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Cisco Systems (CSCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems' FCF Payout Ratio history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 1.05 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 33.96% year-over-year to 1.05; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.53, up 5.96%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.48, 22.53% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 1.05 at Cisco Systems, up from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.48 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.28 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.45 (2022), against an average of 0.63.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio soared 626.7% in 2024 before it plummeted 68.39% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.41 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 71.41% to 0.71 in 2023, then crashed by 34.55% to 0.46 in 2024, then grew by 21.08% to 0.56 in 2025, then soared by 87.72% to 1.05 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CSCO's FCF Payout Ratio are 1.05 (Q1 2026), 0.56 (Q4 2025), and 0.4 (Q3 2025).