Cisco Systems (CSCO)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $535.8B, Cisco Systems's free cash flow of $12.8B (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about 15% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Cisco Systems's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from CSCO's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Cisco Systems's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.6B | $57.0B | $53.8B | $56.7B | $63.3B |
| Net income | $11.8B | $12.6B | $10.3B | $10.2B | $13.3B |
| Free cash flow | $12.7B | $19.0B | $10.2B | $13.3B | $12.8B |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.82 | $3.07 | $2.54 | $2.55 | $3.33 |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 26.4% | 22.6% | 20.8% | 24.3% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2026.
Superinvestors who own CSCO
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 15 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP Management PRIMECAP Management Co |
Trimmed | $568M | 0.34% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Trimmed | $413M | 0.14% | Q2 2026 |
| Richard Pzena Pzena Investment Management |
Trimmed | $151M | 0.44% | Q2 2026 |
| Hersh Cohen ClearBridge Investments |
Added | $136M | 0.11% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Trimmed | $80M | 0.18% | Q2 2026 |
| Larry Robbins Glenview Capital Management |
Added | $49M | 0.88% | Q2 2026 |
| Tom Gayner Markel Group Inc. |
Held | $42M | 0.32% | Q2 2026 |
| Dodge & Cox Dodge & Cox |
Trimmed | $10M | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
| Mark Boyar Boyar Asset Management |
Trimmed | $6M | 3.5% | Q2 2026 |
| Murray Stahl Horizon Kinetics LLC |
Trimmed | $4M | 0.05% | Q2 2026 |
| Will Nasgovitz Heartland Advisors |
Trimmed | $4M | 0.16% | Q2 2026 |
| Tweedy, Browne Tweedy, Browne Company |
New position | $3M | 0.26% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Cisco Systems's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $77.04 | — |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $77.04 | — |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar |
0 | $78.51 | — |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar |
0 | $78.51 | — |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar |
0 | $78.51 | — |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Maria Elvira Salazar |
0 | $78.51 | — |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Julia Letlow |
0 | $80.64 | — |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Julia Letlow |
0 | $80.64 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $78.43 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $78.43 | — |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does Cisco Systems's stock price imply?
At a market value of $535.8B, Cisco Systems would need its free cash flow to grow about 15% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew -0% a year.
Are Cisco Systems insiders buying the stock?
10 open-market insider purchases of CSCO in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Cisco Systems?
15 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold CSCO in their latest 13F, including PRIMECAP Management, Cliff Asness, Richard Pzena.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.