Cisco shares have surged to near all-time highs, driven by strong AI infrastructure demand and robust prior earnings, but expectations are now elevated. Insider selling has accelerated as the stock price climbed, raising concerns about management's confidence and future growth prospects amid intensifying competition. Cisco is overvalued by all major metrics versus its history and sector peers; dividend yield and modest revenue growth do not justify the current premium.
Analyst consensus is expecting $0.98 in earnings per share on $14.6 billion in revenue as well as 4.97 billion in operating income, for expected year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of 13%, 7% and 14% respectively. Cisco's last big acquisition, Splunk, will now be in Cisco's organic numbers with fiscal Q4 '25. In terms of AI, Cisco appears to have a relatively small AI offering for now, just $1 billion versus the $56–$59 billion in annual revenue, but the AI revenue did look to have beaten expectations in fiscal Q3 '25.
Cisco Systems will help highlight earnings from major tech players this week, with the company set to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter after market hours on Wednesday, August 13.
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CSCO' fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 performance is likely to reflect improving demand in the networking domain and strong growth in the Security business.
Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Cisco (CSCO), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended July 2025.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) closed the most recent trading day at $68.49, moving +2.06% from the previous trading session.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) concluded the recent trading session at $67.92, signifying a -1.12% move from its prior day's close.
Evercore ISI downgraded Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock to "in line" from "outperform," with the analyst in coverage noting that any potential upside is already priced in.