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) Return on equity

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 27.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.20% (fiscal 2018) to 31.4% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −1.91% and above the Technology sector median of 0.27%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 27.3% 5.26
FY2025 22.1% (0.92)
FY2024 23.0% (7.01)
FY2023 30.0% 0.84
FY2022 29.2% 2.40
FY2021 26.8% (4.62)
FY2020 31.4% 1.10
FY2019 30.3% 30.07
FY2018 0.20% (14.61)
FY2017 14.8% (2.61)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.20% High 31.4%
Ten-year median 24.9%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 91.4%
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 91.1%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 27.3%
CIEN Ciena Corporation compare 22.4%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 10.5%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 3.38%
ERIC Ericsson compare 0.00%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −34.8%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −240.0%
Communication Equipment industry median −1.91%
Technology sector median 0.27%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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