Cisco Systems, Inc.

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

104.51 4.08 −3.76%
Market cap
$428.1B
P/E
31.2×
Fwd P/E
25.5×
Dividend yield
1.60%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.34
Beneish M
−2.38
Dividend safety
77/100

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Return on assets

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Cisco Systems, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 10.5%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.09% (fiscal 2018) to 12.9% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.10% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 10.5% 2.28
FY2025 8.25% (0.87)
FY2024 9.12% (3.76)
FY2023 12.9% 0.54
FY2022 12.3% 1.33
FY2021 11.0% (0.63)
FY2020 11.6% 0.39
FY2019 11.3% 11.16
FY2018 0.09% (7.55)
FY2017 7.64% (1.50)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.09% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 9.83%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 52.4%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 12.0%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 10.5%
CIEN Ciena Corporation compare 9.52%
ERIC Ericsson compare 8.76%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 6.50%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 3.32%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 1.90%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −120.3%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.10%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.07%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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