Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported Tax Rate of 16.49% for Q2 2026, up 102.0% on a YoY basis from 8.16% in Q2 2025, and up 27.64% sequentially from 12.92% in Q1 2026.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 16.49% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 102.0% year-over-year to 16.49%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 15.04% (up 832.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.29%, down 736.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate climbed to 16.49% in Q2 2026, from 12.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 23.17% in Q4 2022 to a low of 19.59% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 14.4% and a median of 16.19% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 3769 bps in 2024 and jumped 3524 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CSCO's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 23.17% in 2022, then dropped by 22 bps to 18.1% in 2023, then tumbled by 208 bps to 19.59% in 2024, then soared by 180 bps to 15.66% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 16.49% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSCO's Tax Rate at 16.49% in Q2 2026, 12.92% in Q1 2026, and 15.66% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 447.66 Bn 431.02 Bn 10.08 Bn 16.49%
2 Motorola Solutions 69.99 Bn 69.10 Bn 1.36 Bn 16.55%
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.66 Bn 57.82 Bn 9.10 Bn -4.39%
4 Ciena 52.03 Bn 50.73 Bn 625.52 Mn 17.02%
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.60 Bn 47.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 21.55%
6 Nokia 48.80 Bn 41.49 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.09 Bn 31.72 Bn 370.71 Mn 19.38%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.78 Bn 26.11 Bn 2.53 Bn -29.00%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.68 Bn 16.68 Bn 3.67 Mn -0.47%
10 Zebra Technologies 12.91 Bn 12.80 Bn 742.00 Mn 19.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 25, 2026 16.49%
Apr 25, 2026 16.49%
Apr 25, 2026 16.49%
Jan 24, 2026 12.92%
Jan 24, 2026 12.92%
Jan 24, 2026 12.92%
Oct 25, 2025 15.66%
Oct 25, 2025 15.66%
Oct 25, 2025 15.66%
Jul 26, 2025 14.97%
Jul 26, 2025 14.97%
Jul 26, 2025 14.97%
Apr 26, 2025 15.47%
Apr 26, 2025 15.47%
Apr 26, 2025 15.47%
Jan 25, 2025 15.90%
Jan 25, 2025 15.90%
Jan 25, 2025 15.90%
Oct 26, 2024 -19.59%
Oct 26, 2024 -19.59%