NASDAQ: CSCO

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$103.61+0.64 (+0.6%)
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Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Bank of America reiterates a buy rating and a $150 price target on Cisco, pointing to a substantial AI order backlog and strengthening core business growth. At the same time, Extreme Networks' chief executive has sharpened public criticism of Cisco's and HPE's network portfolios, framing it as a competitive opening for partners. Cisco has also scheduled its conference call to discuss first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, with one preview citing an adjusted EPS view near $1.32 to $1.34 against a prior quarter of $17.25 billion in revenue and $1.22 EPS.

Shares closed at $103.61, up 0.6% on the day, sitting between the 50-day average of $109.52 and the 200-day average of $101.61. Returns have been negative over one month (-12.2%) and three months (-14.3%), but positive over six months (13.1%) and the past year (39.2%). The GekkoIndex reads 67.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 4.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $99.36.

Cisco's next earnings report is set for 11 November 2026 after the close, six days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sells, alongside 1 billionaire holder and 2 trailblazer holders. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 2.8% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. The approaching earnings date remains the key item to track through the period.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Cisco Systems price vs fair value

$103.61$99.36Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $103.61200-day averageGekko Fair Value $99.36

Cisco Systems quick facts

Market cap
$408.5B
P/E ratio
31.4
Forward P/E
19.5
EPS, TTM
$3.24
Revenue, TTM
$63.33B
Profit margin
20.9%
Dividend yield
1.59%
Beta
1.00
Volume
29.19M avg 16.17M
1-year return
+39.2%
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±4.2%
50-day average
$109.52
200-day average
$101.61
Next earnings
Nov 11 after close
Shares outstanding
3.94B
52-week range
$70.54$130.37

Cisco Systems swing-trade checklist

Cisco Systems scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $103.61 sits between the 50-day ($109.52) and 200-day ($101.61) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    67.1, Accumulation

    Reading 67.1 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    4.3% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.3% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 6 days

    Reports on Nov 11, 2026, 6 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.8% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.8% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Cisco Systems stock chart and price history

Cisco Systems closed at $103.61 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $70.54 to $130.37.

5Y and weekly in Gekko
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Cisco Systems share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$80$120DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct103.61

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.2%
3 months
−14.3%
6 months
+13.1%
1 year
+39.2%
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About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems builds and sells networking equipment, software, and related technology built around Internet Protocol standards, serving customers across the communications and information technology space. It is recognized for switching gear used in both corporate campuses and data centers, along with routing tools that keep wired, wireless, public, and private networks talking to one another across offices and branch locations. Beyond hardware, the company offers wireless connectivity for voice, video, and data, along with security tools spanning network defense, identity management, secure access, and threat detection, plus collaboration products such as the Webex Suite, contact center platforms, and cloud-based communication services.

Cisco reaches customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, public sector bodies, government agencies, and service providers. It sells directly and also works through system integrators, resellers, distributors, and other partners, and it forms collaborations with other companies in its field. Support services, including technical help, professional services, and consulting, round out its offerings, and it operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, including Japan and China.

The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker CSCO.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Electronic technology
Industry
Telecommunications equipment
Website
cisco.com

Cisco Systems GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Cisco Systems’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 9 points over five sessions.

010067.1Accumulation

Up 9 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying9Too few readings yet
Accumulation (current zone)175+0.9%+1.3%+2.0%+7.5%
Neutral426+0.5%+1.0%+2.5%+7.5%
Distribution83+0.6%+1.9%+3.9%+4.2%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average CSCO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Cisco Systems stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Cisco Systems trades 4.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $99.36, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Cisco Systems shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$99.36

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

4.3% above fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 8.5% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$99$103Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Cisco Systems insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Cisco Systems, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CSCO in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase		Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 25
John Boozman
Senate, AR, purchase		Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 21
traded Sep 24

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

Cisco Systems has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jul 25, 2026
$1.50B
As a share of market cap
0.37%
Trailing four quarters
$6.87B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold CSCO.

1added2opened0trimmed0sold out
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Cisco Systems earnings: next date and track record

