Cisco Systems, Inc. Total Cost of Revenue decreased by 4.4% to $5.14B in Q2 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.5%, from $4.87B to $5.14B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Cost of Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a 2.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase relative to revenue suggests declining efficiency or rising input costs, whereas a decrease suggests better operational scaling.
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is_total_cost_of_revenue| 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 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.62B | $4.35B | $4.85B | $4.67B | $4.71B | $4.85B | $5.29B | $5.17B | $5.34B | $5.29B | $5.11B | $4.57B | $4.43B | $5.11B | $4.72B | $4.88B | $4.87B | $4.72B | $5.14B | $5.38B | $5.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.8% | +11.5% | -3.6% | +0.9% | +2.8% | +9.1% | -2.3% | +3.4% | -1.0% | -3.3% | -10.5% | -3.2% | +15.4% | -7.7% | +3.4% | -0.2% | -3.1% | +8.9% | +4.7% | -4.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.1% | +11.5% | +9.1% | +10.6% | +13.3% | +9.1% | -3.3% | -11.4% | -17.0% | -3.3% | -7.7% | +6.7% | +10.0% | -7.7% | +8.9% | +10.2% | +5.5% |
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