Cisco Systems continues a huge shift to selling subscription software services like cybersecurity, a strategy intended to offset a years-long slowdown in its networking business. The company's routers and switches are still big sellers, contributing a significant portion of Cisco’s $49.3 billion in total sales for fiscal 2018, 3% more than the previous year.
Company Info
| CEO | Charles H. Robbins |
| CEO Title | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Network and Other Communications Equipment |
| HQ Location | San Jose, Calif. |
| Website | www.cisco.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 24 |
| Employees | 74,200 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $49,330 |
| Profits ($M) | $110 |
| Assets ($M) | $108,784 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $43,204 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 0.2% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 0.1% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 0.3% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 2 |
| EPS % Change (from 2017) | -98.9% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | -59.6% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | -34.2% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2018) | 16.5% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 17.8% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | 12.7% |
