Opening its latest reports…Reading every line of the four statements…Putting it into plain words…
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
The four financial statements
Every company that sells shares in the US files four statements with the SEC. Together they show whether Cisco Systems made money, what it owns and owes, where its cash went, and what changed for its shareholders. Below is every line exactly as Cisco Systems filed it, with what each one means in plain English.
As filed with the SEC on Sep 2, 2026 · the full report · SEC's figures viewer
Income statement · also called the statement of operations, statement of earnings or profit and loss
Did it make money?
Read it from the top down. It starts with everything customers paid (sales), takes away the cost of making what was sold, then the costs of running the company, then interest and tax. What is left at the bottom is profit (net income), the part that belongs to shareholders. It covers a stretch of time: a year, or a quarter.
- People usually check: Are sales growing compared with a year earlier?
- People usually check: How much of each dollar of sales is left at each step (the margins)?
- People usually check: Is profit growing faster or slower than sales?
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Out of every $100 of sales
- cost of making what it sold: $35
- running costs: $40
- other income and costs: $1 added
- income tax: $4
- kept as profit: $21.0
Every line, explained
| Line (tap for what it means) | 12 months to Jul 25, 2026 | 12 months to Jul 26, 2025 | 12 months to Jul 27, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | |||
| $63.3B▲ 12% | $56.7B | $53.8B | |
| COST OF SALES | |||
| $22.5B▲ 13% | $19.9B | $19.0B | |
| $40.9B▲ 11% | $36.8B | $34.8B | |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | |||
| $9.6B▲ 2.8% | $9.3B | $8.0B | |
| $11.6B▲ 5.4% | $11.0B | $10.4B | |
| $2.8B▼ 7.7% | $3.0B | $2.8B | |
| $916.0M▼ 11% | $1.0B | $698.0M | |
| $693.0M▼ 6.9% | $744.0M | $789.0M | |
| $25.5B▲ 1.8% | $25.0B | $22.6B | |
| $15.4B▲ 31% | $11.8B | $12.2B | |
| $866.0M▼ 13% | $1.0B | $1.4B | |
| −$1.5B▲ 7.7% | −$1.6B | −$1.0B | |
| $1.2B | −$68.0M | −$306.0M | |
| $641.0M | −$660.0M | $53.0M | |
| $16.0B▲ 44% | $11.1B | $12.2B | |
| $2.7B▲ 198% | $920.0M | $1.9B | |
| $13.3B▲ 30% | $10.2B | $10.3B | |
| Net income per share | |||
| $3.36▲ 31% | $2.56 | $2.55 | |
| $3.33▲ 31% | $2.55 | $2.54 | |
| Shares used in per-share calculation | |||
| 4.0B shares▼ 0.6% | 4.0B shares | 4.0B shares | |
| 4.0B shares▼ 0.3% | 4.0B shares | 4.1B shares | |
Split by Product, Services
| Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales (Total revenue) | $48.3B | $41.6B | $39.3B |
| Cost of making what it sold (Total cost of sales) | $17.8B | $15.1B | $14.3B |
| Services | |||
| Sales (Total revenue) | $15.0B | $15.0B | $14.6B |
| Cost of making what it sold (Total cost of sales) | $4.7B | $4.7B | $4.6B |
Every line as the company filed it (USD ($), shares in Millions, $ in Millions), shown in full dollars. See this statement on SEC.
Extra: What other gains and losses were there?Statement of comprehensive income: Profit, plus gains and losses that skip the income statement.
Some value changes don't count as profit yet: currency moves on businesses abroad, rises or falls in investments it hasn't sold, and some hedges and pension changes. They are added to profit here to give comprehensive income, and they build up in shareholders' equity.
Every line, explained
| Line (tap for what it means) | 12 months to Jul 25, 2026 | 12 months to Jul 26, 2025 | 12 months to Jul 27, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of Comprehensive Income | |||
| $13.3B | $10.2B | $10.3B | |
| Available-for-sale investments | |||
| $15.0M | $121.0M | $146.0M | |
| $11.0M | $63.0M | $53.0M | |
| $26.0M | $184.0M | $199.0M | |
| Cash flow hedging instruments | |||
| $79.0M | $22.0M | $98.0M | |
| −$31.0M | −$36.0M | −$37.0M | |
| $48.0M | −$14.0M | $61.0M | |
| −$76.0M | $306.0M | −$115.0M | |
| −$2.0M | $476.0M | $145.0M | |
| $13.3B | $10.7B | $10.5B | |