Cisco Systems (CSCO) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' Change in Inventory was $992 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 198.8% from $332 million a year earlier and up 25.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Change in Inventory at Cisco Systems came in at $2.54 billion.
- Change in Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 59.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Inventory was -$209 million in FY2025, -$275 million in FY2024, $1.07 billion in FY2023 (+3.8%) and $1.03 billion in FY2022 (+322.1%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Change in Inventory in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Change in Inventory over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 198.8%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 60.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CSCO's Change in Inventory in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $788 million (Q3 2026), $527 million (Q2 2026) and $234 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.17 Bn | 4,824.63 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 408.85 Bn | 344.77 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 992.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 237.70 Bn | 193.46 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 225.11 Bn | 178.57 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 155.20 Mn |
| 5 | Sony | 159.46 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -811.88 Mn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 149.39 Bn | 134.21 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 318.00 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 127.96 Bn | 122.81 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.22 Bn | 111.04 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 269.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 66.50 Bn | 44.38 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 56.78 Bn | 47.74 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 114.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 992.00 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 788.00 Mn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 527.00 Mn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 234.00 Mn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 332.00 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | -100.00 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -212.00 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -229.00 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 255.00 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -88.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -135.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -307.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 175.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 325.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 461.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 347.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 231.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 275.00 Mn |
API Access
Cisco Systems Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "CSCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();