Cisco Systems, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CSCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$308.1b

Cisco Systems Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Cisco Systems is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.6% and 5.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 11.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 33.3% in 3 years.

Key information

10.6%

Earnings growth rate

11.51%

EPS growth rate

Communications earnings growth17.1%
Revenue growth rate5.3%
Future return on equity33.32%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated19 Nov 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Cisco Systems: Double Beat, Good Outlook

Nov 12

Cisco: Hold Off On Buying For Now (Technical Analysis)(Rating Upgrade)

Apr 21

Cisco Systems: Continues To Make Higher Highs And Higher Lows

Mar 19

Cisco Faces Growing Competition For The Hyperscalers

Feb 24

Cisco Earnings Preview: Old Tech Tends To Be Slow (Growth) Tech - May Not Be A Bad Thing

Feb 11

Cisco: Sell The Irrational Rally (Technical Analysis)

Jan 19

Cisco Is Different From Nvidia: One's Worth Buying And The Other Is Not

Dec 17

Cisco: Q1, Targeting $1B AI Orders In FY 2025

Nov 14

Cisco Systems: AI And Upside Potential Make Them A High Conviction Beyond 2025

Oct 25

Cisco System: A Great Value And GARP Potential In An Overstretched Market

Oct 15

Cisco: My YARP Approach Remains Neutral On This Dot-Com Legend

Oct 09

Cisco Is Too Late To Become A Big AI Winner

Oct 01

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:CSCO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
7/31/202867,09114,32318,64918,87113
7/31/202763,83813,08617,94818,39924
7/31/202660,73011,48014,52415,43923
10/25/202557,69610,32912,73313,744N/A
7/26/202556,65410,18013,28814,193N/A
4/26/202555,6239,79212,80313,689N/A
1/25/202554,1769,18712,81013,603N/A
10/26/202452,9769,39311,41712,170N/A
7/27/202453,80310,32010,21010,880N/A
4/27/202455,36412,11612,41113,116N/A
1/27/202457,23313,44213,55714,364N/A
10/28/202358,03413,58117,48818,295N/A
7/29/202356,99812,61319,03719,886N/A
4/29/202354,89711,47016,84217,597N/A
1/28/202353,16111,30215,44816,039N/A
10/29/202252,28911,50213,23013,761N/A
7/30/202251,55711,81212,74913,226N/A
4/30/202251,58112,00613,55314,053N/A
1/29/202251,54911,82513,70614,272N/A
10/30/202150,78911,39714,14214,785N/A
7/31/202149,81810,59114,76215,454N/A
5/1/202148,84610,21814,01414,752N/A
1/23/202148,02610,12914,37215,109N/A
10/24/202048,07110,46215,19615,935N/A
7/25/202049,30111,21414,65615,426N/A
4/25/202050,57510,78414,79615,566N/A
1/25/202051,55011,05414,83115,658N/A
10/26/201951,99110,99814,75615,655N/A
7/27/201951,90411,621N/A15,831N/A
4/27/201951,32013,218N/A15,989N/A
1/26/201950,82512,865N/A14,076N/A
10/27/201850,2661,265N/A14,349N/A
7/28/201849,330110N/A13,666N/A
4/28/201848,619-1,269N/A13,567N/A
1/27/201848,096-1,445N/A14,524N/A
10/28/201747,7899,681N/A14,226N/A
7/29/201748,0059,609N/A13,876N/A
4/29/201748,5109,998N/A13,693N/A
1/28/201748,5709,832N/A13,384N/A
10/29/201648,91710,631N/A13,534N/A
7/30/201649,24710,739N/A13,570N/A
4/30/201649,45210,245N/A13,890N/A
1/23/201649,58910,333N/A13,866N/A
10/24/201549,5989,583N/A12,827N/A
7/25/201549,1618,981N/A12,552N/A
4/25/201548,6758,909N/A12,026N/A
1/24/201548,0838,653N/A12,184N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CSCO's forecast earnings growth (10.6% per year) is above the savings rate (3.3%).

Earnings vs Market: CSCO's earnings (10.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (16.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CSCO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: CSCO's revenue (5.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CSCO's revenue (5.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CSCO's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (33.3%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/07 17:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/05 00:00
Earnings2025/10/25
Annual Earnings2025/07/26

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Cisco Systems, Inc. is covered by 57 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Jonathan RuykhaverBaird
Timothy LongBarclays