SAN JOSE, Calif. , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 1:30 PM (PT); 4:30 PM (ET) to announce its third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results for the period ending Saturday, April 26, 2025.

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CallTower Enhances Flexibility and Productivity for Modern Workforces with Webex Go by Cisco
CSCO
Published: May 01, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Webex Go with CallTower Will Enable Seamless Enterprise Calling on Mobile Devices Webex Go with CallTower Will Enable Seamless Enterprise Calling on Mobile Devices

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These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
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Published: April 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Finding stocks expected to beat quarterly earnings estimates becomes an easier task with our Zacks Earnings ESP.

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Cisco Continues to Drive Innovation to Reimagine Security for the AI Era
CSCO
Published: April 28, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

News Summary: New Cisco innovations address the complexities for security professionals to embrace the AI era in today's dynamic threat landscape Cisco XDR and Splunk Security advancements simplify threat detection and response with cutting edge agentic AI Cisco and ServiceNow deepen partnership to ensure customers can efficiently adopt and scale AI securely Launch of Foundation AI democratizes AI security with novel open-source tools, including the first reasoning model built to enhance security applications SAN FRANCISCO , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2025 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today made several transformative innovation and partnership announcements that will help security …

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Cisco and ServiceNow Partner to Simplify and Secure AI Adoption for Businesses at Scale
CSCO, NOW
Published: April 28, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

News Summary: Cisco and ServiceNow deepen partnership to ensure customers can adopt and scale AI securely and efficiently. Companies will bring portfolios closer together to help enterprises evolve their organizations as they embrace AI.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Now
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Published: April 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The Zacks Earnings ESP is a great way to find potential earnings surprises. Why investors should take advantage now.

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Arista Networks vs. Cisco: Which Networking Stock is a Better Bet?
ANET, CSCO
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

CSCO appears to be a better investment option compared to ANET at the moment.

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Is Cisco (CSCO) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
CSCO
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

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DGII vs. CSCO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
CSCO, DGII
Published: April 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors looking for stocks in the Computer - Networking sector might want to consider either Digi International (DGII) or Cisco Systems (CSCO). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?

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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.