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Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO

Technology  —  Communication Equipment
106.70 (0.27) (0.25%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$422.0B
P/E
31.8×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Return on invested capital

Cisco Systems, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 17.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.7% (fiscal 2025) to 60.7% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 0.72% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 17.9% 4.16
FY2025 13.7% (2.41)
FY2024 16.1% (21.66)
FY2023 37.8% 7.59
FY2022 30.2% (0.93)
FY2021 31.1% (11.28)
FY2020 42.4% (18.33)
FY2019 60.7% 15.44
FY2018 45.3% 10.27
FY2017 35.0% (0.44)

Against its own ten years

Low 13.7% High 60.7%
Ten-year median 33.7%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 89.4%
ERIC Ericsson compare 25.1%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 17.9%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 17.3%
CIEN Ciena Corporation compare 12.6%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare 9.26%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 4.31%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 2.83%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −12.2%
Communication Equipment industry median 0.72%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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