Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): return on equity, 10 filed years
ROE at Cisco Systems, Inc. was 26.4% in FY2026, the newest filed year. Across the 10 computed years from FY2017 it ranged from 0.3% (FY2018) to 34.6% (FY2019), with a median of 26.0%.
Tonight's figure on the company page: 26.4%, recomputed 2026-10-15. The table is each filed year on its own terms, with the formula below; the current figure may use trailing twelve months or, where the explainer says so, a different denominator.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | ROE | Read from |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 14.5% | 10-K, filed 2017-09-07 |
| FY2018 | 0.3% | 10-K, filed 2018-09-06 |
| FY2019 | 34.6% | 10-K, filed 2019-09-05 |
| FY2020 | 29.6% | 10-K, filed 2020-09-03 |
| FY2021 | 25.7% | 10-K, filed 2021-09-09 |
| FY2022 | 29.7% | 10-K, filed 2022-09-08 |
| FY2023 | 28.4% | 10-K, filed 2023-09-07 |
| FY2024 | 22.7% | 10-K, filed 2024-09-05 |
| FY2025 | 21.7% | 10-K, filed 2025-09-03 |
| FY2026 | 26.4% | 10-K, filed 2026-09-02 |
How each year is computed
Net income / shareholders equity x 100
Each year is a ratio of lines in that year's filed annual report, with the nightly recompute's own rules for what counts as a filed line. Nothing is estimated, smoothed or filled in: a year that cannot be computed says why.
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A computation on accounts filed with the SEC, not a recommendation and not advice. Past filings do not indicate future results. Risk disclaimer.