Cisco Systems (CSCO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) posted Share-based Compensation of -$627.0 million for Q2 2026, down 167.13% sequentially from $934.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 345.88% YoY from $255.0 million in Q2 2025.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cisco Systems has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$627.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 345.88% year-over-year to -$627.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.7 billion (down 2.11% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, down 60.25% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to -$627.0 million in Q2 2026 per CSCO's latest filing, from $934.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $1.9 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$627.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $542.4 million and a median of $395.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation soared 876.47% in 2022, then tumbled 345.88% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $108.0 million in 2022, then surged by 41.67% to $153.0 million in 2023, then surged by 440.52% to $827.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 27.57% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 159.43% to -$627.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$627.0 million, $934.0 million, and $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 440.02 Bn 423.38 Bn 10.08 Bn -627.00 Mn
2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 77.69 Bn 72.40 Bn 3.94 Bn 218.00 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 77.25 Bn 76.56 Bn 1.68 Bn 104.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 66.40 Bn 63.23 Bn 357.00 Mn 122.60 Mn
5 Nokia 61.84 Bn 54.37 Bn 10.09 Bn -
6 Ciena 60.71 Bn 59.51 Bn 691.55 Mn 55.47 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 34.65 Bn 34.28 Bn 370.71 Mn -2.14 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.62 Bn 28.92 Bn 2.58 Bn -
9 AST SpaceMobile 27.62 Bn 28.12 Bn 9.12 Mn 67.55 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 17.79 Bn 17.63 Bn 825.00 Mn 36.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 25, 2026 -627.00 Mn
Apr 25, 2026 -627.00 Mn
Jan 24, 2026 934.00 Mn
Jan 24, 2026 934.00 Mn
Oct 25, 2025 1.06 Bn
Oct 25, 2025 1.06 Bn
Jul 26, 2025 312.00 Mn
Jul 26, 2025 312.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2025 255.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2025 255.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -172.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -172.00 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 827.00 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 827.00 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 800.00 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 800.00 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 811.00 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 811.00 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 1.31 Bn
Jan 27, 2024 1.31 Bn