CISCO REPORTS SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- Broad-based strength in product orders demonstrating growing demand for
Cisco technologies
-- Product orders up 29% year over year; up 11% excluding Splunk
-- AI Infrastructure orders of more than $350 million, bringing the
total for 1HFY25 to approximately $700 million
-- Revenue of $14.0 billion, above the high end of our guidance range
-- Strong profitability:
-- GAAP gross margin of 65.1% and non-GAAP gross margin of 68.7%
-- GAAP EPS of $0.61 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.94, above the high end of
our guidance range
-- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.41 per share, up 3%, and additional
$15 billion authorized for stock repurchases
-- Q2 FY 2025 Results:
-- Revenue: $14.0 billion
-- Increase of 9% year over year
-- Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.61; Non-GAAP: $0.94
-- GAAP EPS decreased 6% year over year
-- Non-GAAP EPS increased 8% year over year
-- Q3 FY 2025 Guidance:
-- Revenue: $13.9 billion to $14.1 billion
-- Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.57 to $0.61; Non-GAAP: $0.90 to $0.92
-- FY 2025 Guidance:
-- Revenue: $56.0 billion to $56.5 billion
-- Earnings per Share: GAAP: $2.40 to $2.52; Non-GAAP: $3.68 to $3.74
Cisco today reported second quarter results for the period ended January 25, 2025. Cisco reported second quarter revenue of $14.0 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.4 billion or $0.61 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.8 billion or $0.94 per share.
"Cisco's strong quarterly results were driven by accelerating customer demand for our technology," said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco. "As AI becomes more pervasive, we are well positioned to help our customers scale their network infrastructure, increase their data capacity requirements, and adopt best-in-class AI security."
"Q2 was another quarter of solid execution which drove revenue and EPS above our guidance ranges. Splunk continues to perform in line with our expectations on the top line, and was accretive to Q2 non-GAAP EPS, earlier than we had planned," said Scott Herren, CFO of Cisco. "Our strong cash flows have led us to increase our annual dividend again this year, as well as our overall share repurchase authorization."
GAAP Results
Q2 FY 2025 Q2 FY 2024 Vs. Q2 FY 2024
Revenue
$ 14.0 billion
$ 12.8 billion 9 %
Net Income
$ 2.4 billion
$ 2.6 billion (8) %
Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) $0.61 $0.65 (6) %
Non-GAAP Results
Q2 FY 2025 Q2 FY 2024 Vs. Q2 FY 2024
Net Income
$ 3.8 billion
$ 3.5 billion 6 %
EPS $0.94 $0.87 8 %
Reconciliations between net income, EPS, and other measures on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis are provided in the tables located in the section entitled "Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures."
Cisco Increases Quarterly Dividend; Stock Repurchase Program Authorization Increased
Cisco has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per common share, a 1-cent increase or up 3% over the previous quarter's dividend, to be paid on April 23, 2025, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 3, 2025. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval.
Cisco's board of directors has also approved a $15 billion increase to the authorization of the stock repurchase program. There is no fixed termination date for the repurchase program. The remaining authorized fixed amount for stock repurchases including the additional authorization is approximately $17 billion.
Financial Summary
All comparative percentages are on a year-over-year basis unless otherwise noted.
Q2 FY 2025 Highlights
Revenue -- Total revenue was $14.0 billion, up 9%, with product revenue up 11% and services revenue up 6%. Excluding the contribution from Splunk, total revenue was down 1%.
Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas up 9%, EMEA up 11%, and APJC up 8%. Product revenue performance reflected growth in Security up 117%, Observability up 47%, and Collaboration up 1%. Networking was down 3%. Excluding Splunk, Security and Observability grew 4% and 3%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Gross Margin -- On a GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and services gross margin were 65.1%, 63.7%, and 68.9%, respectively, as compared with 64.2%, 62.7%, and 68.2%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
On a non-GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and services gross margin were 68.7%, 67.7%, and 71.6%, respectively, as compared with 66.7%, 65.2%, and 70.5%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
Total gross margins by geographic segment were: 67.6% for the Americas, 71.3% for EMEA and 68.3% for APJC.
