CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Business
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. designs, develops, and sells a broad range of networking, security, collaboration, and observability technologies that power, secure, and extract insights from the Internet. It offers hardware, software, subscriptions, cloud and SaaS solutions, technical support, professional services, and financing to enable modern infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI-ready data centers, collaboration, and observability. The company’s operations are organized around product categories—Networking, Security, Collaboration, Observability—and complementary services such as technical support and professional services. Cisco conducts business globally through direct sales and a substantial network of channel partners, distributors, systems integrators, and service providers across Americas, EMEA, and APJC.
Summary from filing dated 2025-09-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 56,654 | 53,803 | 56,998 | 51,557 | 49,818 | |
| Total cost of sales | 19,864 | 18,975 | 21,245 | 19,309 | 17,924 | |
| GROSS MARGIN | 36,790 | 34,828 | 35,753 | 32,248 | 31,894 | |
| Research and development | 9,300 | 7,983 | 7,551 | 6,774 | 6,549 | |
| Sales and marketing | 10,966 | 10,364 | 9,880 | 9,085 | 9,259 | |
| General and administrative | 2,992 | 2,813 | 2,478 | 2,101 | 2,152 | |
| Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 1,028 | 698 | 282 | 313 | 215 | |
| Restructuring and other charges | 744 | 789 | 531 | 6 | 886 | |
| Total operating expenses | 25,030 | 22,647 | 20,722 | 18,279 | 19,061 | |
| OPERATING INCOME | 11,760 | 12,181 | 15,031 | 13,969 | 12,833 | |
| Interest income | 1,001 | 1,365 | 962 | 476 | 618 | |
| Interest expense | −1,593 | −1,006 | −427 | −360 | — | |
| Other income (loss), net | −68 | −306 | −248 | 392 | 245 | |
| Interest and other income (loss), net | −660 | 53 | 287 | 508 | 429 | |
| INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 11,100 | 12,234 | 15,318 | 14,477 | 13,262 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 920 | 1,914 | 2,705 | 2,665 | 2,671 | |
| NET INCOME | 10,180 | 10,320 | 12,613 | 11,812 | 10,591 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.56 | 2.55 | 3.08 | 2.83 | 2.51 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.55 | 2.54 | 3.07 | 2.82 | 2.5 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 3,976 | 4,043 | 4,093 | 4,170 | 4,222 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 3,998 | 4,062 | 4,105 | 4,192 | 4,236 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,346 | 7,508 | 10,123 | 7,079 | 9,175 | |
| Investments | 7,764 | 10,346 | 16,023 | 12,188 | 15,343 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $69 at July 26, 2025 and $87 at July 27, 2024 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 | 6,622 | 5,800 | |
| Inventories | 3,164 | 3,373 | 3,644 | 2,568 | 1,559 | |
| Financing receivables, net | 3,061 | 3,338 | 3,352 | 3,905 | 4,380 | |
| Other current assets | 5,950 | 5,612 | 4,352 | 4,355 | 2,889 | |
| Total current assets | 34,986 | 36,862 | 43,348 | 36,717 | 39,112 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,113 | 2,090 | 2,085 | 1,997 | 2,338 | |
| Financing receivables, net | 3,466 | 3,376 | 3,483 | 4,009 | 4,884 | |
| Goodwill | 59,136 | 58,660 | 38,535 | 38,304 | 38,168 | |
| Purchased intangible assets, net | 9,175 | 11,219 | 1,818 | 2,569 | 3,619 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 7,356 | 6,262 | 6,576 | 4,449 | 4,360 | |
| Other assets | 6,059 | 5,944 | 6,007 | 5,957 | 5,016 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 122,291 | 124,413 | 101,852 | 94,002 | 97,497 | |
| Short-term debt | 5,232 | 11,341 | 1,733 | 1,099 | 2,508 | |
| Accounts payable | 2,528 | 2,304 | 2,313 | 2,281 | 2,362 | |
| Income taxes payable | 1,857 | 1,439 | 4,235 | 961 | 801 | |
| Accrued compensation | 3,611 | 3,608 | 3,984 | 3,316 | 3,818 | |
| Deferred revenue | 16,416 | 16,249 | 13,908 | 12,784 | 12,148 | |
| Other current liabilities | 5,420 | 5,643 | 5,136 | 5,199 | 4,620 | |
| Total current liabilities | 35,064 | 40,584 | 31,309 | 25,640 | 26,257 | |
| Long-term debt | 22,861 | 19,621 | 6,658 | 8,416 | 9,018 | |
| Income taxes payable | 2,165 | 3,985 | 5,756 | 7,725 | 8,538 | |
