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Cash on Hand for Cisco (CSCO) 1988-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$16.6B

YoY change

-9.8%

5Y CAGR

-11.3%

Peak year (FY2017)

$70.5B

Cash on Hand history chart for Cisco (CSCO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $16.1B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Cisco (CSCO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -9.8%

Cash on Hand history table for Cisco (CSCO) from 1988 to 2025

  • FY2025$16.1B-9.8%
  • FY2024$17.9B-31.7%
  • FY2023$26.1B+35.7%
  • FY2022$19.3B-21.4%
  • FY2021$24.5B-16.7%
  • FY2020$29.4B-12.0%
  • FY2019$33.4B-28.2%
  • FY2018$46.5B-34.0%
  • FY2017$70.5B+7.2%
  • FY2016$65.8B+8.8%
  • FY2015$60.4B+16.0%
  • FY2014$52.1B+2.9%
  • FY2013$50.6B+3.9%
  • FY2012$48.7B+9.3%
  • FY2011$44.6B+11.9%
  • FY2010$39.9B+13.9%
  • FY2009$35B+33.4%
  • FY2008$26.2B+17.8%
  • FY2007$22.3B+25.0%
  • FY2006$17.8B+11.0%
  • FY2005$16.1B+85.2%
  • FY2004$8.67B+2.2%
  • FY2003$8.49B-33.0%
  • FY2002$12.7B+83.2%
  • FY2001$6.91B+25.0%
  • FY2000$5.53B+162.8%
  • FY1999$2.1B+21.0%
  • FY1998$1.74B+36.2%
  • FY1997$1.28B+22.9%
  • FY1996$1.04B+84.0%
  • FY1995$564M+952.5%
  • FY1994$53.6M+97.1%
  • FY1993$27.2M-32.0%
  • FY1992$40M-0.7%
  • FY1991$40.3M+12.6%
  • FY1990$35.8M+752.4%
  • FY1989$4.2M+82.6%
  • FY1988$2.3M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Cisco's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Cisco (CSCO)

According to Cisco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $16.6B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Cisco (CSCO) cash and short-term investments is $16.1B – declined 9.8% year-over-year.

Cisco cash and short-term investments compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -11.3%, with a net decline across the window.

Cisco cash and short-term investments plunged from $70.5B in 2017 to $16.1B in 2025, a 77.1% drawdown.

$70.5B stands as the all-time-high annual cash and short-term investments, posted in 2017, against a low of $2.3M during 1988.

Cisco Cash on Hand by Year

Cisco Cash on Hand 2025: $16.1B

In 2025, Cisco reported cash and short-term investments of $16.1B, declined 9.8% below 2024.

Cisco Cash on Hand 2024: $17.9B

Cisco cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $17.9B, plunged 31.7% below 2023.

Cisco Cash on Hand 2023: $26.1B

2023's cash and short-term investments for Cisco came in at $26.1B, surged 35.7% from 2022.

Cisco Cash on Hand 2022: $19.3B

Cisco posted cash and short-term investments of $19.3B in 2022, declined 21.4% below 2021.

Cisco Cash on Hand 2021: $24.5B

Cisco cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $24.5B.

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