In Q4 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Jul 25, 2026, Cisco Systems, Inc. generated $5.4 billion of cash from operations, up 27.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. It spent $390.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $5.0 billion. The company returned $1.7 billion in dividends and $1.5 billion in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the same quarter a year earlier.
| Line |
Q4 FY2026
Jul 25, 2026
|
Q3 FY2026
Apr 25, 2026
|
Q2 FY2026
Jan 24, 2026
|
Q1 FY2026
Oct 25, 2025
|
Q4 FY2025
Jul 26, 2025
|
Q3 FY2025
Apr 26, 2025
|
Q2 FY2025
Jan 25, 2025
|
Q1 FY2025
Oct 26, 2024
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
927
-2.2%
|
914
-3.3%
|
934
+1.4%
|
1,055
+27.6%
|
948
+18.5%
|
945
+16.5%
|
921
+14.8%
|
827
+25.1%
|
| Operating cash flow |
5,386
+27.2%
|
3,757
-7.4%
|
1,822
-18.7%
|
3,212
-12.3%
|
4,234
+13.5%
|
4,057
+2.2%
|
2,241
+177.4%
|
3,661
+54.4%
|
| Investing | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
390
+79.7%
|
414
+58.6%
|
283
+34.8%
|
323
+48.8%
|
217
+9.6%
|
261
+55.4%
|
210
+23.5%
|
217
+61.9%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-264
+3.3%
|
-2,070
-509.9%
|
-1,306
-227.8%
|
156
-67.4%
|
-273
+67.0%
|
505
+102.2%
|
1,022
-53.8%
|
479
-49.7%
|
| Financing | ||||||||
| Debt issued |
2,408
+26.5%
|
6,399
-8.4%
|
2,682
-42.6%
|
1,559
-72.8%
|
1,904
-75.1%
|
6,982
-67.7%
|
4,674
+84.2%
|
5,732
|
| Dividends paid |
1,659
+2.1%
|
1,660
+2.0%
|
1,617
+1.5%
|
1,617
+1.6%
|
1,625
+1.2%
|
1,627
+0.7%
|
1,593
+0.6%
|
1,592
+0.8%
|
| Stock buybacks |
1,501
+19.9%
|
1,250
-16.9%
|
1,363
+9.9%
|
1,992
-0.5%
|
1,252
-37.9%
|
1,505
+18.7%
|
1,240
+3.0%
|
2,003
+54.1%
|
| Financing cash flow |
-5,006
-26.8%
|
-2,039
+60.3%
|
-1,439
+63.5%
|
-3,863
-38.8%
|
-3,949
+12.4%
|
-5,137
-136.5%
|
-3,945
-465.6%
|
-2,784
+26.7%
|
| Change in cash | ||||||||
| Net change in cash |
144
+1900.0%
|
-376
+36.3%
|
-942
-34.6%
|
-509
-137.3%
|
-8
+99.5%
|
-590
+87.7%
|
-700
-117.0%
|
1,366
+361.7%
|
| Free cash flow |
4,996
+24.4%
|
3,343
-11.9%
|
1,539
-24.2%
|
2,889
-16.1%
|
4,017
+13.7%
|
3,796
-0.2%
|
2,031
+218.3%
|
3,444
+54.0%
|
| Per share | ||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
1.25
+24.2%
|
0.84
-11.5%
|
0.39
-23.8%
|
0.72
-15.7%
|
1.01
+15.3%
|
0.95
+1.3%
|
0.51
+223.7%
|
0.86
+56.8%
|
| Dividend per share |
0.42
+2.4%
|
0.42
+2.4%
|
0.41
+2.5%
|
0.41
+2.5%
|
0.41
+2.5%
|
0.41
+2.5%
|
0.40
+2.6%
|
0.40
+2.6%
|
| Shareholder returns | ||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
3,160
|
2,910
|
2,980
|
3,609
|
2,877
|
3,132
|
2,833
|
3,595
|
| Share of free cash flow |
63.25%
|
87.05%
|
193.63%
|
124.92%
|
71.62%
|
82.51%
|
139.49%
|
104.38%
|
| Ratios | ||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
28.96%
|
21.10%
|
10.03%
|
19.41%
|
27.38%
|
26.83%
|
14.52%
|
24.88%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
2.26%
|
2.61%
|
1.84%
|
2.17%
|
1.48%
|
1.84%
|
1.50%
|
1.57%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
5.37%
|
5.77%
|
6.09%
|
7.09%
|
6.46%
|
6.68%
|
6.58%
|
5.98%
|
| Cash conversion |
1.40x
|
1.11x
|
0.57x
|
1.12x
|
1.66x
|
1.63x
|
0.92x
|
1.35x
|
How these figures are calculated
Quarterly columns are single-quarter amounts. When a 10-Q reports only a year-to-date total, as cash flow statements do, the quarter is that total minus the previous quarter's year-to-date total. The fourth quarter is the annual report's full year minus the first nine months. A column marked YTD is a year-to-date total, shown when the earlier report needed for the single quarter is missing. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Computer Communications Equipment (SIC 3576)
- Listed as
- CSCO (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- July 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 858877
- Former names
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (until Oct 29, 2026); CISCO SYSTEMS INC (until Nov 22, 2011)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.