Cisco Systems (BSP:CSCO34) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.32 (As of Oct. 2024)

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What is Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CSCO34' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.48
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cisco Systems was 0.48. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.44.

BSP:CSCO34's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
52.29% of 1222 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs BSP:CSCO34: 0.32

As of today (2024-12-13), the Dividend Yield % of Cisco Systems is 1.68%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cisco Systems was 3.96%. The lowest was 1.68%. And the median was 3.00%.

Cisco Systems's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was R$0.33.

During the past 12 months, Cisco Systems's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Cisco Systems was 81.70% per year. The lowest was 2.70% per year. And the median was 13.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Cisco Systems Annual Data

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0.42

0.44

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0.30

Cisco Systems Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.29	0.31	0.33	0.33	0.32

Competitive Comparison of Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Cisco Systems Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jul. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jul. 2024 )
	=	1.242	/	4.136
	=	0.30

Cisco Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Oct. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Oct. 2024 )
	=	0.331	/	1.024
	=	0.32

Cisco Systems (BSP:CSCO34) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software such as firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff-25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.

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