Cisco Systems Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Cisco Systems free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 25, 2026, Cisco Systems generated $5.39 billion of operating cash flow and spent $390.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $5.00 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 29.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 24.4% from the prior year's $4.02 billion.
Cisco Systems returned $3.16 billion to shareholders: $1.66 billion in dividends and $1.50 billion in share repurchases, equal to 63% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.0 times.
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Cisco Systems cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q4 20262026-07-25 | Q3 20262026-04-25 | Q2 20262026-01-24 | Q1 20262025-10-25 | Q4 20252025-07-26 | Q3 20252025-04-26 | Q2 20252025-01-25 | Q1 20252024-10-26 | Q4 20242024-07-27 | Q3 20242024-04-27 | Q2 20242024-01-27 | Q1 20242023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.86B | 3.37B | 3.17B | 2.86B | 2.55B | 2.49B | 2.43B | 2.71B | 2.16B | 1.89B | 2.63B | 3.64B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +51.33% | +35.41% | +30.77% | +5.50% | +17.95% | +32.08% | -7.82% | -25.48% | -45.38% | -41.28% | -5.01% | +36.25% |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 927.00M | 914.00M | 934.00M | 1.05B | 948.00M | 945.00M | 921.00M | 827.00M | 800.00M | 811.00M | 802.00M | 661.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 1.34B | -788.00M | -1.05B | -174.00M | 275.00M | 18.00M | -970.00M | 1.06B | -398.00M | 587.00M | -75.00M | 747.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.39B | 3.76B | 1.82B | 3.21B | 4.23B | 4.06B | 2.24B | 3.66B | 3.73B | 3.97B | 808.00M | 2.37B |
| Capital Expenditures | -390.00M | -414.00M | -283.00M | -323.00M | -217.00M | -261.00M | -210.00M | -217.00M | -198.00M | -168.00M | -170.00M | -134.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -264.00M | -2.07B | -1.31B | 156.00M | -273.00M | 505.00M | 1.02B | 479.00M | -828.00M | -22.82B | 2.21B | 952.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.66B | -1.66B | -1.62B | -1.62B | -1.63B | -1.63B | -1.59B | -1.59B | -1.61B | -1.61B | -1.58B | -1.58B |
| Share Repurchases | -1.50B | -1.25B | -1.36B | -1.99B | -1.25B | -1.50B | -1.24B | -2.00B | -2.02B | -1.27B | -1.20B | -1.30B |
| Debt Issued | 2.41B | 6.40B | 2.68B | 1.56B | 1.90B | 6.98B | 4.67B | 5.73B | 7.66B | 21.62B | 2.54B | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | — | -4.86B | -204.00M | -2.79B | — | -7.16B | -6.56B | -4.82B | — | -1.45B | 0 | -750.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -5.01B | -2.04B | -1.44B | -3.86B | -3.95B | -5.14B | -3.94B | -2.78B | -4.51B | 14.07B | 1.08B | -3.80B |
| Net Change in Cash | 144.00M | -376.00M | -942.00M | -509.00M | -8.00M | -590.00M | -700.00M | 1.37B | -1.60B | -4.78B | 4.11B | -522.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 5.00B | 3.34B | 1.54B | 2.89B | 4.02B | 3.80B | 2.03B | 3.44B | 3.53B | 3.80B | 638.00M | 2.24B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Cisco Systems's cash flow statement, from Q4 2026 back to Q1 2024, across 13 line items including net income, stock-based compensation, change in working capital. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CSCO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?