Cisco Systems, Inc. Due Diligence
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United States · owned by Independent (United States) · cisco.com · 42 vendors
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global technology leader headquartered in San Jose, California, specializing in networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment. The company provides solutions across AI infrastructure, secure networking, cybersecurity, cloud, and collaboration tools for enterprises and service providers worldwide. Cisco serves customers in over 165 countries and is one of the largest networking and IT companies in the world.
Resilience scores
- Digital Sovereignty: 88
- Digital Resilience: 9
- Financial Resilience: 9
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Services catalogue
77 services in catalogue across 8 categories; runs on 42 sub-vendors.
- Cloud Identity
- Secure Firewall
- Cisco Networking Academy
Insights
Last updated 2026-09-13 · revision 30
42 direct vendors, 249 subvendors
Direct vendors by controlling owner country (sample)
- Australia: 1
- United States: 37
- Germany: 1
Subvendors by controlling owner country (sample)
- Romania: 1
- Australia: 2
- Norway: 2
Compliance
6 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.
ISO 27001 (source) — Evidence found
Evidence: https://trustportal.cisco.com, https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/trust-center.html
NIS2 (source) — No public evidence
Evidence: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/trust-center.html, https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/publicationListing.x
SOC 2 (source) — Evidence found
Evidence: https://trustportal.cisco.com, https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/trust-center.html
Financials
Three-year financials
- 2026: revenue USD 63.3B, EBIT USD 15.4B, equity USD 50.3B
- 2025: revenue USD 56.7B, EBIT USD 11.8B, equity USD 46.8B
- 2024: revenue USD 53.8B, EBIT USD 12.2B, equity USD 45.5B
Financial Resilience Score: 9/10
Cisco Systems maintains an exceptionally resilient financial profile, supported by a strong shift towards recurring revenue which now accounts for over 50% of total sales. The company successfully integrated Splunk in 2024, its largest acquisition to date, which has significantly bolstered its Security and Observability segments, helping to offset cyclical declines in the core Networking hardware business. Cisco's liquidity remains a cornerstone of its strength, with cash and short-term investments exceeding $16 billion as of the end of fiscal 2025. The company demonstrates high operational efficiency with robust operating cash flows of $14.2 billion in FY 2025, an increase of 30% year-over-year. This cash generation supports a consistent capital allocation strategy, returning $12.4 billion to shareholders in the most recent fiscal year through dividends and buybacks. While high operational expenses related to the Splunk integration and restructuring have pressured margins, the company's leading market position in networking and emerging dominance in AI-ready infrastructure provide a stable long-term growth trajectory.
Key strengths: High proportion of recurring subscription revenue, Strong cash flow from operations, Dominant market share in enterprise networking, Successful strategic pivot to Security and AI
Risk factors: Cyclical demand in traditional networking hardware, Intense competition from cloud and AI infrastructure providers, Geopolitical and supply chain sensitivities
Revenue by product/service
- Networking: 44.5%
- Services: 34.6%
- Security: 12.7%
- Collaboration: 6.5%
- Observability: 1.7%
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