CSCO · NMS S&P 500

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Technology · Communication Equipment

$98.15 −$0.50 (−0.51%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 29 analysts

Buy

Median price target $135.00 +37.5%

Open: $97.25
Day range: 96.42 – $99.00
52-week range: 71.10 – $130.37
Volume: 17,765,257
Market cap: $386,965M
P/E (TTM): 29.5x
EPS (TTM): $3.33
EPS est. FY 2027: $5.15
P/E est. FY 2027: 19.1x
Dividend yield: 1.7%
Beta: 1.00
Payout: 50%

Cisco financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$17,252M	+17.6%
Net income	$3,859M	+51.3%
Earnings per share	$0.97	+36.6%
Net margin	22.4%	+5.0 pp
Free cash flow	$4,996M	+24.4%
Debt / equity	0.59	−2.1%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$14,673M	$2,550M
Q4 2025	$14,883M	$2,860M
Q1 2026	$15,349M	$3,175M
Q2 2026	$15,841M	$3,373M
Q3 2026	$17,252M	$3,859M

Cisco earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 24	$1.3251.31 – 1.35	+32.5%$1.000
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 23	$1.2311.19 – 1.36	+18.3%$1.040
Current yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 28	$5.1485.05 – 5.61	+18.9%$4.330
Next yearFY 2028 · Analysts: 27	$5.6245.33 – 6.81	+9.2%$5.148

Forward P/E: 19.1x (FY 2027) and 17.5x (FY 2028) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$0.710	—
Q4 2025	$1.000	$0.982
Q1 2026	$1.040	$1.022
Q2 2026	$1.060	$1.036
Q3 2026	$1.220	$1.169
Q4 2026	—	$1.325
Q1 2027	—	$1.231

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
FY 2022	$2.820	—
FY 2023	$3.070	—
FY 2024	$2.540	—
FY 2025	$2.610	—
FY 2026	$4.330	—
FY 2027	—	$5.148
FY 2028	—	$5.624

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$1.231	+18.3%
Q4 2026Estimated	$1.325	+32.5%
Q3 2026	$1.220est. $1.169 · surprise +4.4%	+71.8%
Q2 2026	$1.060est. $1.036 · surprise +2.3%	n/a
Q1 2026	$1.040est. $1.022 · surprise +1.8%	n/a
Q4 2025	$1.000est. $0.982 · surprise +1.8%	n/a
Q3 2025	$0.710	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
FY 2028Estimated	$5.624	+9.2%
FY 2027Estimated	$5.148	+18.9%
FY 2026	$4.330	+65.9%
FY 2025	$2.610	+2.8%
FY 2024	$2.540	−17.3%
FY 2023	$3.070	+8.9%
FY 2022	$2.820	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Cisco dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	1.7%
Forward yield (next 12m)	1.7%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$1.66
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$1.68
Payout (TTM)	50%
Last dividend	$0.42Oct 2, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	n/a

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$1.38
2020	$1.43
2021	$1.47
2022	$1.51
2023	$1.55
2024	$1.59
2025	$1.63
est. 12m	$1.68

Cisco forecasts

29 analyst ratings

Buy66% Hold34% Sell0%

Consensus: Buy · 19 buy, 10 hold, 0 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$170.00	+73.2%
Median	$135.00	+37.5%
Low	$110.00	+12.1%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$76.94
Dec 31, 2025	$77.03
Jan 30, 2026	$78.32
Feb 27, 2026	$79.46
Mar 31, 2026	$77.59
Apr 30, 2026	$91.50
May 29, 2026	$120.42
Jun 30, 2026	$117.46
Jul 31, 2026	$115.99
Aug 31, 2026	$110.49
Sep 30, 2026	$107.63
Oct 30, 2026	$104.51
Nov 10, 2026	$98.15

Cisco peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
CSCO	Cisco	386,965	29.5x	98.15	−0.51%	71.10130.37
MSI	Motorola Solutions	87,194	42.4x	527.38	−0.11%	359.36548.29
HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	63,625	24.7x	47.93	+0.82%	19.8473.56
LITE	Lumentum	53,102	n/a	585.57	−1.78%	215.351,143.00
CIEN	Ciena	38,586	60.9x	272.10	+1.03%	168.22637.51
ZBRA	Zebra Technologies	15,133	26.0x	321.38	−1.63%	199.05392.78