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Taxes Paid
Cisco Systems, Inc. Taxes Paid decreased by 77.5% to $659.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.0%, from $583.00M to $659.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Taxes Paid shows relatively stable performance with a 1.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026May 19, 2026
How to read this metric
High cash taxes relative to earnings may indicate limited tax planning opportunities or specific jurisdictional tax requirements.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes during the period, which may differ from the tax expense reported on the income...
Peer comparison
Comparable across peers in the same tax jurisdictions; useful for calculating effective cash tax rates.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_paidHistorical Data
21 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $720.00M | $742.00M | $758.00M | $1.56B | $640.00M | $703.00M | $1.15B | $1.02B | $242.00M | $1.16B | $3.09B | $3.71B | $346.00M | $276.00M | $643.00M | $2.04B | $583.00M | $627.00M | $634.00M | $2.94B | $659.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.1% | +2.2% | +106.1% | -59.0% | +9.8% | +63.6% | -11.1% | -76.3% | +378.1% | +167.1% | +20.2% | -90.7% | -20.2% | +133.0% | +217.1% | -71.4% | +7.5% | +1.1% | +362.9% | -77.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.1% | -5.3% | +51.7% | -34.6% | -62.2% | +64.6% | +168.7% | +263.4% | +43.0% | -76.1% | -79.2% | -45.1% | +68.5% | +127.2% | -1.4% | +43.9% | +13.0% |
Range$242.00M – $3.71B
CAGR-1.8%
Avg YoY Growth+31.1%
Median YoY Growth+13.0%
Taxes Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s taxes paid?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported taxes paid of $659.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s taxes paid changed year-over-year?
- Cisco Systems, Inc.'s taxes paid increased by 13.0% year-over-year, from $583.00M to $659.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s taxes paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s taxes paid has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.60B to $3.89B.
- What does taxes paid mean?
- The actual cash paid to tax authorities during the period.