Operating Expenses -- On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were $6.0 billion, up 17%, and were 42.9% of revenue. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $4.8 billion, up 10%, and were 34.0% of revenue.
Operating Income -- GAAP operating income was $3.1 billion, up 1%, with GAAP operating margin of 22.3%. Non-GAAP operating income was $4.9 billion, up 15%, with non-GAAP operating margin at 34.7%.
Provision for Income Taxes -- The GAAP tax provision rate was 15.9%. The non-GAAP tax provision rate was 19.0%.
Net Income and EPS -- On a GAAP basis, net income was $2.4 billion, a decrease of 8%, and EPS was $0.61, a decrease of 6%. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $3.8 billion, an increase of 6%, and EPS was $0.94, an increase of 8%.
Cash Flow from Operating Activities -- $2.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 177%, compared with $0.8 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
Balance Sheet and Other Financial Highlights
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments -- $16.9 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared with $17.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2024.
Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) -- $41.3 billion, up 16% in total, with 51% of this amount to be recognized as revenue over the next 12 months. Product RPO up 25% and services RPO up 8%.
Deferred Revenue -- $27.8 billion, up 8% in total, with deferred product revenue up 12%. Deferred services revenue up 4%.
Capital Allocation -- In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we returned $2.8 billion to stockholders through share buybacks and dividends. We declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, or $1.6 billion, and repurchased approximately 21 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program at an average price of $58.58 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 billion.
Acquisitions
In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we closed the acquisition of Deeper Insights AI Ltd., a privately held AI services company.
Guidance
Cisco estimates the following results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025:
Q3 FY 2025
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Revenue
$13.9 billion - $14.1 billion
Non-GAAP gross margin 67% - 68%
Non-GAAP operating margin 33% - 34%
Non-GAAP EPS
$0.90 - $0.92
Gross margin guidance includes the estimated impact of proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.
Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be $0.57 to $0.61 for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
Cisco estimates the following results for fiscal 2025:
FY 2025
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Revenue
$56.0 billion - $56.5 billion
Non-GAAP EPS
$3.68 - $3.74
Gross margin guidance includes the estimated impact of proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.
Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be $2.40 to $2.52 for fiscal 2025.
Our Q3 FY 2025 guidance assumes an effective tax provision rate of approximately 17% for GAAP and approximately 19% for non-GAAP results. Our FY 2025 guidance assumes an effective tax provision rate of approximately 9% for GAAP and approximately 19% for non-GAAP results.
A reconciliation between the guidance on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables entitled "GAAP to non-GAAP Guidance" located in the section entitled "Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures."
Editor's Notes:
-- Q2 fiscal year 2025 conference call to discuss Cisco's results along
with its guidance will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:30
p.m. Pacific Time. Conference call number is 1-888-848-6507 (United
States) or 1-212-519-0847 (international).
-- Conference call replay will be available from 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time,
February 12, 2025 to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, February 18, 2025 at
1-800-395-6236 (United States) or 1-203-369-3270 (international). The
replay will also be available via webcast on the Cisco Investor
Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.
