Growth Metrics

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.16% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% to 0.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Jan 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.16% in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.25% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.15% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.2% across 5 years, with a median of 0.22% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 4bps in 2022 and later dropped -10bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.23% in 2022, then grew by 8bps to 0.25% in 2023, then plummeted by -41bps to 0.15% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.15% in 2025, then rose by 6bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for CSCO at 0.16% in Q1 2026, 0.15% in Q4 2025, and 0.15% in Q3 2025.