Cisco Systems reports on Nov 11, 2026, after the close (6 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−1.3%Nov ’24+2.3%Feb ’25+4.0%May ’25−2.9%Aug ’25+7.9%Nov ’25−13.1%Feb ’26+16.4%May ’26−5.8%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 12, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Cisco reported a very strong finish to FY26 with record revenue and profitability metrics. FY26 revenue exceeded $63 billion (up 12% YoY) and Q4 revenue was a record $17.3 billion (up 18% YoY). Product revenue grew 24% YoY and networking accelerated (28% YoY) driven by triple‑digit growth in AI infrastructure, double‑digit data center switching, and campus refresh activity. Security revenue grew 14% (helped by Splunk and firewall growth), services were flat for the quarter but expected to turn positive in FY27, and subscription/software revenue continued to grow. Management highlighted a networking “super cycle” driven by Agentic AI and broad demand across hyperscalers, telcos, enterprises, and sovereign/neocloud customers. FY26 operating leverage resulted in non‑GAAP EPS up 23% in Q4 and 14% for the year; Cisco returned $12.7 billion to shareholders in FY26. Cisco emphasized strong order activity (Q4 product orders +35%; hyperscaler/telco orders large and nonlinear), robust RPO/ARR levels, and confidence in supply chain execution (direct TSMC relationships, strategic memory agreements). Management expects to capitalize on AI‑related demand and sees the current cycle as early stage.
Guidance
FY27 guidance: revenue growth target ~15% (midpoint), non‑GAAP operating margin implied ~35%, non‑GAAP net income growth ~17% (bottom line outpacing top line), $7.5 billion revenue from hyperscale/AI workloads in FY27. Services expected to turn positive and be low single‑digit growth for the full year; security & observability expected to move from low single digits to high single digits growth. Management expects gradual AI revenue ramp across quarters with orders meaningfully higher than FY26.
Risks flagged
Risks mentioned or implied include gross margin headwinds from a higher hardware mix and elevated memory costs, price increases and the need to lap them in FY27, component/supply tightness in parts of the supply chain (though Cisco says it has adequate supply), nonlinearity/timing risk of large hyperscaler orders (order recognition timing), tougher year‑over‑year comps, and macro/market uncertainties. Management also referenced standard SEC caution on forward‑looking statements.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 12, 2026$0.81
est $0.99		−18.2%$17.25B
est $16.84B		+2.5%−5.8%
May 13, 2026$1.06
est $1.04		+1.9%$15.84B
est $15.56B		+1.8%+16.4%
Feb 11, 2026$1.04
est $1.02		+2.0%$15.35B
est $15.11B		+1.6%−13.1%
Nov 12, 2025$1.00
est $0.98		+1.8%$14.88B
est $14.78B		+0.7%+7.9%
Aug 13, 2025$0.99
est $0.98		+1.3%$14.67B
est $14.62B		+0.4%−2.9%
May 14, 2025$0.96
est $0.92		+4.7%$14.15B
est $14.05B		+0.7%+4.0%
Feb 12, 2025$0.94
est $0.91		+3.3%$13.99B
est $13.87B		+0.9%+2.3%
Nov 13, 2024$0.68
est $0.45		+51.1%$13.84B
est $13.78B		+0.5%−1.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Cisco Systems stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cisco Systems is $136.16, +31.4% from the last close, from 19 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$136.16consensus 12-month target, +31.4% from the last close
Low $110High $165
Buy12
Hold7
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 19 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 3Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, maintained$150+44.8%
Oct 15Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$135+30.3%
Oct 8CitiBuy, maintained$139+34.2%
Oct 7BernsteinHold, maintained$110+6.2%
Sep 30BernsteinHold, maintained$110+6.2%
+2.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+2.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Cisco Systems seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Cisco Systems averaged +2.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−1.6%2021+10.8%2022−10.1%2023+6.5%2024+7.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.7%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.2%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.0%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.8%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+3.4%4 of 5

For scale, CSCO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.

Cisco Systems market cap and key statistics

Cisco Systems’s market cap is $408.5B, with a P/E ratio of 31.4 and revenue of $63.33B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$408.5B
P/E ratio
31.4
Forward P/E
19.5
EPS, TTM
$3.24
Gekko Fair Value
$99.36

Trading

Volume
29.19M
Avg volume, 20 days
16.17M
52-week high
$130.37
52-week low
$70.54
Shares outstanding
3.94B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$63.33B
Profit margin
20.9%
Return on equity
27.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+52.1%

Risk and income

Beta
1.00
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±4.2%
Dividend yield
1.59%

Cisco Systems stock news this week

Coverage of Cisco Systems this week reads positive: 12 positive, 6 neutral and 5 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Cisco Systems peers

Cisco Systems’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
AAPLApple+2.3%Neutral31.3% above
MSIMotorola Solutions+0.9%Distribution7.0% above
GRMNGarmin+3.9%Neutral17.7% above
CIENCiena−6.6%Accumulation29.5% below
UIUbiquiti+2.0%Accumulation4.9% above
VSATViaSat−12.7%Neutral20.3% below

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Cisco Systems stock FAQ

What is Cisco Systems’s market cap?

Cisco Systems’s market cap is $408.5B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $103.61, with 3.94B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 31.4.

What is the Cisco Systems stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cisco Systems is $136.16, +31.4% from the last close. Of the 19 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 12 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Cisco Systems stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Cisco Systems is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $103.61 is 4.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $99.36. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Cisco Systems report earnings next?

Cisco Systems is expected to report on Nov 11, 2026, after the market closes (6 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.32 per share on revenue of $18.11B. Cisco Systems beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.

What is Cisco Systems’s 52-week high and low?

Cisco Systems’s 52-week high is $130.37 and its 52-week low is $70.54; it closed at $103.61 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.2% over the past year.

Is Cisco Systems stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, smart money and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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