Cisco Systems (CSCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported Free Cash Flow of $5 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 24.4% from $4.02 billion a year earlier and up 49.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Cisco Systems posted Free Cash Flow of $12.77 billion, down 3.9% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $13.29 billion in FY2025 (+30.1%), $10.21 billion in FY2024 (-46.4%), $19.04 billion in FY2023 (+49.3%) and $12.75 billion in FY2022 (-13.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 32.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 218.3%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 86.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $3.34 billion (Q3 2026), $1.54 billion (Q2 2026) and $2.89 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 31.91 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 5.00 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 986.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 7.08 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 896.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 196.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 5.00 Bn |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 3.34 Bn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 3.44 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 3.53 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 638.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.73 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.95 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.57 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.79 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.54 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.56 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.35 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.31 Bn |
API Access
Cisco Systems Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CSCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();