Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.5 in Q2 2026, up 15.85% year-on-year from 0.43 in Q2 2025, and down 52.74% quarter-over-quarter from 1.05 in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.5 for Q2 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.5, up 15.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.55 (up 10.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.48, down 22.53% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.5 for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, down 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.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.45 (2024), against an average of 0.62.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 626.7% in 2024 and sank 68.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then soared by 71.41% to 0.71 in 2023, then sank by 34.55% to 0.46 in 2024, then rose by 21.08% to 0.56 in 2025, then slipped by 11.28% to 0.5 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.5 (Q2 2026), 1.05 (Q1 2026), and 0.56 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | - |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.52 |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 0.31 |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 0.31 |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | - |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | - |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 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 |