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Cisco Systems (WBO:CSCO) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.80% (As of Jan. 2025 )


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What is Cisco Systems 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Cisco Systems's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.80%.

WBO:CSCO's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
88.63% of 1205 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: -0.7 vs WBO:CSCO: 1.80

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Share Buyback 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's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Cisco Systems 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Cisco Systems's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jan. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jan. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jan. 2024 )
=(4050.000 - 3977.000) / 4050.000
=1.8%

* 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  (WBO:CSCO) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


Cisco Systems 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


Cisco Systems Business Description

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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.