Financing
Share Buybacks
Cisco Systems, Inc. Share Buybacks decreased by 8.3% to $1.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 16.9%, from $1.51B to $1.25B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 20.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026May 19, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | $527.00M | $781.00M | $273.00M | $4.83B | $242.00M | $2.34B | $556.00M | $1.20B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.30B | $1.20B | $1.27B | $2.02B | $2.00B | $1.24B | $1.51B | $1.25B | $1.99B | $1.36B | $1.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | +48.2% | -65.0% | >999% | -95.0% | +867.8% | -76.3% | +116.5% | +5.4% | -0.4% | +2.8% | -7.4% | +5.3% | +58.9% | -0.6% | -38.1% | +21.4% | -16.8% | +59.1% | -31.6% | -8.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -54.1% | +199.9% | +103.7% | -75.1% | +424.4% | -46.0% | +133.8% | +0.0% | -0.1% | +59.4% | +54.1% | +3.0% | +18.7% | -37.9% | -0.5% | +9.9% | -16.9% |
Range$242.00M – $4.83B
CAGR+18.9%
Avg YoY Growth+45.7%
Median YoY Growth+3.0%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported share buybacks of $1.25B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Cisco Systems, Inc.'s share buybacks decreased by 16.9% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $1.25B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a 20.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.88B to $6.00B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.