Cisco Systems (CSCO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) posted Short-term Investments of $8.7 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 12.1% from $7.76 billion a year earlier but down 9.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Cisco Systems has reported Short-term Investments for 66 quarters.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cisco Systems' Short-term Investments was $7.76 billion in FY2025 (-25.0%), $10.35 billion in FY2024 (-35.4%), $16.02 billion in FY2023 (+31.5%) and $12.19 billion in FY2022 (-20.6%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has run from a low of $7.34 billion in fiscal Q1 2026 to a high of $16.02 billion in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 31.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 35.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $9.56 billion (Q3 2026), $8.32 billion (Q2 2026) and $7.34 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,001.57 Bn | 4,747.03 Bn | 54.82 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.71 Bn | 313.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 202.66 Bn | 158.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 201.17 Bn | 150.37 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 169.37 Bn | 106.78 Bn | 7.96 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 116.13 Bn | 100.95 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 107.17 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 100.18 Bn | 90.01 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 58.54 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.19 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 8.70 Bn |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 9.56 Bn |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 8.32 Bn |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 7.34 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 7.76 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 7.48 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 8.30 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 9.61 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 10.35 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 9.86 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 11.96 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 13.92 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 16.02 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 15.24 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 13.05 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 12.49 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 12.19 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 13.16 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 14.38 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 15.73 Bn |
API Access
Cisco Systems Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();