Cisco Systems (Cisco Systems) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.58 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CSCO' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 0.52 Max: 42.76
Current: 0.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cisco Systems was 42.76. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.52.

CSCO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
50.59% of 1186 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs CSCO: 0.45

As of today (2024-04-23), the Dividend Yield % of Cisco Systems is 3.26%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cisco Systems was 3.96%. The lowest was 2.04%. And the median was 2.96%.

Cisco Systems's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.39.

During the past 12 months, Cisco Systems's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Cisco Systems was 81.70% per year. The lowest was 2.70% per year. And the median was 14.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Cisco Systems Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.51

0.53

0.56

0.55

0.48

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.53	0.47	0.39	0.42	0.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jul. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jul. 2023 )
	=	1.54	/	3.212
	=	0.48

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	0.39	/	0.675
	=	0.58

Cisco Systems (NAS:CSCO) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134-1706

Website

https://www.cisco.com

Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software like firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employees 80,000 employees and sells its products globally.

Executives

Richard Scott Herren	officer: EVP and CFO	851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Maria Victoria Wong	officer: SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Deborah L Stahlkopf	officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jeffery S. Sharritts	officer: EVP & Chief Cust & Prtnr Offcr	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Mark Garrett	director	106 EAST BABCOCK STREET SUITE 3A, BOZEMAN MT 59715
Maria Martinez	officer: EVP, Chief Customer Exp Offcr	THE LANDMARK @ 1 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Charles Robbins	officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Daniel H Schulman	director	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Roderick C Mcgeary	director	1421 MCCRTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Prat Bhatt	officer: VP, Corporate Controller & PAO	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kristina M Johnson	director	19 HEATH PL, DURHAM NC 27705
Sarah Rae Murphy	director	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Geraldine Elliott	officer: EVP, Chief Sales & Mktg Offcr	1194 N. MATHILDA AVE., SUNNYVALE CA 94089
M Michele Burns	director	C/O MARSH &MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036-2774
Mark D Chandler	officer: SVP, LglSrvs, GenCnsl & Secty	170 W TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134