Cisco Systems (CSCO) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $679 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), down 3.8% from $706 million a year earlier but up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Cisco Systems' Selling, General & Administrative was $2.76 billion, down 7.7% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $2.99 billion in FY2025 (+6.4%), $2.81 billion in FY2024 (+13.5%), $2.48 billion in FY2023 (+17.9%) and $2.1 billion in FY2022 (-2.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $489 million (fiscal Q4 2022) to $795 million (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 41.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 14.3%).
- Business Quant data shows CSCO's Selling, General & Administrative at $661 million (Q3 2026), $688 million (Q2 2026) and $733 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 679.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 33.80 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 138.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 91.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 679.00 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 661.00 Mn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 688.00 Mn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 733.00 Mn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 739.00 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 752.00 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 795.00 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 763.00 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 736.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 642.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 672.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 690.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 641.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 582.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 565.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 489.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 517.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 544.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 551.00 Mn |
Cisco Systems Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();