Growth Metrics

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems' Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 24.22% to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $12.2 billion, a 4.44% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $13.3 billion, up 30.15% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, down from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CSCO hit a ceiling of $5.7 billion in Q3 2023 and a floor of $638.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $3.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.5 billion in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 86.04% in 2024 and later soared 218.34% in 2025.
  • Tracing CSCO's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $3.8 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 40.91% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 53.96% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then dropped by 16.11% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 46.73% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for CSCO at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.0 billion in Q3 2025.