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CSCO Cisco Systems (CSCO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Tech Hardware · Computer communications equipment · CIK 0000858877
Congress · 4Form 144 · 10
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
1,862
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about CSCO

Insiders, 180 days
-$13.2M net sold
7 sellers · 12% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
4 bought · 3 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-09-24
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$6.1M
10 notices

Cisco Systems insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. insiders sold a net $13.2M of stock across 256 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
EVP, Global Sales
SELL
2026-09-14 SEC
680
$74.9K
-2.9%
Context
  • 13 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (13 sales), the last on Aug 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 163,336 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,862 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Global Sales Tuszik Oliver sold about $74.9K of CSCO under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,862 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP, Operations
SELL
2026-09-14 SEC
312
$34.4K
-2.9%
Context
  • 21 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (21 sales), the last on Aug 19, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 127,661 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,862 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Operations Subaiya Thimaya K. sold about $34.4K of CSCO under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 14, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,862 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP and CFO
SELL
2026-09-14 SECtraded 2026-09-11
1,795
$195.4K
-2.9%
Context
  • 18 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (18 sales), the last on Aug 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 165,778 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,862 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP and CFO Patterson Mark sold about $195.4K of CSCO under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 11, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,862 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-08
2,274
$248.7K
-0.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 7.3% of the 31,352 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,862 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Fink Nichlas A sold about $248.7K of CSCO under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 8, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,862 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP, Operations
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-19
2,227
$247.2K
-4.1%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Jun 16, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.7% of the 131,987 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,862 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Operations Subaiya Thimaya K. sold about $247.2K of CSCO under a 10b5-1 plan on Aug 19, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,862 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
256 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$13.2M over 180 days
-$6.0M over 90 days
below 71% of Tech Hardware
Congress
4 members bought in the last year
more than 80% of Tech Hardware
Funds
1,862 funds bought in last quarter
more than 98% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
+11.8% year over year
more than 55% of Tech Hardware
Margin
21.0% net margin
more than 87% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
$6.1B repurchased, FY to 2026-07-25
more than 95% of Tech Hardware
Short interest
1.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 69% of Tech Hardware
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 7Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold $15K to $50K, disclosed 13 days after the trade
Why it matters
House members report a bracket, not an exact amount, and have 45 days to do it; the trade is weeks old when it becomes public.
Oct 7Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold $1.0K to $15K, disclosed 13 days after the trade
Why it matters
House members report a bracket, not an exact amount, and have 45 days to do it; the trade is weeks old when it becomes public.
Oct 7Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold $1.0K to $15K, disclosed 29 days after the trade
Why it matters
House members report a bracket, not an exact amount, and have 45 days to do it; the trade is weeks old when it becomes public.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+52.9%12M
-1%+28%+57%+86%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-17 · Robbins Charles sold $11.7M2025-11-17 · Robbins Charles sold $10.4M2025-11-14 · Robbins Charles sold $10.3M2025-11-14 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $8.7M2025-11-14 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $8.7M2025-11-18 · Robbins Charles sold $6.4M2025-11-14 · Robbins Charles sold $3.9M2025-11-18 · Patterson Mark sold $3.8M2025-11-19 · Subaiya Thimaya K. sold $3.1M2025-11-14 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $2.9M2025-11-14 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $2.9M2025-11-18 · Robbins Charles sold $2.6M2026-08-14 · Robbins Charles sold $1.7M2025-11-14 · Robbins Charles sold $1.6M2025-11-18 · Patterson Mark sold $1.6M2026-05-22 · Robbins Charles sold $1.5M2025-11-19 · Subaiya Thimaya K. sold $1.3M2025-12-18 · CAPELLAS MICHAEL D sold $1.2M2025-11-14 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $1.2M2025-11-14 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $1.2M2025-11-20 · Tuszik Oliver sold $1.1M2025-12-18 · JOHNSON KRISTINA M sold $1.0M2026-05-22 · Robbins Charles sold $961.2K2026-02-13 · Robbins Charles sold $872.7K2025-12-19 · CAPELLAS MICHAEL D sold $836.9K2025-11-24 · Wong Maria Victoria sold $740.9K2026-02-19 · Subaiya Thimaya K. sold $662.0K2026-03-17 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $634.5K2026-06-16 · Subaiya Thimaya K. sold $624.7K2026-08-14 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $543.4K2026-02-13 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $503.7K2026-08-14 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $500.8K2026-08-14 · Patterson Mark sold $422.7K2026-08-14 · Robbins Charles sold $420.3K2025-11-14 · Tuszik Oliver sold $415.3K2026-05-15 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $409.2K2026-08-19 · Subaiya Thimaya K. sold $402.9K2026-05-15 · Patel Jeetendra I sold $368.0K2026-02-13 · Robbins Charles sold $355.8K2026-05-15 · Stahlkopf Deborah L sold $333.2K2026-05-15 · Tuszik Oliver sold $316.4K2026-08-14 · Tuszik Oliver sold $310.4K2026-09-14 · OLIVER TUSZIK filed to sell $76.2K2026-09-14 · THIMAYA SUBAIYA filed to sell $35.0K2026-09-11 · MARK PATTERSON filed to sell $192.9K2026-09-08 · NICHLAS ADAM FINK filed to sell $248.3K2026-08-19 · THIMAYA SUBAIYA filed to sell $650.9K2026-08-14 · MARK PATTERSON filed to sell $589.1K2026-08-14 · DEBORAH STAHLKOPF filed to sell $736.1K2026-08-14 · CHARLES ROBBINS filed to sell $2.5M2026-08-14 · JEETENDRA PATEL filed to sell $813.6K2026-08-14 · OLIVER TUSZIK filed to sell $313.2K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns CSCO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
358,672,289 sh
$42.1B
197,153,062 sh
$23.2B
138,187,071 sh
$16.2B

