Cisco Systems (CSCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $3.3 billion in Q2 2026, down 11.93% year-on-year from $3.8 billion in Q2 2025, and up 117.22% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.3 billion for Q2 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $3.3 billion, down 11.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $11.8 billion (down 7.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $13.3 billion, up 30.15% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $3.3 billion for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, up from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.7 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of $638.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $3.5 billion (2022), against an average of $3.3 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 86.04% in 2024 and jumped 218.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 billion in 2022, then plunged by 40.91% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then jumped by 53.96% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then fell by 16.11% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 15.71% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 153.76 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 389.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 609.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 79.10 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 155.35 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -309.66 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -143.58 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | -32.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 3.34 Bn |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 3.34 Bn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 3.44 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 3.44 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 3.53 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 3.53 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 3.80 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 638.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 638.00 Mn |