R&D expense · 2011–2025
Cisco Systems R&D expense
$9.3B+16.5% · FY2025
Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported $9.3B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +16.5% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-07-26 | $9.3B | +16.5% | Open → |
| FY20242024-07-27 | $8.0B | +5.7% | Open → |
| FY20232023-07-29 | $7.6B | +11.5% | Open → |
| FY20222022-07-30 | $6.8B | +3.4% | Open → |
| FY20212021-07-31 | $6.5B | +3.2% | Open → |
| FY20202020-07-25 | $6.3B | −3.5% | Open → |
| FY20192019-07-27 | $6.6B | +3.9% | Open → |
| FY20182018-07-28 | $6.3B | +4.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-07-29 | $6.1B | −3.8% | Open → |
| FY20162016-07-30 | $6.3B | +1.4% | Open → |
| FY20152015-07-25 | $6.2B | −1.4% | Open → |
| FY20142014-07-26 | $6.3B | +5.9% | Open → |
| FY20132013-07-27 | $5.9B | +8.3% | Open → |
| FY20122012-07-28 | $5.5B | −5.8% | Open → |
| FY20112011-07-30 | $5.8B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +3.4%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Cisco Systems R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/cisco-systems/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000858877-26-000132 · September 2, 2026
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