-- Additional information regarding Cisco's financials, as well as a
webcast of the conference call with visuals designed to guide
participants through the call, will be available at 1:30 p.m. Pacific
Time, February 12, 2025. Text of the conference call's prepared remarks
will be available within 24 hours of completion of the call. The webcast
will include both the prepared remarks and the question-and-answer
session. This information, along with the GAAP to non-GAAP
reconciliation information, will be available on the Cisco Investor
Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per-share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
January 25, January 27, January 25, January 27,
2025 2024 2025 2024
REVENUE:
Product $10,234 $9,232 $20,348 $20,371
Services 3,757 3,559 7,484 7,088
Total revenue 13,991 12,791 27,832 27,459
COST OF SALES:
Product 3,713 3,443 7,239 7,400
Services 1,167 1,131 2,361 2,285
Total cost of sales 4,880 4,574 9,600 9,685
GROSS MARGIN 9,111 8,217 18,232 17,774
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development 2,299 1,943 4,585 3,856
Sales and marketing 2,672 2,458 5,424 4,964
General and administrative 752 642 1,547 1,314
Amortization of purchased intangible assets 265 66 530 133
Restructuring and other charges 10 12 675 135
Total operating expenses 5,998 5,121 12,761 10,402
OPERATING INCOME 3,113 3,096 5,471 7,372
Interest income 238 324 524 684
Interest expense (404) (120) (822) (231)
Other income (loss), net (60) (139) (19) (222)
Interest and other income (loss), net (226) 65 (317) 231
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 2,887 3,161 5,154 7,603
Provision for income taxes 459 527 15 1,331
NET INCOME $2,428 $2,634 $5,139 $6,272
Net income per share:
Basic $0.61 $0.65 $1.29 $1.55
Diluted $0.61 $0.65 $1.28 $1.54
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic 3,981 4,055 3,986 4,056
Diluted 4,005 4,073 4,008 4,079
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
REVENUE BY SEGMENT
(In millions, except percentages)
January 25, 2025
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Amount Y/Y % Amount Y/Y %
Revenue
:
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Americas $8,202 9 % $16,454 - %
EMEA 3,855 11 % 7,444 4 %
APJC 1,934 8 % 3,934 4 %
Total $13,991 9 % $27,832 1 %
Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE BY SEGMENT
(In percentages)
January 25, 2025
Three Months Six Months
Ended Ended
Gross Margin Percentage
:
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Americas 67.6 % 68.6 %
EMEA 71.3 % 70.8 %
APJC 68.3 % 67.3 %
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
REVENUE FOR GROUPS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
(In millions, except percentages)
January 25, 2025
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Amount Y/Y % Amount Y/Y %
Revenue
:
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Networking $6,850 (3) % $13,603 (14) %
Security 2,111 117 % 4,129 108 %
Collaboration 996 1 % 2,081 (1) %
Observability 277 47 % 535 42 %
Total Product 10,234 11 % 20,348 - %
Services 3,757 6 % 7,484 6 %
Total $13,991 9 % $27,832 1 %
Excluding Splunk, Security and Observability grew 4% and 3% year over year, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
January 25,
2025 July 27, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $8,556 $7,508
Investments 8,297 10,346
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $80 at January 25, 2025 and $87 at July 27, 2024 5,669 6,685
Inventories 2,927 3,373
Financing receivables, net 3,074 3,338
Other current assets 6,158 5,612
Total current assets 34,681 36,862
Property and equipment, net 1,992 2,090
Financing receivables, net 3,240 3,376
Goodwill 58,719 58,660
Purchased intangible assets, net 10,139 11,219
Deferred tax assets 6,591 6,262
Other assets 6,013 5,944
TOTAL ASSETS $121,375 $124,413
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $11,413 $11,341
Accounts payable 1,902 2,304
Income taxes payable 1,884 1,439
Accrued compensation 3,299 3,608
Deferred revenue 15,999 16,249
Other current liabilities 5,522 5,643
Total current liabilities 40,019 40,584
Long-term debt 19,625 19,621
Income taxes payable 1,756 3,985
Deferred revenue 11,796 12,226
Other long-term liabilities 2,649 2,540
Total liabilities 75,845 78,956
Total equity 45,530 45,457
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $121,375 $124,413
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
January 25, January 27,
