Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.470-5.530 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.000. The company issued revenue guidance of $74.8 billion-$75.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $73.2 billion. Cisco Systems also updated its Q2 2027 guidance to 1.340-1.360 EPS.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CSCO stock opened at $102.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $402.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.93. Cisco Systems has a 52 week low of $72.80 and a 52 week high of $130.37. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $108.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.13.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $18.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.12 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.95% and a return on equity of 30.16%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.00 EPS. Cisco Systems has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 5.470-5.530 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Cisco Systems will post 4.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 20th. Investors of record on Monday, January 4th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 4th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is currently 50.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on CSCO. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 7th. HSBC cut shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $137.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Friday, August 14th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Freedom Capital raised Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.14.

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other news, EVP Thimaya Subaiya sold 5,832 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.47, for a total value of $650,093.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 128,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,310,741.54. The trade was a 4.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.18, for a total value of $74,922.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 163,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,996,470.66. The trade was a 0.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,824 shares of company stock worth $759,392. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Recent Cisco Systems Headlines

Investors following CSCO have been watching these headlines:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q1 revenue of $18.52 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.40 beat analyst expectations of $18.12 billion and $1.33, respectively. Management also reported record results and strong growth in hyperscaler deployments. Reuters report on Cisco forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Executives described a potential multi-year networking “supercycle” as companies and hyperscalers expand infrastructure for agentic AI. Cisco is also adding Anthropic’s Claude Mythos to its security products, which could strengthen its AI-security offering. Cisco CEO discusses networking demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, or $1.68 annualized. The payout supports shareholder income but is not a change to the dividend amount in the provided report. Cisco dividend information

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc. develops networking, cybersecurity, collaboration and observability technologies for businesses, governments and other organizations. Its products include routers, switches, wireless systems and data center infrastructure, along with security software and services that help organizations connect and protect their networks. The company also provides collaboration tools through its Webex platform and observability capabilities through its software offerings, including technology from Splunk, which Cisco acquired in 2024.