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CSCO Technology Communication Equipment
Cisco Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $63.3 billion, up 11.8% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +17.6%
- EPS
- +52.2%
- Free cash flow
- +24.4%
- Total debt
- −15.3%
Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Dividend Safety Score
Cisco Systems, Inc.'s stockrow Dividend Safety Score is 77 out of 100, based on payout ratios, leverage, dividend streak and earnings stability for fiscal 2026.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
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| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 77 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings | 49.39% | — | Fail | 20 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 51.33% | — | Fail | 18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.19 | — | Pass | 16 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 10 | — | Pass | 16 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 10 fiscal years | 1 | — | Fail | 7 |
| Dividend Safety Score | Adequately covered | 77 | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
Dividend Safety Score against peers
| Company | Dividend Safety Score |
|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 89 |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 85 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 77 |
| ERIC Ericsson compare | 70 |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 38 |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 36 |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation compare | — |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | — |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | — |
What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings
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