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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
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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 1.29% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
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% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 8.87% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 4.31% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 2.83% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 1.29% |
| 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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