Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems (CSCO) recorded Tax Rate of 21.77% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), up 6.80 percentage points from 14.97% a year earlier and up 5.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 25, 2026), Cisco Systems reported Tax Rate of 17.13%, up 8.84 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -3.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate came in at 8.29% in FY2025 (-7.36 pp), 15.64% in FY2024 (-2.01 pp), 17.66% in FY2023 (-0.75 pp) and 18.41% in FY2022 (-1.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.84 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 35.24 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 37.69 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 16.49% (Q3 2026), 12.92% (Q2 2026) and 15.66% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,982.68 Bn | 4,730.17 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 17.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.04 Bn | 356.97 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 21.77% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.24 Bn | 315.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 19.45% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 260.49 Bn | 213.94 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.37% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 259.56 Bn | 248.08 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 12.05% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.93 Bn | 202.92 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.02% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.91 Bn | 153.04 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 26.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.59 Bn | 61.47 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 12.60% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.43 Bn | 75.24 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | 21.77% |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 16.49% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 12.92% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 15.66% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 15.47% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 15.90% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 16.67% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 11.47% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 18.83% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 18.80% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 23.17% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 17.59% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.92% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 17.49% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 18.51% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 19.44% |
API Access
Cisco Systems Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CSCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();