Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.5 for Q2 2026, down 52.74% sequentially from 1.05 in Q1 2026, and up 15.85% YoY from 0.43 in Q2 2025.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.5 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 15.85% year-over-year to 0.5 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.55 (up 10.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.48, down 22.53% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.5 in Q2 2026 per CSCO's latest filing, from 1.05 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.48 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 626.7% in 2024, then sank 68.39% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then surged by 71.41% to 0.71 in 2023, then sank by 34.55% to 0.46 in 2024, then advanced by 21.08% to 0.56 in 2025, then declined by 11.28% to 0.5 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.5, 1.05, and 0.56 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.49 |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | -0.80 |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | - |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.79 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 825.00 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 |