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

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

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

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$627.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 345.88% year-over-year to -$627.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (down 2.11% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.2 billion, down 60.25% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to -$627.0 million in Q2 2026, from $934.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$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.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation jumped 876.47% in 2022 and sank 345.88% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CSCO's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: 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 rose by 27.57% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 159.43% to -$627.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSCO's Share-based Compensation at -$627.0 million in Q2 2026, $934.0 million in Q1 2026, and $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn -627.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 100.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 173.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 122.60 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 49.83 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn -2.14 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 55.35 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 58.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn 53.29 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