Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
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- Profitability20/20
Profitable and growing: $11.96B net income over the last four reported quarters, up from $9.79B the year before.
- Insider buying vs selling11/20
Insiders are sellers only: 23 sells worth $6.6M, no open-market buys, across the last 20 Form 4s. Routine executive selling is common, so this is only a mild negative. Separately, 2 new 5%+ stake disclosures (13D/13G) hit in the last 6 months, which is big-money accumulation.
- Dilution and offerings15/15
Share count down 0.5% in a year with no new offering filings. The company is buying back stock.
- Analysts23
- Implied upside+25.3%
- Target range$115.00 to $170.00
- EPS expected$1.33 +33%
- A year ago$1.00
- Revenue expected$18.12B +22%
- Estimate range$1.31 to $1.34
CSCO closed at $109.93 on Aug 28, down 3.2% since Jul 30. Chart read: price above the 200-day moving average but below the 50-day; the 50-day is above the 200-day (uptrend structure); trading at 68% of the 52-week range ($66.53 to $130.00).
Insider buying and selling at Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
The most recent Form 4 on record for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is August 14, 2026, when Charles Robbins, Chair and CEO, sold $2.4M of stock. That sale ran under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, so it was scheduled ahead of time rather than decided that week.
| Insider | Action | Value | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Robbins · Chair and CEO | Sell | $2.4M | August 14, 2026 | Routine |
| Charles Robbins · Chair and CEO | Sell | $2.6M | May 22, 2026 | Routine |
| Michael D Capellas · Director | Sell | $2.1M | December 18, 2025 | Own call |
| Mark Patterson · EVP and CFO | Sell | $5.3M | November 18, 2025 | Routine |
| Thimaya K. Subaiya · EVP, Operations | Sell | $4.4M | November 19, 2025 | Routine |
Filed notices to sell
A Form 144 is filed beforean insider sells restricted stock. The Form 4 reporting the completed trade isn't due until two business days after the sale, so these land first. They are intentions, not transactions.
| Insider | Value | Filed | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subaiya Thimaya K. · Officer | $650,910 | August 19, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Patterson Mark · Officer | $589,136 | August 14, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Stahlkopf Deborah L · Officer | $736,080 | August 14, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Robbins Charles · Director, Officer | $2.5M | August 14, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Patel Jeetendra I · Officer | $813,580 | August 14, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
How Congress has done in CSCO
Every purchase of CSCO disclosed by a member of Congress in the last 5 years, scored over the 12 months after the trade date against SPY over the same window.
| Measure | CSCO | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Median 12-month return after purchase | +23.6% | +16.6% |
| Median difference vs SPY | +9.2% | — |
| Purchases that beat SPY | 9 of 13 (69%) | — |
| Members who bought | 8 | — |
Most frequent buyers: Scott Peters (4), Scott Franklin (2), Tommy Tuberville (2), Cleo Fields (1), Greg Stanton (1).
These are not returns anyone actually earned. Disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so every purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them. 7 of the 13 purchases are disclosed as a spouse's or dependent's rather than the member's own. Purchases from the last 12 months are excluded because their window has not closed yet.
Congress trades
| Date | Member | Action | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Rich McCormick | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
| 2026-07-21 | Shelley Moore Capito WV | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
| 2026-06-12 | Dave McCormick PA | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
SEC filings
| Form | Filed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | August 20, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| S-8 | August 20, 2026 | S-8 |
| 144 | August 19, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| 4 | August 17, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | August 17, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | August 17, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | August 17, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | August 17, 2026 | FORM 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
When does CSCO report earnings?
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is scheduled to report quarterly results on November 12, 2026. The 22-analyst consensus is $1.33 per share on revenue of $18.12B for the quarter ending October 31, 2026, against $1.00 and $14.88B a year earlier. It has beaten the consensus EPS estimate in all four of the last four quarters.
What do analysts expect for CSCO?
23 analysts cover Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). The consensus rating is Buy. The average price target is $137.74, in a range of $115.00 to $170.00.
Are insiders buying or selling CSCO?
We track Form 4 filings for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). The activity listed on this page shows 5 qualifying sales. Each row is labelled Routine when the filer declared a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, Tax withholding when shares were sold automatically to cover the tax on a vest, or Own call when neither applies.
Has Congress made money trading CSCO?
8 members of Congress have disclosed buying CSCO in the last 5 years, 13 purchases in total. Measured over the 12 months after each trade date, the median purchase returned +23.6% against +16.6% for SPY over the same windows, and 9 of the 13 (69%) beat the index. These are not returns anyone actually earned: congressional disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so each purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and later sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them.
Where can I see CSCO SEC filings?
Recent filings are listed on this page, newest first. The latest is a 4 filed August 20, 2026.