Growth Metrics

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

Cisco Systems' Return on Invested Capital history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.16%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.16%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.16%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.16% at Cisco Systems, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.32% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.15% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.22% (2022), against an average of 0.21%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital increased 9bps in 2023 before it fell -13bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.23% in 2022, then increased by 8bps to 0.25% in 2023, then tumbled by -41bps to 0.15% in 2024, then increased by 3bps to 0.15% in 2025, then increased by 6bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CSCO's Return on Invested Capital are 0.16% (Q1 2026), 0.15% (Q4 2025), and 0.15% (Q3 2025).