Cisco (CSCO)
Information Technology · Networking and Communications Equipment · NASDAQ
A global leader in networking and IT infrastructure providing the hardware, software, and services that power modern internet and enterprise communications.
What Cisco does
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells a range of networking, security, collaboration, and data center products. Its offerings include hardware, software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, and related maintenance and support services. The company's portfolio addresses complex IT infrastructure needs for enterprises, service providers, and public institutions.
Themes: enterprise networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, hybrid work solutions, data center hardware
Fundamentals
- Price$114.89 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$453.0B as of 2026-08-27 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+63.4% 2025-10-08 close $70.33 → 2026-10-08 close $114.89
- P/E38.28 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+21.0% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+64.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+26.4% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.64 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.2% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.93 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-12 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.5%; at least 16 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CSCO compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 253 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 375 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 311 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 370 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 385 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 108 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CSCO is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
64.3 #114 of 1,379 scored · #24 of 203 in Information Technology
Trend 87th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day) and profitability 83rd (return on equity 26.4%, operating margin 24.3%); weakest is valuation (36th, price to book 9, price to earnings 38.3).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, CSCO's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 49%, free-cash-flow payout 51%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout49% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout51% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Cisco looks technically
Cisco (CSCO) is trading 17.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 508 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 17.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +17.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $112.22 | $112.22 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $97.85 | $97.85 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 508 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 508 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control | 25.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 58.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($104.51 to $118.40) — its "stochastic" reading is 75 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 74.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $130.37 | $130.37 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 72.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +72.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.9% below its highest point of the past year | 11.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 12 trading days ago | 12 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $130.37 (set on 2026-06-04) | $130.37 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($67.46 to $130.00), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 24% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $89.35 to $91.35. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 24.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 11.9% below its all-time high | -11.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.0% above a support level at $112.60 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-05-21, most recently on 2026-09-11. Since 2024-10-08 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.03 (set on 1997-04-22) | $5.03 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2185.1% above its all-time low | +2,185% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 44th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.70 between its high and its low — about 2.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.70 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $103.24 and $117.06 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $103.24 – $110.15 – $117.06 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.4% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (17.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.74× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.6% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 8.0% below the previous close 39 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 123.88 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -8.0% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 39 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 39 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.59% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock gained 5.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | +4.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.9 percentage points (the stock gained 0.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | -2.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 25.4 percentage points (the stock gained 42.8% while the market gained 17.5%) | +25.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 48.4 percentage points (the stock gained 63.4% while the market gained 15.0%) | +48.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $99.31 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +15.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-12 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $111.08 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 41 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CSCO last closed at $114.89 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $112.60 | Support | 2.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-05-21 to 2026-09-11 |
| $122.25 | Resistance | 6.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-10 |
| $107.45 | Support | 6.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-16 to 2026-09-10 |
| $85.27 | Support | 25.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-09 to 2026-04-28 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.86 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 25 analysts
- Mean price target$136.16 range $110.00 – $170.00; median $135.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CSCO
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.32 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00204 (+0.2%) from $1.32, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward29% of 7 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on rapid technological change and innovation to remain competitive.","Complexity in recognizing revenue across diverse hardware, software, and SaaS contract structures.","Reliance on global supply chains for hardware production and inventory management."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CSCO's 10-Q filed 2026-05-19 against the prior one filed 2026-02-17.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Notes:
- Both texts are truncated at the same point ('including those identified below under "Part II,') and appear identical within the provided excerpts
- The comparison is limited to the Forward-Looking Statements section only; full MD&A content not provided for either filing
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Filed 2026-05-19: Added 'or other trade barriers or disruptions' after 'tariffs' in the sentence about challenging global economic conditions.
- Filed 2026-05-19: Added 'or other' before 'issues' in 'manufacturing or other issues have delayed shipments'.
- Filed 2026-05-19: Added 'or other' before 'issues' in 'manufacturing or other issues and any related component shortages'.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text ends mid-sentence at 'which in turn contributes to', so the last words of the older filing could not be compared for that final sentence.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 21 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($304720) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 21 sells ($6M) — 7 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 49 sells ($13M) — 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-14. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CSCO's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 27 matched disclosures for CSCO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding CSCO as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 662,455,017
- Reported value $77,811,966,304
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CSCO had 57,677,354 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CSCO had 1.46% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.42 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 57,677,354
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.46%
- Prior settlement (shares) 55,543,993
- Reported change 3.84%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.42
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Juniper Networks (JNPR)
- Arista Networks (ANET)
- Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
- Fortinet (FTNT)
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- VMware (VMW)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Cisco (CSCO) do?
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells a range of networking, security, collaboration, and data center products. Its offerings include hardware, software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, and related maintenance and support services. The company's portfolio addresses complex IT infrastructure needs for enterprises, service providers, and public institutions.
What sector is Cisco (CSCO) in?
Cisco (CSCO) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Networking and Communications Equipment. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does CSCO pay a dividend?
Yes — Cisco (CSCO) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.53% and at least 16 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Cisco's (CSCO) competitors?
Notable peers of Cisco (CSCO) include Juniper Networks, Arista Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CSCO?
Yes — we hold 27 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CSCO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Cisco (CSCO) overbought or oversold right now?
Cisco (CSCO) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CSCO come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.