Q1 EPS Estimates for Cisco Systems Raised by Zacks Research

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cisco Systems in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the network equipment provider will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems’ current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cisco Systems’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.72 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.01. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.06% and a net margin of 18.45%.The business had revenue of $14.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. Cisco Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Cisco Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.060 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on CSCO. William Blair upgraded shares of Cisco Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. New Street Research reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $74.53.

Cisco Systems Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of CSCO opened at $66.90 on Monday. Cisco Systems has a 1 year low of $47.85 and a 1 year high of $72.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.88. The stock has a market cap of $264.47 billion, a PE ratio of 25.53, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.99.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be given a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.60%.

Insider Transactions at Cisco Systems

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 9,783 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.60, for a total value of $651,547.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 161,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,766,689.20. This trade represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Richard Scott Herren sold 15,678 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.52, for a total value of $1,027,222.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 309,543 shares in the company, valued at $20,281,257.36. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 89,311 shares of company stock worth $5,916,823. Corporate insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cisco Systems

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prospera Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $213,000. V. M. Manning & CO. Inc. acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $1,092,000. American Trust grew its holdings in Cisco Systems by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Trust now owns 6,280 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 799 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $76,000. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Cisco Systems by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 16,058 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,114,000 after acquiring an additional 1,047 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.