Cisco
Networking, security and collaboration · United States
Cisco sells networking equipment, security and collaboration software and support services to businesses, governments and cloud providers, increasingly as subscriptions.
What makes it different
Cloud giants ordered $9.3 billion of its AI networking in a year.
$9.3BAI infrastructure orders from hyperscalersFY2026
Hyperscaler AI orders turned Cisco back into a growth story: AI infrastructure was about 6% of revenue, up from under 2%.
How big it is
How big is Cisco?
$63.3BTotal revenueFY2026
$46.7BRemaining performance obligationsFY2026
82,400EmployeesFY2026
How it makes money FY2026
Networking gear first, services second.
- Networking55%$34.7B
- Services24%$15.0B
- Security13%$8.2B
- Collaboration7%$4.3B
- Observability2%$1.1B
How the business works
Ship the network. Attach software. Renew.
- 1Switches, routers, firewalls
- 2Security and software subscriptions
- 3Multi-year support contracts
Each box sold pulls in subscriptions and support that renew for years; $46.7B is already contracted.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group9.7%
- BlackRock, Inc.8.9%
CEO: Chuck Robbins
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1984Cisco is founded
- 1986First product: AGS multiprotocol router
- 1990IPO on Nasdaq
- 1995John Chambers becomes CEO
- 2007Acquires WebEx
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Cisco's own reports.
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What Cisco tracks22 metrics
Employees
R&D ratio
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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Profit
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Where the money comes from3 regions
Americas
EMEA
APJC (Asia Pacific, Japan and China)
The full timeline21 moments
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2026
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