Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) posted EBIT Margin of 25.0% for Q2 2026, up 1.48% sequentially from 24.63% in Q1 2026, and up 237.0% YoY from 7.42% in Q2 2025.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cisco Systems has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 25.0% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 237.0% year-over-year to 25.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 23.36% (up 306.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.76%, down 188.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin improved to 25.0% in Q2 2026 per CSCO's latest filing, from 24.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 29.15% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 17.04% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 24.0% and a median of 24.43% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin plunged 1212 bps in 2024, then surged 556 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 25.97% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 29.15% in 2023, then plunged by 42 bps to 17.04% in 2024, then surged by 33 bps to 22.6% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 25.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 25.0%, 24.63%, and 22.6% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 440.02 Bn 423.38 Bn 10.08 Bn 25.00%
2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 77.69 Bn 72.40 Bn 3.94 Bn 7.00%
3 Motorola Solutions 77.25 Bn 76.56 Bn 1.68 Bn 25.82%
4 Lumentum Holdings 66.40 Bn 63.23 Bn 357.00 Mn 21.59%
5 Nokia 61.84 Bn 54.37 Bn 10.09 Bn -2,316.67%
6 Ciena 60.71 Bn 59.51 Bn 691.55 Mn 15.14%
7 Ubiquiti 34.65 Bn 34.28 Bn 370.71 Mn 36.90%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.62 Bn 28.92 Bn 2.58 Bn 11.23%
9 AST SpaceMobile 27.62 Bn 28.12 Bn 9.12 Mn -1,015.16%
10 Zebra Technologies 17.79 Bn 17.63 Bn 825.00 Mn 20.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 25, 2026 25.00%
Jan 24, 2026 24.63%
Oct 25, 2025 22.60%
Jul 26, 2025 21.04%
Apr 26, 2025 22.63%
Jan 25, 2025 22.25%
Oct 26, 2024 17.04%
Jul 27, 2024 19.19%
Apr 27, 2024 17.25%
Jan 27, 2024 24.20%
Oct 28, 2023 29.15%
Jul 29, 2023 27.97%
Apr 29, 2023 27.08%
Jan 28, 2023 24.22%
Oct 29, 2022 25.97%
Jul 30, 2022 26.21%
Apr 30, 2022 28.13%
Jan 29, 2022 27.41%
Oct 30, 2021 26.65%
Jul 31, 2021 27.24%