2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $5,139 $6,272
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other 1,550 823
Share-based compensation expense 1,748 1,463
Provision for receivables 7 12
Deferred income taxes (382) (816)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net (5) 205
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable 969 941
Inventories 441 442
Financing receivables 330 (33)
Other assets (427) (403)
Accounts payable (359) (476)
Income taxes, net (2,285) (4,656)
Accrued compensation (293) (763)
Deferred revenue (555) 293
Other liabilities 24 (125)
Net cash provided by operating activities 5,902 3,179
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments (2,261) (2,253)
Proceeds from sales of investments 1,791 2,484
Proceeds from maturities of investments 2,703 4,044
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures (257) (878)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies (137) (50)
Return of investments in privately held companies 94 123
Acquisition of property and equipment (427) (304)
Other (5) (1)
Net cash provided by investing activities 1,501 3,165
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock 320 349
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (3,243) (2,504)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units (655) (581)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net 1,012 1,398
Issuances of debt 10,406 2,537
Repayments of debt (11,382) (750)
Dividends paid (3,185) (3,163)
Other (2) (7)
Net cash used in financing activities (6,729) (2,721)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (8) (32)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 666 3,591
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period 8,842 11,627
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period $9,508 $15,218
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $769 $203
Cash paid for income taxes, net $2,682 $6,804
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
REMAINING PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS
(In millions, except percentages)
January 25, 2025 October 26, 2024 January 27, 2024
Amount Y/Y% Amount Y/Y% Amount Y/Y%
Product $20,321 25 % $19,882 24 % $16,249 12 %
Services 20,947 8 % 20,108 7 % 19,407 12 %
Total $41,268 16 % $39,990 15 % $35,656 12 %
We expect 51% of total RPO at January 25, 2025 will be recognized as revenue over the next 12 months.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
DEFERRED REVENUE
(In millions)
January 25, October 26, January 27,
2025 2024 2024
Deferred revenue:
Product $13,033 $12,941 $11,640
Services 14,762 14,561 14,131
Total $27,795 $27,502 $25,771
Reported as:
Current $15,999 $15,615 $14,011
Noncurrent 11,796 11,887 11,760
Total $27,795 $27,502 $25,771
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
DIVIDENDS PAID AND REPURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK
(In millions, except per-share amounts)
DIVIDENDS
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM TOTAL
Quarter Ended Per Share Amount Shares Weighted-
Average Amount Amount
Price per Share
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Fiscal 2025
January 25, 2025 $0.40 $1,593 21 $58.58 $1,236 $2,829
October 26, 2024 $0.40 $1,592 40 $49.56 $2,003 $3,595
Fiscal 2024
July 27, 2024 $0.40 $1,606 43 $46.80 $2,002 $3,608
April 27, 2024 $0.40 $1,615 26 $49.22 $1,256 $2,871
January 27, 2024 $0.39 $1,583 25 $49.54 $1,254 $2,837
October 28, 2023 $0.39 $1,580 23 $54.53 $1,252 $2,832
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In millions)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January 25, January 27, January 25, January 27,
2025 2024 2025 2024
GAAP net income $2,428 $2,634 $5,139 $6,272
Adjustments to cost of sales:
Share-based compensation expense 151 139 282 242
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 335 175 654 356
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 17 1 36 1
Total adjustments to GAAP cost of sales 503 315 972 599
Adjustments to operating expenses:
Share-based compensation expense 765 662 1,444 1,212
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 265 66 530 133
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 205 64 490 139
Russia-Ukraine war costs - (2)
Significant asset impairments and restructurings 10 12 675 135
Total adjustments to GAAP operating expenses 1,245 804 3,139 1,617
Adjustments to interest and other income (loss), net:
(Gains) and losses on investments 7 88 (91) 139
