Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cisco Systems has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 16.71% for Q2 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 16.71%, up 360.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 16.71% (up 360.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.32%, down 347.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.71% for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, up from 15.72% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.53% in Q1 2024 to a low of 12.32% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.69% (2024), against an average of 17.88%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1004 bps in 2025 and surged 360 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Cisco Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.5% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 21.52% in 2023, then plunged by 43 bps to 12.32% in 2024, then increased by 20 bps to 14.8% in 2025, then grew by 13 bps to 16.71% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.71% (Q2 2026), 15.72% (Q1 2026), and 14.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.