Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
NASDAQ: CSCO · Real-Time Price · USD
86.86
-1.40 (-1.59%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
86.32
-0.54 (-0.62%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT
Cisco Systems Employees
Cisco Systems had 86,200 employees as of July 26, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 4,200 or -4.65% compared to the previous year.
Employees
86,200
Change (1Y)
-4,200
Growth (1Y)
-4.65%
Revenue / Employee
$685,081
Profits / Employee
$128,492
Market Cap
343.09B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2025 | 86,200 | -4,200 | -4.65% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 90,400 | 5,500 | 6.48% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 84,900 | 1,600 | 1.92% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 83,300 | 3,800 | 4.78% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 79,500 | 2,000 | 2.58% |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 77,500 | 1,600 | 2.11% |
| Jul 27, 2019 | 75,900 | 1,700 | 2.29% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | 74,200 | 1,300 | 1.78% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 72,900 | -800 | -1.09% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 73,700 | 1,867 | 2.60% |
| Jul 25, 2015 | 71,833 | -2,209 | -2.98% |
| Jul 26, 2014 | 74,042 | -1,007 | -1.34% |
| Jul 27, 2013 | 75,049 | 8,410 | 12.62% |
| Jul 28, 2012 | 66,639 | -5,186 | -7.22% |
| Jul 30, 2011 | 71,825 | 1,125 | 1.59% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 70,700 | 5,150 | 7.86% |
| Jul 25, 2009 | 65,550 | -579 | -0.88% |
| Jul 26, 2008 | 66,129 | 4,594 | 7.47% |
| Jul 28, 2007 | 61,535 | 11,609 | 23.25% |
| Jul 29, 2006 | 49,926 | 11,513 | 29.97% |
| Jul 30, 2005 | 38,413 | 4,413 | 12.98% |
| Jul 31, 2004 | 34,000 | 0 | - |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 34,000 | -2,000 | -5.56% |
| Jul 27, 2002 | 36,000 | -2,000 | -5.26% |
| Jul 28, 2001 | 38,000 | 4,000 | 11.76% |
| Jul 29, 2000 | 34,000 | 13,000 | 61.90% |
| Jul 31, 1999 | 21,000 | 6,000 | 40.00% |
| Sep 18, 1998 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 36.36% |
| Sep 20, 1997 | 11,000 | 2,218 | 25.26% |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 8,782 | 4,696 | 114.93% |
| Sep 24, 1995 | 4,086 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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CSCO News
- 6 hours ago - Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco - NYTimes
- 15 hours ago - US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses - Reuters
- 17 hours ago - Ivonescimab Receives Major Recommendations Across Multiple Therapies in the 2026 CSCO NSCLC Guideline - PRNewsWire
- 1 day ago - For Hot AI Stocks, 'The Music's Playing'—And Shares Are Rising. Can This Continue? - Investopedia
- 5 days ago - Cisco shows switch that can connect quantum computers of different kinds - Reuters
- 5 days ago - Cisco Introduces Universal Quantum Switch, Advancing the Path to a Quantum Network - PRNewsWire
- 11 days ago - AI Chips Used to Be a One-Horse Race. Now Everyone's Winning. - Barrons
- 21 days ago - Cisco Research: Industrial AI Moves into Physical Operations, Readiness Gaps Determine Scale - PRNewsWire