| Deferred revenue | 12,363 | 12,226 | 11,642 | 10,480 | 10,016 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 2,995 | 2,540 | 2,134 | 1,968 | 2,393 | |
| Total liabilities | 75,448 | 78,956 | 57,499 | 54,229 | 56,222 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 5 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value: 20,000 shares authorized; 3,960 and 4,007 shares issued and outstanding at July 26, 2025 and July 27, 2024, respectively | 47,747 | 45,800 | 44,289 | 42,714 | 42,346 | |
| Retained earnings | 50 | 1,087 | 1,639 | −1,319 | −654 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −954 | −1,430 | −1,575 | −1,622 | −417 | |
| Total equity | 46,843 | 45,457 | 44,353 | 39,773 | 41,275 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 122,291 | 124,413 | 101,852 | 94,002 | 97,497 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-07-31 | FY 2023 2023-07-31 | FY 2022 2022-07-31 | FY 2021 2021-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, amortization, and other | 2,811 | 2,507 | 1,726 | 1,957 | 1,862 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 3,641 | 3,074 | 2,353 | 1,886 | 1,761 | |
| Provision for receivables | 24 | 34 | 31 | 55 | −6 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −1,133 | −972 | −2,085 | −309 | −384 | |
| (Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net | −38 | 215 | 206 | −453 | −354 | |
| Accounts receivable | −22 | −289 | 734 | −1,009 | −107 | |
| Inventories | 209 | 275 | −1,069 | −1,030 | −244 | |
| Financing receivables | 214 | 76 | 1,102 | 1,241 | 1,577 | |
| Other assets | −499 | −671 | 5 | −1,615 | −797 | |
| Accounts payable | 257 | −90 | 27 | −55 | −53 | |
| Income taxes, net | −1,839 | −4,539 | 1,218 | −690 | −549 | |
| Accrued compensation | −53 | −696 | 651 | −427 | 643 | |
| Deferred revenue | 248 | 1,220 | 2,326 | 1,328 | 1,560 | |
| Other liabilities | 193 | 416 | 48 | 535 | −46 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 14,193 | 10,880 | 19,886 | 13,226 | 15,454 | |
| Purchases of investments | −4,589 | −4,230 | −10,871 | −6,070 | −9,328 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 2,643 | 4,136 | 1,054 | 2,660 | 3,373 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investments | 4,943 | 6,367 | 5,978 | 5,686 | 8,409 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | −291 | −25,994 | −301 | −373 | — | |
| Purchases of investments in privately held companies | −383 | −284 | −185 | −186 | −175 | |
| Return of investments in privately held companies | 306 | 202 | 90 | 237 | 194 | |
| Acquisition of property and equipment | −905 | −670 | −849 | −477 | −692 | |
| Other | 9 | −5 | −23 | 76 | −56 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 1,733 | −20,478 | −5,107 | 1,553 | −5,285 | |
| Issuances of common stock | 736 | 714 | 700 | 660 | 643 | |
| Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program | −6,000 | −5,787 | −4,293 | −7,689 | −2,877 | |
| Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units | −1,222 | −992 | −597 | −692 | −636 | |
| Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net | −31 | 478 | −602 | 606 | −5 | |
| Issuances of debt | 19,292 | 31,818 | 0 | 1,049 | 0 | |
| Repayments of debt | −22,073 | −9,826 | −500 | −3,550 | — | |
| Repayments of Splunk convertible debt, net of capped call proceeds | 0 | −3,140 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Dividends paid | −6,437 | −6,384 | −6,302 | −6,224 | −6,163 | |
| Other | −80 | −37 | −32 | −122 | −59 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −15,815 | 6,844 | −11,626 | −15,962 | −12,097 | |
| Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | −43 | −31 | −105 | −180 | 58 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | 68 | −2,785 | 3,048 | −1,363 | −1,870 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 1,500 | 583 | 376 | 355 | 438 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 3,892 | 7,426 | 3,571 | 3,663 | 3,604 |
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Portfolio as of 2026-01-14 · 5 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $260.73M | 100.0% |
Top holdings
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| INNOVID CORP | — | 1.07M | $6.46M | 2.5% |
| DIGIMARC CORP NEW | — | 20.9K | $551.0K | 0.2% |