Headquartered in San Jose, United States, Cisco Systems, Inc. belongs to the Technology sector and traces its origins to 1984. Its latest reported headcount is 86,200 employees (2025). Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). 27 insiders have disclosed 135 filings since 18 October 2025.
No insider bought on the market over the period, while 9 insiders filed 52 sales totalling €19.6M. The totals do not cover 12 filings with an undisclosed amount. At €3.2M, the sale published on 20 November 2025 by Patterson Mark is the largest of the period.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
With 135 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,810 companies we follow on the same exchange. Our records for Cisco Systems, Inc. go back to 2016, with no purchases and 162 sales on the open market in total. The 10-K for the year ended 25 July 2026 shows 63.33 bn USD of revenue and 13.27 bn USD of net income and a dividend of 1.66 USD per share.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Core Scientific, Inc./tx and Gitlab Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
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Analysts rate Cisco Systems, Inc. Buy (bullish), based on 25 analysts. Average price target: US$136.16.
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (ticker: CSCO) is a global leader in networking, cybersecurity, collaboration and observability technologies. The company is listed in the United States on the NASDAQ market, making it a closely followed U.S. technology stock for institutional and retail investors. Founded in 1984 by Stanford engineers, Cisco originally built its reputation on IP networking and has since broadened into a diversified platform spanning hardware, software and services across the digital infrastructure stack. Its corporate headquarters are in San Jose, California, in the United States.
Cisco’s business today is centered on a wide portfolio of products and services. The company sells routing and switching equipment, wireless networking solutions, security products, collaboration tools such as Webex, and observability and cloud-management offerings. That makes Cisco both a critical infrastructure supplier and an enterprise software vendor. This combination allows it to serve large corporations, telecom operators, public-sector clients, small and mid-sized businesses, and cloud-service providers.
From a competitive standpoint, Cisco benefits from a powerful brand, a large installed base and a long-standing global footprint. Its strengths include ecosystem depth, product reliability and the ability to integrate networking, security and monitoring software into complex enterprise environments. The rise of artificial intelligence is also strategically important for Cisco, particularly in AI-ready networking, data-center connectivity, secure infrastructure and distributed workloads.
Recent developments highlight this strategic direction. Cisco has announced a series of AI-related initiatives, including higher-performance routing systems, enterprise network innovations and collaboration enhancements designed for agentic AI workflows. The company has also emphasized the integration of Splunk, strengthening its observability and operational analytics capabilities. These actions support Cisco’s ongoing shift toward more recurring revenue, more software exposure and greater participation in cybersecurity and digital-transformation spending.
For French-speaking investors, Cisco remains a major U.S. technology large cap listed on the NASDAQ in the United States, offering a mix of relative defensiveness, exposure to the global digital infrastructure market and optionality tied to AI, cybersecurity and network modernization cycles.
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Over the last 90 days, 53 filings published between 12 August and 13 October 2026: 21 sales for €5.2M. 32 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers). Largest amounts: Robbins Charles (Chair and CEO), sales of €2.1M; Patel Jeetendra I (President and CPO), sales of €693k; Patterson Mark (EVP and CFO), sales of €670k.
Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 14 October 2026 (UTC)
Headquarters: San Jose, United States · Founded: 1984 · 86,200 employees (2025) · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 63.33 bn USD | 13.27 bn USD | 3.33 USD | 1.66 USD | 10-K |
| Jul 2025 | 56.65 bn USD | 10.18 bn USD | 2.55 USD | 1.62 USD | 10-K |
| Jul 2024 | 53.80 bn USD | 10.32 bn USD | 2.54 USD | 1.58 USD | 10-K |
| Jul 2023 | 57.00 bn USD | 12.61 bn USD | 3.07 USD | 1.54 USD | 10-K |
| Jul 2022 | 51.56 bn USD | 11.81 bn USD | 2.82 USD | 1.50 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.