Cisco Systems (CSCO) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) will likely be issuing its Q1 2027 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 11th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.32 per share and revenue of $18.11 billion for the quarter. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.050-5.110 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.320-1.340 EPS. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 30.16% and a net margin of 20.95%. The business had revenue of $17.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Cisco Systems to post $4.42 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4.80 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 1.3%

NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $102.97 on Wednesday. Cisco Systems has a 12-month low of $70.54 and a 12-month high of $130.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $405.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.28.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is 50.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Thimaya Subaiya sold 5,832 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.47, for a total transaction of $650,093.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 128,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,310,741.54. This trade represents a 4.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,760 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.46, for a total transaction of $310,389.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 165,276 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,586,938.96. This represents a 1.64% 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 have sold 44,869 shares of company stock valued at $5,005,620. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CSCO has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $132.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $132.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $128.52.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that develops networking, cybersecurity, collaboration and observability solutions for businesses, government organizations and service providers. Its offerings include routers, switches, wireless networking equipment, data-center infrastructure, security software and services, as well as technologies that support cloud and hybrid IT environments.

The company also provides collaboration tools through its Webex portfolio, cloud-managed networking through Cisco Meraki and security and observability capabilities that include technologies from Splunk, which Cisco acquired in 2024.