Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is a leading global technology company specializing in networking, cybersecurity and collaboration solutions. Founded in 1984 by Stanford University computer scientists Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, Cisco pioneered the development of multiprotocol routers and played a key role in the growth of the Internet. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company serves a diverse customer base spanning enterprise, service provider, public sector and small business markets.

Cisco’s core product portfolio includes enterprise routers and switches, wireless access points, security appliances, data center and cloud networking hardware. In recent years, the company has expanded its offerings to include software-based solutions such as network automation, analytics, threat intelligence and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Cisco also provides unified communications and collaboration tools through its Webex platform, supporting virtual meetings, voice calling and team messaging.

With operations in more than 100 countries, Cisco supports customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The company has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions, integrating technologies from companies such as Linksys, Scientific-Atlanta, Webex and AppDynamics. Cisco’s global services business offers technical support, consulting, managed services and advanced threat protection to help organizations design, deploy and secure their IT infrastructure.

Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Chuck Robbins, who took the helm in 2015, Cisco has focused on driving innovation in areas like cloud computing, cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. The company’s executive team and board of directors emphasize sustainability, diversity and digital transformation as key strategic priorities while maintaining a commitment to open standards and interoperability across its technology ecosystem.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.48 to $68.10
• 50-Day Range: $66.20 to $71.79
• 52-Week Range: $47.85 to $72.55
• Volume: 21.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 20.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $264.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.53
• Dividend Yield: 2.45%
• Price Target: $74.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cisco Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cisco Systems scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 647 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cisco Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $74.53, representing about 11.4% upside from its current price of $66.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cisco Systems has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cisco Systems are expected to grow by 5.59% in the coming year, from $3.04 to $3.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cisco Systems is 25.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 278.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cisco Systems is 25.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 440.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cisco Systems has a PEG Ratio of 2.83. 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 5.61. 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

1.23% 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 2.4, 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 2.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cisco Systems pays a meaningful dividend of 2.41%, 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 62.60%. 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 51.09% next year. This indicates that Cisco Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.23% 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 2.4, 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 2.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Cisco Systems has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 56 news articles for Cisco Systems this week, compared to 37 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

130 people have searched for CSCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 41% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

99 people have added Cisco Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 154% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $5,916,823.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 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.

CSCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CSCO shares performed this year?

Cisco Systems' stock was trading at $59.20 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CSCO shares have increased by 13.0% and is now trading at $66.90.

How were Cisco Systems' earnings last quarter?

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.01. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Cisco Systems buying back stock?

Cisco Systems' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $15,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Cisco Systems have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Cisco Systems: Greco and Sons, Upsys, J. Kings Food Service Professionals, J & M Wholesale Meats, Waugh Foods, Doerle Food Service, Supplies on the Fly, and others.

Who are Cisco Systems' major shareholders?

Cisco Systems' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.95%), State Street Corp (4.92%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.94%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles Robbins, Maria Martinez, Richard Scott Herren, Jeffery S Sharritts, Jeetendra I Patel, Deborah L Stahlkopf, Thimaya K Subaiya, Oliver Tuszik, Roderick C Mcgeary, Kristina M Johnson, Prat Bhatt, Maria Victoria Wong and Mark Garrett.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cisco Systems?

Shares of CSCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cisco Systems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cisco Systems investors own include Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/13/2025
• Today: 9/07/2025
• Record date for 10/22 Dividend: 10/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend: 10/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - NETWORKS
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSCO
• CIK: 858877
• Web: www.cisco.com
• Phone: (408) 526-4000
• Fax: 408-853-3683
• Employees: 90,400
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cisco Systems: $74.53
• High Price Target: $87.00
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.01
• P/E Growth: 2.83
• Net Income: $10.45 billion
• Net Margins: 18.45%
• Pretax Margin: 20.22%
• Return on Equity: 27.02%
• Return on Assets: 10.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $56.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.67
• Cash Flow: $3.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.53
• Book Value: $11.92 per share
• Price / Book: 5.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,953,197,000
• Free Float: 3,952,802,000
• Market Cap: $264.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99