Cisco Systems (CSCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 25.0% in Q2 2026, up 237.0% year-on-year from 7.42% in Q2 2025, and up 1.48% quarter-over-quarter from 24.63% in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 25.0% for Q2 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 25.0%, up 237.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 23.36% (up 306.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.76%, down 188.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 25.0% for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, up from 24.63% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 29.15% in Q4 2023 to a low of 17.04% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 24.43% (2023), against an average of 24.0%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 1212 bps in 2024 and soared 556 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' Operating Margin stood at 25.97% in 2022, then grew by 12 bps to 29.15% in 2023, then plunged by 42 bps to 17.04% in 2024, then soared by 33 bps to 22.6% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 25.0% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 25.0% (Q2 2026), 24.63% (Q1 2026), and 22.6% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 5.05% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -1,584.72% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -8.60% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 24.63% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 22.60% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 22.63% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 22.25% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 17.04% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 19.19% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 17.25% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 24.20% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 29.15% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 27.97% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 27.08% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 24.22% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 25.97% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 26.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.13% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 27.41% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 26.65% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 27.24% |