Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cisco Systems' (CSCO) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 16.49% in Q2 2026, up 102.0% year-on-year from 8.16% in Q2 2025, and up 27.64% quarter-over-quarter from 12.92% in Q1 2026.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cisco Systems has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 16.49% for Q2 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 16.49%, up 102.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 15.04% (up 832.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.29%, down 736.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 16.49% for Q2 2026 at Cisco Systems, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 16.19% (2025), against an average of 14.4%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 3769 bps in 2024 and jumped 3524 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cisco Systems' Tax Rate stood at 23.17% in 2022, then declined by 22 bps to 18.1% in 2023, then slumped by 208 bps to 19.59% in 2024, then jumped by 180 bps to 15.66% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 16.49% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 16.49% (Q2 2026), 12.92% (Q1 2026), and 15.66% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 469.93 Bn | 453.29 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.49 |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 65.69 Bn | 64.83 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 16.55 |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.18 Bn | 58.34 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -4.39 |
| 4 | Ciena | 60.70 Bn | 59.40 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 17.02 |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 60.35 Bn | 57.18 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.55 |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 35.71 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 19.38 |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.10 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -0.47 |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 12.30 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -7.93 |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.58 Bn | 11.47 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 19.16 |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.70 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 53.62 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 16.49% |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 16.49% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 12.92% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 12.92% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 15.66% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 15.66% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 15.47% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 15.47% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 15.90% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 15.90% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -19.59% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -19.59% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 16.67% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 16.67% |