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$95.64 -6.37 (-6.24%) At close · Nov 13
Market Cap
$377.07B
Shares
3.94B
Volume · Nov 13 28.66M Avg daily vol (3M) 18.08M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$95.64 Open$100.47 Day$95.26–100.75 52W close$73.35–130.00 Avg vol 30d18.8M Short int61.0M · 1.5% of shares · 4.0d Short vol52% Last earningsNov 12, 2026 DataJan 2020–Nov 2026 Filing10-K · Sep 2

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Latest documents

2026
Nov 12
Earnings call
Raised fiscal year 27 guidance after record $18.5 billion revenue

Cisco posted record revenue of $18.5 billion, up 24%, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.40, up 40%, while raising fiscal year 27 revenue guidance to $74.8 billion-$75.8 billion and AI infrastructure revenue guidance to $9 billion.

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For the quarter, total revenue of $18.5 billion was an all-time high, up 24% year-on-year. And non-GAAP earnings per share was $1.40, up 40% year-over-year, demonstrating continued operating leverage. Our raised guidance for fiscal year 27 is as follows. We expect revenue to be in the range of $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion. Overall, our hyperscaler business continues to show strong momentum, with AI infrastructure revenue projected to grow to $9 billion in fiscal year 27, more than double fiscal year 26 levels. Open the document at this passage
Nov 12
Current report 8-K
$18.5 billion revenue, FY 2027 guidance raised

Cisco Systems, Inc. reported revenue of $18.5 billion, up 24% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.40, up 40%. It raised FY 2027 revenue guidance to $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion and hyperscaler AI infrastructure revenue expectations to $9B.

Financial results
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. •Record revenue of $18.5 billion, up 24% year over year, record GAAP earnings per share of $1.14, up 58% year over year, and record non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.40, up 40% year over year – Cisco’s strongest revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share growth rates in over 15 years •Raised expectation for AI infrastructure revenue from hyperscalers to $9B in FY27, more than double the total for FY26 FY 2027 Guidance: Revenue: $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion Open the document at this passage
Oct 29
Annual report to holders ARS
Annual report to holders

Cisco reported fiscal 2026 record revenue of $63.3 billion, up 12% year over year, GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.33 and $4.33, and over $9 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscale customers.

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Oct 29
Proxy statement DEF 14A Meeting Dec 15, 2026
Proxy statement

Cisco reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $63.3 billion, up 12% year-over-year, and returned $12.7 billion through dividends and share repurchases. Stockholders will vote on ten director nominees, executive compensation, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP at the December 15, 2026 meeting.

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Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$13.27B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+17.6%
Year over year
Operating margin
24.3%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
28.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.5%
FCF yield
3.4%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
19.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$13.62B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
1.7%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-0.5%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+23.6%
Trailing year
Short interest
1.5%
Latest settlement · 4.0 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q1 FY27 earnings call · Nov 12, 2026
Q1 FY27

TL;DR. Cisco delivered record Q1 revenue and earnings, raised FY27 revenue guidance, lifted its FY27 AI infrastructure revenue expectation to $9 billion, and reported broad-based order growth and strong cash generation. Gross margin declined, services growth remained modest, and AI orders, second-half visibility, and concentrated hyperscaler spending remain risks.

Bullish
  • + Q1 revenue and earnings reached records, with revenue up 24% and non-GAAP EPS up 40% year over year.
  • + Cisco raised FY27 guidance to revenue of $74.8 billion-$75.8 billion. new
  • + Cisco raised its FY27 hyperscaler AI infrastructure revenue expectation to $9 billion, more than double FY26. new
  • + Demand was broad-based, with total product orders up 21% and double-digit growth across all geographies and customer markets. new
  • + Operating cash flow increased 36% year over year to $4.4 billion. new
  • + Cisco returned $3.7 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in Q1.
Bearish
  • − Non-GAAP total gross margin declined 250 basis points year over year as hardware growth outpaced software and services. new
  • − Non-GAAP product gross margin fell 350 basis points, primarily because of hardware mix and elevated memory costs. new
  • − Services revenue growth was only 1% year over year. new
  • − Cisco expects tougher comparisons and less visibility in the second half of fiscal 2027. new
  • − AI orders are expected to be lumpy rather than linear. new
  • − Cisco identifies concentrated hyperscaler AI purchases and the timing and scale of AI deployments as risks. new

