Growth Metrics

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

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 1.05 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 33.96% to 1.05 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.53 through Jan 2026, up 5.96% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.48 for FY2025, 22.53% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 1.05 in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, up from 0.56 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.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.63 across 5 years, with a median of 0.45 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 626.7% in 2024 and later tumbled 68.39% in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then surged by 71.41% to 0.71 in 2023, then plummeted by 34.55% to 0.46 in 2024, then increased by 21.08% to 0.56 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 87.72% to 1.05 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for CSCO at 1.05 in Q1 2026, 0.56 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.