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CSCO (Cisco Systems) Dividend Yield % : 2.89% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Cisco Systems Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cisco Systems is 2.89%.

Warning Sign:

Cisco Systems Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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

CSCO' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.31   Med: 3   Max: 3.96
Current: 2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Cisco Systems was 3.96%. The lowest was 2.31%. And the median was 3.00%.

CSCO's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
62.96% of 1358 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.065 vs CSCO: 2.89

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.46.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cisco Systems was 0.48. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.44.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Cisco Systems is 2.91%.

Cisco Systems's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was $0.40.

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 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% 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 13.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Cisco Systems Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cisco Systems Dividend Yield % Chart

Cisco Systems Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.01 2.64 3.31 2.96 3.26

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.96 2.97 3.11 3.34 3.26

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Dividend Yield %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Cisco Systems Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Cisco Systems Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4000002024-10-022024-10-022024-10-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4000002024-07-052024-07-052024-07-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4000002024-04-032024-04-042024-04-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3900002024-01-032024-01-042024-01-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Cisco Systems's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.59/54.78
=2.90 %

Current Share Price is $54.78.
Cisco Systems's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.59.

Cisco Systems's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/54.78
=2.92 %

Current Share Price is $54.78.
Cisco Systems's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.4 * 4 = $1.6.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Cisco Systems  (NAS:CSCO) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Cisco Systems Business Description

Address
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134-1706
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 such as 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 employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.
Executives
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
Richard Scott Herren officer: EVP and CFO 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Charles Robbins officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 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
Maria Martinez officer: EVP, Chief Customer Exp Offcr THE LANDMARK @ 1 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark Garrett director 106 EAST BABCOCK STREET SUITE 3A, BOZEMAN MT 59715
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