Growth Metrics

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

Cisco Systems' Return on Equity history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.23% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.23%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.23%, up 3.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.22%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 was 0.23% at Cisco Systems, up from 0.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.3% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.2% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.28% (2023), against an average of 0.26%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Equity rose 4bps in 2022 before it fell -10bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.29% in 2022, then rose by 6bps to 0.3% in 2023, then plummeted by -32bps to 0.21% in 2024, then rose by 6bps to 0.22% in 2025, then rose by 6bps to 0.23% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CSCO's Return on Equity are 0.23% (Q1 2026), 0.22% (Q4 2025), and 0.22% (Q3 2025).