Congress trades in CSCO

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-09-24 · disclosed 13 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2026-09-24 · disclosed 13 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-09-08 · disclosed 29 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-07-30 · disclosed 15 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-06-12 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CSCO planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
OLIVER TUSZIK
Filed 2026-09-14
$76.2K
THIMAYA SUBAIYA
Filed 2026-09-14
$35.0K
MARK PATTERSON
Filed 2026-09-11
$192.9K
NICHLAS ADAM FINK
Filed 2026-09-08
$248.3K
THIMAYA SUBAIYA
Filed 2026-08-19
$650.9K

CSCO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF
$281.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
22.6%
Select Tech Hardware Portfolio
$399.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
11.2%
Direxion Daily CSCO Bull 2X ETF
$1.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
9.4%
Telecommunications Fund
$1.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
8.9%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
$425.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
8.5%
PROFUND VP INTERNET
$901.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
8.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included. Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of State
DOS REMOTE WI-FI MONITORING-JUNE 2026 TO MAY 2031 · 2026-06-01
$8.5M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Cisco Systems, Inc. Federal Pac
Cycle 2026 · $514K spent
$449.5K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · R. Scott Herren
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$52.8M
$94.1M
$22.7M
+72%
+193%
2024
$39.2M
$16.6M
$16.9M
+17%
+135%
2023
$31.8M
$74.6M
$13.6M
+23%
+76%
2022
$29.3M
$6.1M
$12.1M
+4%
+39%
2021
$25.4M
$32.1M
$10.3M
+23%
+47%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $13.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 1,862 funds added last quarter, 4 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $6.1M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

CSCO financials

Revenue growth
+11.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
21.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$63.3B
four quarters, 2025-07-27 to 2026-07-25
Net margin, TTM
+21.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-27 to 2026-07-25
Free cash flow, TTM
$12.8B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-27 to 2026-07-25
Debt to equity
0.59x
long-term 2026-07-25 plus current 2026-07-25; equity 2026-07-25
Cash flow to debt
0.48x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-25 plus current 2026-07-25
Return on equity
+27.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-26 and 2026-07-25
Return on assets
+10.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-26 and 2026-07-25
Return on invested capital
+18.1%
operating income after a 17.1% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-07-25 plus current 2026-07-25 plus average of 2025-07-26 and 2026-07-25 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+17.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-26 and 2026-07-25 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
31.89x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-27 to 2026-07-25
Enterprise value
$442.2B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-27 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-25 plus current 2026-07-25, minus cash 2026-07-25
FCF yield
+3.0%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
1.03x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 31%: four quarters to 2026-07-25 against the four to 2025-07-26
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-072025-072024-072023-07
Revenue$63.3B$56.7B$53.8B$57.0B
Gross profit$40.9B$36.8B$34.8B$35.8B
Operating income$15.4B$11.8B$12.2B$15.0B
Net income$13.3B$10.2B$10.3B$12.6B
EPS (diluted)3.332.552.543.07
Operating cash flow$14.2B$14.2B$10.9B$19.9B
Cash$7.2B$8.3B$7.5B$10.1B
Long-term debt$19.4B$22.9B$19.6B$6.7B
Buybacks$6.1B$6.0B$5.8B$4.3B
Dividends paid$6.6B$6.4B$6.4B$6.3B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

CSCO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CSCO ranks highest on profitability (75th percentile) and institutional and government (72nd), and lowest on insider conviction (12th), among Tech Hardware peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
75
Inputs
  • Return on equity+27.3% · 78 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on assets+10.5% · 77 pct, sector of 92
  • Return on invested capital+18.1% · 69 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+17.5% · 76 pct, sector of 72
Financial health
44
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.59x · 25 pct, sector of 72
  • Cash flow to debt0.48x · 63 pct, sector of 63
Growth
51
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+11.8% · 55 pct, sector of 102
  • Backlog growth, YoY+7.4% · 47 pct, sector of 48
Insider conviction
12
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$12.0M · 24 pct, sector of 75
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
72
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter1,862 · 98 pct, sector of 89
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 73 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180d$8.5M · 22 pct, universe of 69
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$6.2M · 95 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
47
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+1.3% · 82 pct, sector of 105
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+35.6% · 13 pct, sector of 80
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CSCO filings, in plain words

Are Cisco Systems insiders buying or selling CSCO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Cisco Systems insiders were net sellers, a net $13.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded CSCO?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 4 House members disclosed buying CSCO and 3 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Maria Elvira Salazar dated 2026-09-24.

Are there planned insider sales of CSCO?

Yes. 10 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.1M of stock; the latest, by OLIVER TUSZIK, was filed 2026-09-14.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Cisco Systems insiders were net sellers of CSCO, a net $13.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. 12% of the 49 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. In the year to 2026-10-27, 4 members of Congress disclosed buying CSCO and 3 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Maria Elvira Salazar dated 2026-09-24. Insiders filed 10 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.1M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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