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 19.3 · elevated Equity put/call 0.63
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −7%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −11%
below
RSI (14) 37
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 39%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return −11%
trailing
6-month return −19%
trailing
YTD return +24%
this year
Relative strength −20%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $108 › 200d $102 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
3,752 of 4,130 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -38.9M sh shares · +125 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
1.55% of shares out · ▲ +1.4% MoM · 4.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
4,130 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 63
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +3%
Y/Y
Gross margin 83%
expanding
EPS growth +31%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $12.8B
Valuation P/E 28.7
below peers
Buyback $8.1B
remaining
Balance sheet $22.3B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 37%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −28%
past year
ATR 4.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Beat or met 8 of last 8
Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 12, 2026
fiscal year 27
Revenue $72.2B – $73.4B
prior FY $63.33B midpoint +15.0% Y/Y
Non-GAAP earnings per share Non-GAAP $5.05 – $5.11
FY27
Operating margin 35%
Bottom-line growth 17%
AI infrastructure revenue target $7.5B
Previous outlook earlier release · from the Earnings Call filed Nov 12, 2025

Still-open targets the latest release did not restate under the same label.

Neocloud, sovereign cloud enterprise pipeline · for the rest of our fiscal year, so for the next three quarters at least $2B
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 12, 2026
Revenue · fiscal Q1 $18B – $18.2B
Non-GAAP gross margin · fiscal Q1 65% – 66%
Non-GAAP operating margin · fiscal Q1 35.5% – 36.5%
Non-GAAP earnings per share · fiscal Q1 $1.32 – $1.34
Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled
Revenue Q4 FY 2026
guided $16.7B – $16.9B
$17.25B Beat +2.7%
Revenue FY 2026
guided $62.8B – $63B
$63.33B Beat +0.7%
GAAP EPS fiscal 2026
guided $3.16 – $3.21
$3.33 Beat +4.6%
Revenue Q3 FY 2026
guided $15.4B – $15.6B
$15.84B Beat +2.2%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
3 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−7% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−11% Bearish
RSI (14)
37 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
39% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $108 › 200d $102 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
3,752 of 4,130 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -38.9M sh shares · +125 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
1.55% of shares out · ▲ +1.4% MoM · 4.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
4,130 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $73 Now $96 · 39% Range high $130
vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg -11%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
AI infrastructure orders 9.3B FY 2026 —
AI infrastructure orders taken 4B Q4 FY 2026 —
AI infrastructure revenue delivered 4B FY 2026 —
Networking product orders year over year growth 40% Q4 FY 2026 —
Non-GAAP Operating Income non-GAAP $22B fiscal 2026 —
Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP 34.8% FY 2026 —
Product RPO year over year growth 9% Q4 FY 2026 —
RPO total year over year growth 7% Q4 FY 2026 —
Services RPO year over year growth 6% Q4 FY 2026 —
Total product orders year over year growth 35% Q4 FY 2026 —
Total product orders year over year growth excluding hyperscalers 25% Q4 FY 2026 —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Communication Equipment — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
CSCO
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this stock
$377.07B +24.2% +2.8% 28.7 1.5%
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
$87.83B +38.6% +5.7% 42.8 2.1%
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
$64.10B +101.0% +13.8% 24.9 3.5%
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$54.11B +61.9% +24.6% — 8.9%
NOK
Nokia Corp
$45.67B +24.7% — — 1.3%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
4,133
% held
81.5%
Reported
3,752 of 4,130
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
1,712
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
61.0M
Days to cover
4.0d
Change
+859.6K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
52%
As of
Nov 13, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
36
Value
$4.2K
As of
Oct 8, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
42.7%
Week of
Oct 5, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Maria Elvira Salazar
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Oct 23, 2026
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$63.3B
Net income (FY)
$13.3B
EPS diluted
$3.33
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Buybacks
Authorized
$15.0B
Remaining
$8.1B
Spent Remaining
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Nov 12, 2026
This year
16

Cisco Systems, Inc. reported revenue of $18.5 billion, up 24% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.40, up 40%. It raised FY 2027 revenue guidance to $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion and hyperscaler AI infrastructure revenue expectations to $9B.

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Proposed Sales
Value
$35.0K
Shares
312
Filed
Sep 14, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Nov 12, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
CISCO REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNI…
Published
Nov 12, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CSCO +1.9% -10.9% -19.2% -8.5% +24.2%
SPY +2.6% -1.2% +0.5% -0.2% +10.6%
vs SPY -0.7% -9.8% -19.7% -8.3% +13.5%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.42 / share · ex Oct 2, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.42 / share · ex Jan 4, 2027
Raised 2.4%
Paid (TTM)
$1.67 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.75%
Full dividend history
Buyback program · as of Jul 25, 2026
Authorized
$15.00B
Spent (derived)
$6.90B
Remaining
$8.10B
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 858877 CUSIP 17275R102 13F (30d) 3162 filings 3025 filers Visit website Investor relations