FINANCE NOTE

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) — Q4 FY2026 Pre Earnings

Operations

Q3 2026
Q3 Revenue ↑ 12.0% YoY $15.84B
Segments
Networking 55.6%
Security 12.7%
Collaboration 6.5%
Observability 1.7%
Services 23.5%

Key Earnings Driver

AI Infrastructure Networking revenue increased 24.7% year over year to $8.8B. Within Networking, Cisco reported $5.3B in AI infrastructure orders year to date through Q3 FY2026, with the company expecting FY2026 AI infrastructure orders to reach $9B and AI infrastructure revenue to reach $4B. Security revenue declined 0.2% to $2.0B, Collaboration revenue decreased 0.7% to $1.0B, Observability revenue increased 3.1% to $269M, while Services revenue declined 1.4% to $3.7B.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Networking↑ 24.7%

AI Infrastructure

🟢 Scaling

Security↓ 0.2%

🟡 Watch

Services↓ 1.4%

🟡 Watch

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from Cisco website and/or SEC filings for Q3, with status based on reported data.