Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global technology company that develops networking, cybersecurity, collaboration and observability solutions for businesses, government organizations and service providers. Its offerings include routers, switches, wireless networking equipment, data-center infrastructure, security software and services, as well as technologies that support cloud and hybrid IT environments.

The company also provides collaboration tools through its Webex portfolio, cloud-managed networking through Cisco Meraki and security and observability capabilities that include technologies from Splunk, which Cisco acquired in 2024. Cisco complements its products with technical support, consulting, managed services and other professional services designed to help organizations connect, secure and manage their digital operations.

Founded in 1984 by Stanford University computer scientists Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, California, and serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Chuck Robbins has served as Cisco’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2015.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $103.14 to $108.77
• 50-Day Range: $104.51 to $118.39
• 52-Week Range: $70.54 to $130.37
• Volume: 24.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $412.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.29
• Dividend Yield: 1.61%
• Price Target: $128.52
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cisco Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cisco Systems scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cisco Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $128.52, representing about 23.0% upside from its current price of $104.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cisco Systems has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cisco Systems are expected to grow by 8.60% in the coming year, from $4.42 to $4.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cisco Systems is 31.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cisco Systems is 31.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 46.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cisco Systems has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cisco Systems has a P/B Ratio of 8.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.53% of the float of Cisco Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cisco Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.81, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cisco Systems has recently increased by 17.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cisco Systems pays a meaningful dividend of 1.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cisco Systems has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cisco Systems is 50.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cisco Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.00% next year. This indicates that Cisco Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

Cisco Systems has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for Cisco Systems this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

90 people have searched for CSCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

75 people have added Cisco Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cisco Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,005,620.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of Cisco Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.33% of the stock of Cisco Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Record date for 10/21 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/21/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSCO
• CIK: 858877
• Web: www.cisco.com
• Phone: (408) 526-4000
• Fax: 408-853-3683
• Employees: 82,400
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cisco Systems: $128.52
• High Price Target: $165.00
• Low Price Target: $88.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.64
• P/E Growth: 2.26
• Net Income: $13.27 billion
• Net Margins: 20.95%
• Pretax Margin: 25.28%
• Return on Equity: 30.16%
• Return on Assets: 11.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $63.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.51
• Cash Flow: $4.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.06
• Book Value: $12.75 per share
• Price / Book: 8.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,942,587,000
• Free Float: 3,942,193,000
• Market Cap: $412.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99