Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported EBT Margin of 28.59% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 8.15 percentage points from 20.44% a year earlier and up 3.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Cisco Systems posted EBT Margin of 25.28%, up 5.69 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of -1.34 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 19.59% in FY2025 (-3.15 pp), 22.74% in FY2024 (-4.14 pp), 26.87% in FY2023 (-1.20 pp) and 28.08% in FY2022 (+1.46 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, EBT Margin has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 8.15 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 13.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 25.50% (Q3 2026), 23.75% (Q2 2026) and 22.78% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.59% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 52.37% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.92% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.17% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 84.48% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 46.82% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.52% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 14.43% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 33.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 28.59% |
| 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% |
Cisco Systems EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();