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Cisco Systems, Inc. · CSCO · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2025
Cisco: AI orders accelerate as networking and software momentum builds
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: Cisco’s AI infrastructure demand, networking upgrades and growing subscription mix provide evidence for continued earnings momentum, while tariff exposure, competitive pressure and uncertain AI order-to-revenue conversion limit confidence in the durability of that growth.
Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology
$442.23B market cap
70quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.91
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $14.05B
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Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+4.8%
Event window
SPY move
+0.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+4.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.1×
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Subsequent drift
-0.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove CSCO's +4.8% move after FY2025 Q3 earnings?What changed in CSCO's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for CSCO after FY2025 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
The call analysis points to accelerating AI infrastructure orders, stronger recurring-revenue mix, continued networking and security momentum, new strategic partnerships and a leadership transition. Management maintained guidance, while tariff exposure and AI revenue-conversion timing remained important watch items.
Guidance delta
Management maintained guidance and reaffirmed its Q4 and full-year outlook.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong Q3 execution across networking, security and AI infrastructure.
- AI infrastructure orders exceeded $600 million in Q3 and moved past the FY25 target ahead of schedule.
- Subscription and software revenue reached 56% of total revenue, supporting a more recurring revenue mix.
- The company highlighted NVIDIA, HUMAIN, G42 and ServiceNow partnerships alongside WiFi 7, Meraki and security initiatives.
- The main counterweights are tariff uncertainty, macro sensitivity, competitive pressure and the conversion of AI orders into revenue.
Management priorities
- Convert AI infrastructure demand into revenue through Silicon One, the G200 platform and secure AI factory offerings.
- Expand subscription and recurring revenue across software and security.
- Continue WiFi 7 and next-generation campus switching launches.
- Advance partnerships, sovereign-cloud initiatives and security integrations.
- Execute the leadership transition while maintaining investment in recurring-revenue models.
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$112.2Previous close
$44Low
$84.54Average
$150High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 5, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 1, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 14, 2026 |
| BWG Global | Mixed | Positive | Downgrade | Apr 23, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 14, 2024 |
| New Street Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 16, 2024 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | May 13, 2024 |
| DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2023 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 18, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 16, 2023 |
| WestPark Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 24, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2020 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Piper Jaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 14, 2019 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 12, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 16, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 4, 2017 |
| OTR Global | Positive | Mixed | Upgrade | Feb 2, 2017 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 8, 2016 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 14, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 14, 2015 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 19, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 14, 2014 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Standpoint | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Northland | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 4, 2014 |
| ACI Research | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 18, 2013 |
| LBBW Research | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Nov 15, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Cautious | Maintain | Aug 15, 2013 |
| FBN Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 16, 2013 |
| Topeka Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Topeka | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Needham | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 10, 2012 |
| ThinkEquity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Miller Tabak | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 10, 2012 |
| Morgan Keegan | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 9, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $112.2. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $106.94 | -2.0% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $111.46 | +11.4% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $110.49 | +20.3% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $120 | $113.47 | +7.0% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Niknam | $140 | $114.38 | +24.8% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $138 | $123.88 | +23.0% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $123.88 | +20.3% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $150 | $123.88 | +33.7% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $135 | $123.88 | +20.3% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $123.88 | +33.7% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $123 | $123.88 | +9.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $119.73 | +15.9% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $121.83 | +15.9% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $137 | $115.53 | +22.1% | May 14, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $132 | $114.66 | +17.6% | May 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $115.27 | +7.0% | May 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $101.87 | +3.4% | May 14, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $101.87 | +11.4% | May 14, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $101.87 | +17.6% | May 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $101.87 | +15.9% | May 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $101.87 | +7.8% | May 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $92.72 | -2.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $76.02 | -15.3% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $74.59 | -10.9% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $76.7 | -10.9% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $77.55 | -18.9% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $88 | $73.11 | -21.6% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $77 | $69.96 | -31.4% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $69 | $69.3 | -38.5% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $67.52 | -34.0% | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matt Niknam | $73 | $65.51 | -34.9% | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $64 | $64.26 | -43.0% | May 15, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $75 | $64.26 | -33.2% | May 15, 2025 |
