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

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.21% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 3.0% to 0.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.19% through Jan 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.18% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.21% in Q1 2026 for Cisco Systems, up from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.26% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.15% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.2% across 5 years, with a median of 0.2% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: rose 5bps in 2023 and later dropped -10bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.2% in 2022, then rose by 27bps to 0.25% in 2023, then decreased by -21bps to 0.2% in 2024, then dropped by -2bps to 0.19% in 2025, then rose by 8bps to 0.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for CSCO at 0.21% in Q1 2026, 0.19% in Q4 2025, and 0.17% in Q3 2025.