Why did Cisco (CSCO) stock move recently?

On 8/13/2026, Cisco moved -9.0% — Slid despite a fiscal Q4 beat (EPS $1.22 vs $1.17, revenue $17.25B) and FY27 guidance well above estimates, as analysts viewed the outlook as conservative given the demand backdrop and investors took profits. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Cisco (CSCO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Cisco's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 36.5, a forward P/E of about 19.5, a price-to-book of about 8.6 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Cisco's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.36×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Cisco's revenue?

Cisco reported revenue of $56.7B for FY2025, with net profit of $10.2B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Cisco (CSCO)?

Cisco last traded at $109.20 (+0.5% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Cisco

CSCO · NASDAQ · Technology · United States

Snapshot

TickerCSCO

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorTechnology

IndustryCommunication Equipment

CountryUnited States

Employees82,400

HeadquartersSan Jose, United States

Websitewww.cisco.com

Filings tracked13

About Cisco

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies to power, help, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company provides data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; identity and agentic security solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch networks; WEBEX suite, collaboration devices, and contact center; communication platform as a service software, including perpetual licenses, subscription arrangements, and hardware solutions; network assurance and observability suite; accelerated issue resolution, software support, and hardware replacement; professional services, such as planning, design, implementation, and high-value consulting; service and support packages, financing, and managed network services; and regional, national, and international wireline carriers, webscale products, internet, and cable. It also provides wireless products, including indoor and outdoor coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud, on-premise, or within hybrid cloud environments. In addition, it offers technical support services. The company serves businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers. It sells its products and services directly, through systems integrators, service providers, and other thirdy-party resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions83.4%
Public & other16.5%

5,132 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.10%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.21%
State Street Corporation5.00%
Invesco Ltd.3.51%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.03%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.56%
Morgan Stanley2.04%
FMR, LLC1.93%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 4.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.36×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend22.1% → 18.0%

Margin has compressed by about 4.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity21.7%

Latest ROE of 21.7% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -0% · PAT -10%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $17.9B · EPS 1.23

Est. earnings growth +18.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $77.8B · EPS 5.60

Est. earnings growth +8.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$56.7B

Net margin

18.0%

ROE

21.7%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-0.3%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-10.2%

EPS (FY2025)

2.55

Net profit (FY2025)

$10.2B

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Why it moved

Aug 13, 2026
Slid despite a fiscal Q4 beat (EPS $1.22 vs $1.17, revenue $17.25B) and FY27 guidance well above estimates, as analysts viewed the outlook as conservative given the demand backdrop and investors took profits.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Aug 4, 2026
Cisco shares rose about 5% with no company-specific catalyst or filing today; the move appears to reflect broader tech/AI sector momentum ahead of its upcoming August earnings report.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$56.7B	$10.2B	2.55	18.0%	21.7%
FY2024	$53.8B	$10.3B	2.54	19.2%	22.7%
FY2023	$57.0B	$12.6B	3.07	22.1%	28.4%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$15.8B	$3.4B	0.85	21.3%
2026Q1	$15.3B	$3.2B	0.80	20.7%
2025Q4	$14.9B	$2.9B	0.72	19.2%
2025Q2	$14.1B	$2.5B	0.62	17.6%
2025Q1	$14.0B	$2.4B	0.61	17.4%
2024Q4	$13.8B	$2.7B	0.68	19.6%
2024Q2	$12.7B	$1.9B	0.46	14.8%
2024Q1	$12.8B	$2.6B	0.65	20.6%
2023Q4	$14.7B	$3.6B	0.89	24.8%
2023Q2	$14.6B	$3.2B	0.78	22.0%
2023Q1	$13.6B	$2.8B	0.67	20.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC5/19/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Costs from exit/disposal, Exhibits
SEC5/13/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC4/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/17/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/11/2026material

2025

8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC12/17/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/18/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/12/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC10/17/2025material
10-K filing
SEC9/3/2025
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC8/25/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/13/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.