Product — Contract with Customer, Liability
Products & Services · Contract with Customer, LiabilityCisco Systems, Inc. Product — Contract with Customer, Liability increased by 0.9% to $13.37B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.6%, from $13.03B to $13.37B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Product — Contract with Customer, Liability shows an upward trend with a 10.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong upfront billing or prepayments, which can be a positive indicator of future revenue realization and cash flow.
Detailed definition
This metric reflects the company's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the company has alre...
Peer comparison
Comparable to deferred revenue or contract liabilities reported under standard accounting practices for technology service providers.
csco_segment_product_contract_with_customer_liabilityHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.70B | $9.42B | $9.68B | $9.77B | $9.84B | $10.43B | $10.40B | $10.68B | $10.90B | $11.51B | $11.69B | $11.64B | $12.86B | $13.22B | $12.94B | $13.03B | $13.17B | $13.49B | $13.25B | $13.37B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.3% | +2.8% | +0.9% | +0.7% | +6.0% | -0.2% | +2.6% | +2.0% | +5.6% | +1.6% | -0.4% | +10.4% | +2.8% | -2.1% | +0.7% | +1.1% | +2.4% | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.1% | +10.7% | +7.5% | +9.3% | +10.8% | +10.3% | +12.4% | +9.0% | +18.0% | +14.9% | +10.7% | +12.0% | +2.4% | +2.1% | +2.4% | +2.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s product — contract with customer, liability?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported product — contract with customer, liability of $13.37B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s product — contract with customer, liability changed year-over-year?
- Cisco Systems, Inc.'s product — contract with customer, liability increased by 2.6% year-over-year, from $13.03B to $13.37B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s product — contract with customer, liability?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s product — contract with customer, liability has grown at a 10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $36.13B to $52.95B.
- What does product — contract with customer, liability mean?
- The value of payments received from customers for products or services that have not yet been delivered.