Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
106.70
(0.27)
(0.25%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $422.0B
- P/E
- 31.8×
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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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