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Earnings window · 2026-05-19 to 2026-11-09 · anchored on the 10-K report

One earnings window, everything merged: the filing, the call, press releases and news digests, folded into ranked threads.

What to look at first

  1. Guidance / Outlook · Guidance & outlookPriority 90
    +7.8% revenue; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 15 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco provided fiscal 2027 revenue guidance: $72.2 billion to $73.4 billion.
  2. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · M&A and divestituresPriority 87
    -11.3% cash; 3 sources (news, press_release, transcript); 6 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco announced an all-cash acquisition of Juniper Networks valued at approximately $28 billion (deal completion contingent on regulatory approvals).
  3. AI Infrastructure Demand · UnclassifiedPriority 78
    +7.4% revenue; 2 sources (news, sec_filing); 3 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco said AI-related orders significantly boosted management's annual forecast to $9 billion.
  4. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 78
    +3.8% revenue; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 6 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Three months ended July 25, 2026: Networking revenue was $9,791 million, up 28% year over year.
  5. AI Infrastructure Demand · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 76
    +6.0% revenue (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, transcript); 8 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco delivered approximately $4 billion of AI infrastructure revenue in FY 2026 and expects $7.5 billion in AI infrastructure revenue in FY 2027.
  6. Capital Return Program · Buybacks & dividendsPriority 75
    -5.3% cash; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 4 forward row(s); structured_verified
    As of April 25, 2026, the remaining authorized amount for stock repurchases under Cisco's program: approximately $9.6 billion, with no termination date.
  7. Products and Technology · Products & launchesPriority 75
    +11.7% revenue (realized); 3 sources (news, sec_filing, transcript); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Networking product revenue in fiscal 2026 was $34,668 million, an increase of $6,364 million compared with fiscal 2025.
  8. AI Infrastructure Investment Outlook · Strategic & business-model shiftsPriority 73
    3 sources (news, press_release, transcript); 5 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco management nearly doubled full-year hyperscale AI infrastructure guidance to $9 billion.
  9. Operating Cash Flow Trends · Cash flow generationPriority 72
    +13.2% cash (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); structured_verified
    Cash flow from operating activities was $5.4 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of 27% compared with $4.2 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
  10. Supply Chain Commitments · Supply chain & operationsPriority 70
    -1.7% liability; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 5 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Inventory purchase commitments were $17,165 million as of July 25, 2026 compared with $7,599 million as of July 26, 2025.
  11. Quarterly Earnings and Dividend · Buybacks & dividendsPriority 69
    2 sources (news, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Cisco Systems reported a 17.6% year-over-year revenue increase to $17.25 billion and an EPS of $1.22.
  12. Liquidity and Cash Position · Liquidity & cash positionPriority 68
    +9.4% cash (realized); 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); structured_verified
    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and investments from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026 was $192 million, primarily driven by dividends of $6.6 billion, stock repurchases of $6.1 billion, shares repurchased for tax withholdings of $1.9 billion, repayment of debt of $1.8 billion, capital expenditures of $1.4 billion and net cash paid for acquisitions of $0.5 billion, partially offset by operating cash of $14.2 billion, $3.2 billion net issuance of commercial paper, and release of approximately $0.6 billion of restricted cash.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 94 · 13 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 90 · 7 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 95 · 10 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 90 · 13 threads

Legal, Regulatory & Policy Priority 42 · 5 threads

Guidance & Outlook Priority 90 · 1 thread

Macro & Market Conditions Priority 53 · 4 threads

Management & Governance Priority 28 · 3 threads

Unclassified Priority 93 · 5 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
revenue+23.3%+23.3%+18.9%
cash-16.6%+16.6%+6.6%
assets+11.3%+11.3%+2.6%
liability-3.8%+3.8%-12.1%
operating_income-3.0%+3.0%-0.2%
margin——+5.8%
net_income——+9.3%