Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO

106.70 (0.27) (0.25%) as of 25 Sep
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$422.0B
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Net margin

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 21.0%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.22% (fiscal 2018) to 22.9% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.74% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 21.0% 2.98
FY2025 18.0% (1.21)
FY2024 19.2% (2.95)
FY2023 22.1% (0.78)
FY2022 22.9% 1.65
FY2021 21.3% (1.49)
FY2020 22.8% 0.36
FY2019 22.4% 22.17
FY2018 0.22% (19.80)
FY2017 20.0% (1.79)

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 22.4% 1.08
Apr 2026 21.3% 0.60
Jan 2026 20.7% 1.47
Oct 2025 19.2% 1.84
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.22% High 22.9%
Ten-year median 21.1%
Current reading's percentile 50

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 29.3%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 21.0%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 17.4%
CIEN Ciena Corporation compare 10.9%
ERIC Ericsson compare 10.6%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 6.39%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 3.39%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −230.1%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −536.7%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.74%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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