Total adjustments to GAAP interest and other income (loss), net 7 88 (91) 139
Total adjustments to GAAP income before provision for income taxes 1,755 1,207 4,020 2,355
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (423) (303) (899) (561)
Significant tax matters (1) - (829)
Total adjustments to GAAP provision for income taxes (423) (303) (1,728) (561)
Non-GAAP net income $3,760 $3,538 $7,431 $8,066
(1) The six months ended January 25, 2025 include a $720 million benefit due to a recent U.S. Tax Court decision regarding the U.S. taxation of deemed foreign dividends in the transition year of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP EPS
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January 25, January 27, January 25, January 27,
2025 2024 2025 2024
GAAP EPS $0.61 $0.65 $1.28 $1.54
Adjustments to GAAP:
Share-based compensation expense 0.23 0.20 0.43 0.36
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 0.15 0.06 0.30 0.12
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 0.06 0.02 0.13 0.03
Significant asset impairments and restructurings - 0.17 0.03
(Gains) and losses on investments - 0.02 (0.02) 0.03
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (0.11) (0.07) (0.22) (0.14)
Significant tax matters - (0.21)
Non-GAAP EPS $0.94 $0.87 $1.85 $1.98
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET, AND NET INCOME
(In millions, except percentages)
Three Months Ended
January 25, 2025
Product Services Total Operating Y/Y Operating Y/Y Interest
Gross Gross Gross and Net Y/Y
Margin Margin Margin Income Income
Expenses other
income
(loss), net
GAAP amount $6,521 $2,590 $9,111 $5,998 17 % $3,113 1 % $(226) $2,428 (8) %
% of revenue 63.7 % 68.9 % 65.1 % 42.9 % 22.3 % (1.6) % 17.4 %
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense 65 86 151 765 916 916
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 335 335 265 600 600
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 3 14 17 205 222 222
Significant asset impairments and restructurings - 10 10 10
(Gains) and losses on investments - 7 7
Income tax effect/significant tax matters - (423)
Non-GAAP amount $6,924 $2,690 $9,614 $4,753 10 % $4,861 15 % $(219) $3,760 6 %
% of revenue 67.7 % 71.6 % 68.7 % 34.0 % 34.7 % (1.6) % 26.9 %
Three Months Ended
January 27, 2024
Product Services Total Operating Operating Interest
Gross Gross Gross and Net
Margin Margin
Margin Expenses Income other
income Income
(loss), net
GAAP amount $5,789 $2,428 $8,217 $5,121 $3,096 $65 $2,634
% of revenue 62.7 % 68.2 % 64.2 % 40.0 % 24.2 % 0.5 % 20.6 %
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense 58 81 139 662 801 801
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 175 175 66 241 241
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 1 1 64 65 65
Significant asset impairments and restructurings 12 12 12
(Gains) and losses on investments 88 88
Income tax effect/significant tax matters (303)
Non-GAAP amount $6,023 $2,509 $8,532 $4,317 $4,215 $153 $3,538
% of revenue 65.2 % 70.5 % 66.7 % 33.8 % 33.0 % 1.2 % 27.7 %
Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET, AND NET INCOME
(In millions, except percentages)
Six Months Ended
January 25, 2025
Product Services Total
Gross Gross Gross Operating Y/Y Operating Y/Y Interest and Net Y/Y
Margin Expenses Income
Margin Margin other income Income
(loss), net
GAAP amount $13,109 $5,123 $18,232 $12,761 23 % $5,471 (26) % $(317) $5,139 (18) %
% of revenue 64.4 % 68.5 % 65.5 % 45.9 % 19.7 % (1.1) % 18.5 %
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense 122 160 282 1,444 1,726 1,726
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 654 654 530 1,184 1,184
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 8 28 36 490 526 526
Significant asset impairments and restructurings - 675 675 675
(Gains) and losses on investments - (91) (91)
Income tax effect/significant tax matters - (1,728)
Non-GAAP amount $13,893 $5,311 $19,204 $9,622 10 % $9,582 - % $(408) $7,431 (8) %
% of revenue 68.3 % 71.0 % 69.0 % 34.6 % 34.4 % (1.5) % 26.7 %
Six Months Ended
January 27, 2024
Product Services Total Operating Operating Interest
Gross Gross Gross and Net
Margin Margin Margin other
income
Expenses Income (loss), net Income
GAAP amount $12,971 $4,803 $17,774 $10,402 $7,372 $231 $6,272
% of revenue 63.7 % 67.8 % 64.7 % 37.9 % 26.8 % 0.8 % 22.8 %
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense 100 142 242 1,212 1,454 1,454
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 356 356 133 489 489
