Growth Metrics

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has disclosed Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $2.4 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 2.44% to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $9.5 billion through Jan 2026, up 8.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $9.3 billion for FY2025, 16.5% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, down from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $2.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.0 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: fell 1.81% in 2022 and later increased 19.87% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 7.41% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then rose by 19.5% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 4.99% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then decreased by 1.88% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for CSCO at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.