Cisco's stock drops despite earnings, revenue beat

Cnbc · Aug 12, 2026 · 264 words · By Ari Levy

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What to know about Cisco's stock drops despite earnings, revenue beat

Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday despite a better-than-expected earnings report and a revenue forecast that sailed past estimates.

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What happened

Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday despite a better-than-expected earnings report and a revenue forecast that sailed past estimates.

Why it matters

Here's how the company did compared with analyst estimates, according to LSEG: - Earnings per share: $1.22 adjusted vs.

Common ground

$16.82 billion expected Entering the fiscal fourth-quarter report, Wall Street had turned bullish on Cisco, pushing the stock up more than 60% this year and about 8% this month on optimism that the networking company would start playing a bigger role in the…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “pushing the stock up more than 60% this year”

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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia entries and company descriptions; there is no data regarding the stock price percentage increase for the current year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cisco Systems, Inc., doing business as Cisco, is an American multinational technology conglomerate corporation that develops, manufactures, and sells hardware, software, telecommunications equipment a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cisco is an American technology conglomerate. Cisco may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cisco certifications are the list of the certifications offered by Cisco. There are four to five (path to network designers) levels of certification: Associate (CCNA/CCDA), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_certifications

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Claim 2: “Earnings per share: $1.22 adjusted vs. $1.17 expected”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about other companies (Humana, Gen Digital) or general LSEG descriptions, but does not mention Cisco's specific EPS figures of $1.22 vs $1.17.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DigitalEurope (stylized as DIGITALEUROPE) is a European trade association located in Brussels, Belgium, that represents the information technology industry. Members include 120 technology companies an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigitalEurope

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FactSet Research Systems Inc., trading as FactSet, is an American financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The company provides integrated data and sof…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FactSet

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gen Digital Inc. (formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock Inc.) is a multinational software company co-headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, United States, and Prague, Czech Republic. The company …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_Digital

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Claim 3: “Hyperscalers... placed $4 billion of infrastructure orders in the quarter”

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The evidence provides general definitions of 'hyperscalers' and their role in the industry, but does not mention specific order values of $4 billion placed with Cisco.

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web search NEUTRAL — Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa In computing, hyperscale is the ability of an architecture to scale appropriately as increased demand is added to the system. This typically involves the abi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperscale_computing

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 3, 2025 · Hyperscalers continue to reshape the global data centre ecosystem, providing the backbone for cloud computing, AI workloads and digital transformation at scale. These companies dominate …
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/top-10-hyperscalers

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 13, 2025 · Hyperscalers provide cloud computing resources so businesses can access computing power, storage, and other services on demand.
https://www.fool.com/terms/h/hyperscalers/

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Claim 4: “Revenue: $17.25 billion vs. $16.82 billion expected”

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The evidence provided consists of general company descriptions and product pages for Cisco, but contains no financial data regarding revenue of $17.25 billion or expectations of $16.82 billion.

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Claim 5: “topping the $16.8 billion average estimate, according to LSEG”

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While LSEG is identified as a data provider, the provided evidence does not mention a specific $16.8 billion average revenue estimate for Cisco.

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Claim 6: “bringing the total for the fiscal year to $9.3 billion”

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No evidence was found for this claim.

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Claim 7: “The company said it sees revenue this quarter of $18 billion to $18.2 billion”

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One source mentions a Cisco revenue forecast of $9.2 billion to $9.5 billion, which contradicts the claim of $18 billion to $18.2 billion, but this source appears to be from a different time period or context. No evidence supports the $18B+ figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cisco is an American technology conglomerate. Cisco may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American computer networking company. Cisco made its first acquisition in 1993, which was followed by a series of further acquisitions. Founded in 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Cisco

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Claim 8: “about 8% this month”

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The evidence provided includes links to stock quote pages (Yahoo Finance, Markets Insider) but does not provide the specific percentage increase for the current month.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.Outperform. Analyst Price Targets. 115.00. 137.74 Av…
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CSCO/

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web search NEUTRAL — A stock market site by Business Insider with real-time data, custom charts and breaking news. Get the latest on stocks, commodities, currencies, funds, rates, ETFs, and more.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Get the detailed view of the world stocks included into S&P 500, Dow Jones, or local indices.
https://www.tradingview.com/heatmap/stock/

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Claim 9: “That group accounted for about $4 billion of revenue in the past fiscal year”

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No evidence was found for this claim.

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Claim 10: “Net income increased 51% to $3.9 billion, or 97 cents a share, from $2.6 billion, or 64 cents a share, a year ago”

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Claim 11: “Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday, with one source specifying a drop of as much as 11%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cisco, which is based in San Jose, California, earned $2.6 billion, or 65 cents per share, during its fiscal second quarter covering October–January, a 5 percent decrease from the same time during the…
https://www.ntd.com/cisco-systems-to-lay-off-more-than-4000-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cisco shares were down as much as 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the networking hardware maker cut its full-year revenue and profit forecasts.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trending-tickers-burberry-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cisco shares closed down $2.17, or 10.6 percent, to $18.29 in Wednesday trading. Cisco executives said during the conference call that they expect sales to be flat or up only slightly in the current q…
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/cisco-shares-fall-on-weak-s…

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Claim 12: “Revenue climbed 18% in the latest quarter from $14.7 billion a year earlier”

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Claim 13: “Cisco expecting that number to almost double in fiscal 2027 to $7.5 billion”

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