| Melius Research | Ben Reitzes | $79 | $61.8 | -29.6% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $62 | $59.18 | -44.7% | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Atif Malik | $62 | $54.08 | -44.7% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $78 | $54.15 | -30.5% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Sam Poser | $46.5 | $24.68 | -58.6% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $58 | $49.7 | -48.3% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| New Street | Pierre Ferragu | $57 | $49.56 | -49.2% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Tal Liani | $60 | $48.57 | -46.5% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $58 | $49.22 | -48.3% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $70 | $48.28 | -37.6% | May 17, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $50 | $48.17 | -55.4% | May 17, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $56 | $48.42 | -50.1% | May 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $52 | $48.75 | -53.7% | May 16, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $57 | $49.67 | -49.2% | May 16, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $55 | $49.67 | -51.0% | May 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Samik Chatterjee | $53 | $48.54 | -52.8% | May 14, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Karl Ackerman | $50 | $48.62 | -55.4% | May 13, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $52 | $48.24 | -53.7% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $58 | $48.24 | -48.3% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $51 | $49.55 | -54.5% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Ittai Kidron | $54 | $49.06 | -51.9% | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $80 | $24.19 | -28.7% | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Jefferies | George Notter | $59.5 | $53.08 | -47.0% | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Needham | Mike Cikos | $44 | $57.87 | -60.8% | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Ittai Kidron | $58 | $54.95 | -48.3% | Aug 17, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $62 | $52.32 | -44.7% | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $49.3 | -53.7% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $47.74 | -53.7% | Nov 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $48 | $46.59 | -57.2% | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $46.1 | -45.6% | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $44.39 | -40.3% | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $48.86 | -51.9% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $48 | $49.46 | -57.2% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $49.49 | -46.5% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $53 | $49.5 | -52.8% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $49.78 | -60.8% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $49.81 | -58.1% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $50 | $46.66 | -55.4% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| KGI Securities | Jackson Chiang | $59 | $42.33 | -47.4% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Sami Badri | $60 | $42.94 | -46.5% | May 22, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $42.14 | -59.0% | May 20, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $41.88 | -53.7% | May 19, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $41.91 | -55.4% | May 19, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $43.66 | -59.0% | May 19, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $48.36 | -54.5% | May 19, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $43.25 | -53.7% | May 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $48.36 | -61.7% | May 19, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $49.34 | -35.8% | May 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $59 | $51.17 | -47.4% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $65 | $54.69 | -42.1% | Mar 12, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Paul Silverstein | $66 | $57.21 | -41.2% | Feb 20, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Fahad Najam | $71 | $52.82 | -36.7% | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $61 | $52.82 | -45.6% | Feb 14, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $69 | $57.68 | -38.5% | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $65 | $58.5 | -42.1% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $73 | $60.71 | -34.9% | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jim Suva | $65 | $60.75 | -42.1% | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $57 | $52.95 | -49.2% | Nov 18, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Sami Badri | $73 | $52.95 | -34.9% | Nov 18, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $59 | $58.18 | -47.4% | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Ittai Kidron | $60 | $56.17 | -46.5% | Aug 19, 2021 |
| New Street | Pierre Ferragu | $65 | $56.17 | -42.1% | Aug 19, 2021 |
| DZ BANK AG | Ingo Wermann | $51 | $51.06 | -54.5% | May 21, 2021 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Michael Genovese | $61 | $51.12 | -45.6% | May 13, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Jeff Kvaal | $63 | $51.42 | -43.9% | Apr 16, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationCisco Systems, Inc. is a leading global technology company focused on designing, producing, and marketing Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking equipment, software, and associated products within the communications and information technology industries. The company operates extensively across major regions including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, specifically covering Japan and China. Its comprehensive product lineup features switching solutions for both enterprise campuses and data centers. Cisco's enterprise routing segment is crucial for securely and reliably interconnecting public, private, wired, and mobile networks, ensuring vital connectivity across corporate campuses, data centers, and branch offices. Additionally, the company provides a range of wireless products offering seamless indoor and outdoor roaming for voice, video, and data applications.…
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