Cisco Systems (CSCO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $6.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 0.72% year-on-year from $6.1 billion in Q2 2025, and down 1.15% quarter-over-quarter from $6.2 billion in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $6.1 billion for Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $6.1 billion, up 0.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $24.9 billion (changed 0.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.0 billion, up 10.52% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $6.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, down from $6.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $6.8 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $4.5 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $5.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.6 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 28.06% in 2024 and slipped 5.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' Operating Expenses stood at $4.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 9.88% to $5.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 28.06% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then slipped by 5.63% to $6.4 billion in 2025, then slipped by 4.11% to $6.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $6.1 billion (Q2 2026), $6.2 billion (Q1 2026), and $6.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 209.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 6.12 Bn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 6.19 Bn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 6.38 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 6.19 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 6.08 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 6.00 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 6.76 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 6.08 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 5.12 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 5.28 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.50 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.29 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.14 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 4.81 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 4.59 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.51 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 4.56 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 4.62 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.77 Bn |