Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.5 for Q2 2026, up 15.85% on a YoY basis from 0.43 in Q2 2025, and down 52.74% sequentially from 1.05 in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems (CSCO) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.5 in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 15.85% year-over-year to 0.5; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.55 (up 10.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.48, down 22.53% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.5 in Q2 2026, from 1.05 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.48 in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.28 in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.62 and a median of 0.45 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 626.7% in 2024 and tumbled 68.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing CSCO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.41 in 2022, then surged by 71.41% to 0.71 in 2023, then slumped by 34.55% to 0.46 in 2024, then increased by 21.08% to 0.56 in 2025, then decreased by 11.28% to 0.5 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CSCO's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.5 in Q2 2026, 1.05 in Q1 2026, and 0.56 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.52 |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | - |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | - |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 1.05 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 0.78 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 2.48 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.47 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.36 |