Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 25.5% in Q2 2026, up 467.0% year-on-year from 4.5% in Q2 2025, and up 7.34% quarter-over-quarter from 23.75% in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 25.5% for Q2 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 25.5%, up 467.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 23.17% (up 430.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.59%, down 315.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin came in at 25.5% for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, up from 23.75% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 30.28% in Q4 2023 to a low of 16.38% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 24.92% (2024), against an average of 23.98%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin slumped 1390 bps in 2024 and surged 641 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' EBT Margin stood at 25.49% in 2022, then climbed by 19 bps to 30.28% in 2023, then sank by 46 bps to 16.38% in 2024, then surged by 39 bps to 22.78% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 25.5% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 25.5% (Q2 2026), 23.75% (Q1 2026), and 22.78% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.50% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 12.69% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 16.25% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 4.66% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 22.74% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.81% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -1,685.86% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -8.75% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 11.17% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 3.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 25.50% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 23.75% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 20.44% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 20.83% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 20.63% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 16.38% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 17.56% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 17.60% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 24.71% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 30.28% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 29.41% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 27.16% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 25.13% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 25.49% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 26.07% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.61% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 28.33% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 28.35% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 28.45% |