Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 24.72% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 3.68 percentage points from 21.04% a year earlier but down 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Cisco Systems posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 24.27%, up 3.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -1.49 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.76% in FY2025 (-1.88 pp), 22.64% in FY2024 (-3.73 pp), 26.37% in FY2023 (-0.72 pp) and 27.09% in FY2022 (+1.33 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 17.04% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 29.15% in fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 5.56 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 12.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 25.00% (Q3 2026), 24.63% (Q2 2026) and 22.60% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,982.68 Bn | 4,730.17 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.04 Bn | 356.97 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.24 Bn | 315.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 260.49 Bn | 213.94 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 259.56 Bn | 248.08 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.93 Bn | 202.92 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.91 Bn | 153.04 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.59 Bn | 61.47 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.43 Bn | 75.24 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 24.72% |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 24.63% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 22.60% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 22.63% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 22.25% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 17.04% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 19.19% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 17.25% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 24.20% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 29.15% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 27.97% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 27.08% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 24.22% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 25.97% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 26.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.13% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 27.41% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 26.65% |
API Access
Cisco Systems Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CSCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();