Growth Metrics

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

Cisco Systems' Research & Development history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.44% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $9.5 billion, up 8.7%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $9.3 billion, 16.5% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $2.4 billion at Cisco Systems, down from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $2.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.0 billion (2023), against an average of $2.0 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development decreased 1.81% in 2022 before it grew 19.87% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then rose by 7.41% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then increased by 19.5% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 4.99% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 1.88% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CSCO's Research & Development are $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025).