Cisco

American multinational technology company
Organization business Q173395
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Cisco was founded on January 1, 1984 . The organization is a Delaware corporation [1]. Its founders are Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner .

The company operates in the telecommunications industry . Chuck Robbins serves as the CEO . Cisco employs 67k people .

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 16 annual filings
Revenue
$56.65B
▲ 5.3% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$10.18B
▼ 1.4% YoY FY2025
Assets
$122.29B
▼ 1.7% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$2.55
▲ 0.4% YoY FY2025
$0.00$15.67B$31.35B$47.02B$62.70B FY2010: $40.04B · NI $7.77B (19.4% margin)FY2011: $43.22B · NI $6.49B (15.0% margin)FY2012: $46.06B · NI $8.04B (17.5% margin)FY2013: $48.61B · NI $9.98B (20.5% margin)FY2014: $47.14B · NI $7.85B (16.7% margin)FY2015: $49.16B · NI $8.98B (18.3% margin)FY2016: $49.25B · NI $10.74B (21.8% margin)FY2017: $48.01B · NI $9.61B (20.0% margin)FY2018: $49.33B · NI $110.00M (0.2% margin)FY2019: $51.90B · NI $11.62B (22.4% margin)FY2020: $49.30B · NI $11.21B (22.7% margin)FY2021: $49.82B · NI $10.59B (21.3% margin)FY2022: $51.56B · NI $11.81B (22.9% margin)FY2023: $57.00B · NI $12.61B (22.1% margin)FY2024: $53.80B · NI $10.32B (19.2% margin)FY2025: $56.65B · NI $10.18B (18.0% margin) '10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-07-26 · accession 0000858877-25-000111

Cisco

Summary

Cisco is a business[1]. Cisco ranks in the top 0.47% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,885 views/month, #139 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cisco was a member of Alliance for Open Media[3].
  • Cisco was a member of Linux Foundation[4].
  • Cisco was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[5].
  • Cisco was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[6].
  • Cisco was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[7].
  • Cisco was a member of ANGA[8].
  • Cisco is in the country of United States[9].
  • Cisco's instance of is recorded as business[10].
  • Cisco's instance of is recorded as enterprise[11].
  • Cisco's instance of is recorded as public company[12].
  • Cisco's founder is recorded as Leonard Bosack[13].
  • Cisco's founder is recorded as Sandra Lerner[14].
  • Cisco is owned by The Vanguard Group[15].
  • Cisco is owned by BlackRock[16].
  • San Francisco is named after Cisco[17].
  • Cisco followed Riverhead Networks[18].
  • Cisco followed Hammerhead Networks[19].
  • Cisco's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[20].
  • Cisco's chief executive officer is recorded as Chuck Robbins[21].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Scientific Atlanta[22].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Cerent Corporation[23].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as StrataCom[24].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as NDS Group[25].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Tandberg[26].
  • Cisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Webex by Cisco[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Leonard Bosack[13] and Sandra Lerner[14]. January 1, 1984 marks the founding of Cisco[28]. Cisco's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[29].

Identity

Part of include Nasdaq-100[30], Dow Jones Industrial Average[31], S&P 500[32], Dow Jones Global Titans 50[33], and S&P 100[34]. Predecessors include Riverhead Networks[18] and Hammerhead Networks[19].

Leadership

Cisco's chief executive officer is recorded as Chuck Robbins[21]. Cisco's director / manager is recorded as John Chambers[35].

Operations

Cisco's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[20]. Subsidiaries include Scientific Atlanta[22], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1951[38], headquartered in Lawrenceville[39]; Cerent Corporation[23], a business[40], founded in 1997[41]; StrataCom[24], a business[42], in United States[43], founded in 1986[44], headquartered in Cupertino[45]; NDS Group[25], a business[46], founded in 1989[47], headquartered in Staines-upon-Thames[48]; Tandberg[26], a business[49], in Norway[50], founded in 1979[51], headquartered in Lysaker[52]; and Webex by Cisco[27], a business[53], in United States[54], founded in 1995[55], headquartered in Milpitas[56].

Industry

Cisco's industry is recorded as telecommunications[57].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[15], a business[58], in United States[59], founded in 1975[60], headquartered in Malvern[61] and BlackRock[16], a company[62], in United States[63], founded in 1988[64], headquartered in New York City[65]. Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[66] and Hong Kong Stock Exchange[67]. Products include router[68], network switch[69], wireless access point[70], set-top box[71], cable modem[72], and cable modem termination system[73].

Why It Matters

Cisco ranks in the top 0.47% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,885 views/month, #139 of 29,529).[2] Cisco has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Cisco is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

Cisco has been cited as an influence by Abiquo[76], a software[77], in United Kingdom[78], founded in 2006[79], headquartered in Barcelona[80].

Cisco is credited with the discovery of Hot Standby Router Protocol[81], a communication protocol[82].

FAQs

Who did Cisco influence?

Cisco has been cited as an influence by Abiquo[76].

What did Cisco discover?

Cisco is credited as discoverer of Hot Standby Router Protocol[81].

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