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The price of Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) closed at $72.1 in the last session, down -0.30% from day before closing price of $72.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.96 million shares were traded. CSCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.35.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CSCO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On August 15, 2025, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $69.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its Outperform to In-line on July 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $72.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 19 ’25 when Tuszik Oliver sold 17,526 shares for $67.95 per share. The transaction valued at 1,190,839 led to the insider holds 198,855 shares of the business.
OLIVER TUSZIK bought 17,526 shares of CSCO for $1,203,686 on Sep 19 ’25. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, Subaiya Thimaya K., who serves as the EVP, Operations of the company, sold 1,744 shares for $66.78 each. As a result, the insider received 116,464 and left with 158,009 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CSCO now has a Market Capitalization of 284126281728 and an Enterprise Value of 297995501568. As of this moment, Cisco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.26 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.378.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CSCO is 0.87, which has changed by 0.24517906 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CSCO has reached a high of $74.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.07%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CSCO traded on average about 19.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18274930 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 3.96B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 3.94B. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.93% stake in the company. Shares short for CSCO as of 1760486400 were 47260110 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1757894400 on 44834130. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 47260110 and a Short% of Float of 1.2.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CSCO is 1.63, which was 1.62 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022400443. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92. The current Payout Ratio is 63.62% for CSCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-03-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 20.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.99, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.95.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.15 and $3.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.04. EPS for the following year is $4.36, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $4.5 and $4.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 19 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $14.78B. It ranges from a high estimate of $14.85B to a low estimate of $14.74B. As of. The current estimate, Cisco Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $13.84BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $14.64B. There is a high estimate of $14.94B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $14.43B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CSCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $60.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $59.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $59.68B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $56.65BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $62.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $63.24B and the low estimate is $61.67B.
