Growth Metrics

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has disclosed Return on Equity for 18 consecutive years, with 0.23% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 3.0% to 0.23% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.23% through Jan 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.22% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.23% in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, up from 0.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.3% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.2% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.26% across 5 years, with a median of 0.27% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: grew 4bps in 2022 and later dropped -10bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.29% in 2022, then grew by 6bps to 0.3% in 2023, then tumbled by -32bps to 0.21% in 2024, then grew by 6bps to 0.22% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 0.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for CSCO at 0.23% in Q1 2026, 0.22% in Q4 2025, and 0.22% in Q3 2025.