Cisco Systems Inc expected to post earnings of $1.17 a share - Earnings Preview

Cisco Systems

10/08/2026 22:27

Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.OQ CSCO.O is expected to  show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on August 12 for the period ending July 31 2026
The San Jose California-based  company is expected to report a 14.7% increase in revenue to $16.823 billion from $14.67 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 17 analysts, based on LSEG data.The company's guidance on May 13 2026, for the period ended July 31, was for revenue between 16.70 billion and 16.90 billion. (Revenue is on Total Revenue basis)
​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Cisco Systems Inc is for earnings of $1.17 per share. The company's EPS guidance on May 13 2026, for the period ended July 31, was between 1.16 and 1.18 
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 18 "strong buy" or "buy," 9 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months. ​
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cisco Systems Inc is $130.00, about 7.1% above its last closing price of $121.43
The company's guidance on May 13 2026 for the period ended July 31 was for Earnings before Interest and Taxes between 5.678 billion and 5.915 billion.The company's guidance on May 13 2026 for the period ended July 31 was for gross profit margin between 65.5% and 66.5%.
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars). ​
QUARTER ENDING
STARMINESMARTESTIMATE®
LSEG IBES ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
SURPRISE %
Apr. 30 2026
1.04
1.04
1.06
Beat
2.4
Jan. 31 2026
1.02
1.02
1.04
Beat
1.8
Oct. 31 2025
0.98
0.98
1.00
Beat
1.8​
Jul. 31 2025
0.98
0.98
0.99
Beat
1.5
​​Apr. 30 2025
0.92
0.92
0.96
Beat
4.6
Jan. 31 2025
0.91
0.91
0.94
Beat
3.4​
Oct. 31 2024
0.87
0.87
0.91
Beat
4.5
Jul. 31 2024
0.85
0.85
0.87
Beat
2.6
This summary was machine generated August 10 at 21:27 GMT.  All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)