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How CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$63.3B · 100%Cost of revenue$22.5B · 35%Gross profit$40.9B · 65%Operating income$15.4B · 24%Income before tax$16.0B · 25%Income tax$2.7B · 4%Net income$13.3B · 21%As of 2026-07-25 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$63.3B100%
Cost of revenue$22.5B35%
$40.9B65%
$15.4B24%
Income before tax$16.0B25%
Income tax$2.7B4%
$13.3B21%
Source: · event Jul 25, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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