Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO

106.70 (0.27) (0.25%) as of 25 Sep
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$422.0B
P/E
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Free cash flow margin

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 20.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.0% (fiscal 2024) to 33.4% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 1.39% and above the Technology sector median of 1.52%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 20.2% (3.29)
FY2025 23.5% 4.47
FY2024 19.0% (14.42)
FY2023 33.4% 8.67
FY2022 24.7% (4.96)
FY2021 29.7% (0.40)
FY2020 30.1% 1.30
FY2019 28.8% 2.66
FY2018 26.1% (0.78)
FY2017 26.9% 1.60

Against its own ten years

Low 19.0% High 33.4%
Ten-year median 25.7%
Current reading's percentile 17

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 27.8%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 21.9%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 20.2%
CIEN Ciena Corporation compare 13.5%
ERIC Ericsson compare 12.7%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare 11.4%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 10.9%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 2.61%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −1,506.1%
Communication Equipment industry median 1.39%
Technology sector median 1.52%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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