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs 1 1 139 140 140
Significant asset impairments and restructurings 135 135 135
Russia-Ukraine war costs (2) (2) (2)
(Gains) and losses on investments 139 139
Income tax effect/significant tax matters (561)
Non-GAAP amount $13,428 $4,945 $18,373 $8,785 $9,588 $370 $8,066
% of revenue 65.9 % 69.8 % 66.9 % 32.0 % 34.9 % 1.3 % 29.4 %
Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
(In percentages)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
January January January January
25, 27, 25, 27,
2025 2024 2025 2024
GAAP effective tax rate 15.9 % 16.7 % 0.3 % 17.5 %
Total adjustments to GAAP provision for income taxes 3.1 % 2.3 % 18.7 % 1.5 %
Non-GAAP effective tax rate 19.0 % 19.0 % 19.0 % 19.0 %
GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE
Q3 FY 2025 Gross Margin Operating Margin Earnings per Share
Rate Rate (1)
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GAAP 64% - 65% 21% - 22%
$0.57 - $0.61
Estimated adjustments for:
Share-based compensation expense 1.0 % 7.0 %
$0.17 - $0.18
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and acquisition/divestiture-related costs 2.0 % 5.0 %
$0.14 - $0.15
Non-GAAP 67% - 68% 33% - 34%
$0.90 - $0.92
FY 2025 Earnings per Share
(1)
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GAAP
$2.40 - $2.52
Estimated adjustments for:
Share-based compensation expense
$0.69 - $0.71
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and acquisition/divestiture-related costs
$0.60 - $0.62
Significant asset impairments and restructurings
$0.16 - $0.18
(Gains) and losses on investments ($0.02)
Significant tax matters ($0.21)
Non-GAAP
$3.68 - $3.74
(1) Estimated adjustments to GAAP earnings per share are shown after income tax effects.
Except as noted above, this guidance does not include the effects of any future acquisitions/divestitures, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, gains and losses on investments, significant tax matters, or other items, which may or may not be significant.
Forward Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Information and Additional Information
This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events (such as customer demand and our position to help our customers scale their network infrastructure, increase their data capacity requirements, and adopt best-in-class AI security) and the future financial performance of Cisco (including the guidance for Q3 FY 2025 and full year FY 2025) that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, our customer markets and various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; our development and use of artificial intelligence; overall information technology spending; the growth and evolution of the Internet and levels of capital spending on Internet-based systems; variations in customer demand for products and services, including sales to the service provider market, cloud, enterprise and other customer markets; the return on our investments in certain key priority areas, and in certain geographical locations, as well as maintaining leadership in Networking and services; the timing of orders and manufacturing and customer lead times; supply constraints; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; variability of component costs; variations in sales channels, product costs or mix of products sold; our ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies; our ability to achieve expected benefits of our partnerships; increased competition in our product and services markets, including the data center market; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks; product defects and returns; litigation involving patents, other intellectual property, antitrust, stockholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; our ability to achieve the benefits of restructurings and possible changes in the size and timing of related charges; cyber attacks, data breaches or other incidents; vulnerabilities and critical security defects; our ability to protect personal data; evolving regulatory uncertainty; terrorism; natural catastrophic events (including as a result of global climate change); any pandemic or epidemic; our ability to achieve the benefits anticipated from our investments in sales, engineering, service, marketing and manufacturing activities; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; our ability to manage financial risk, and to manage expenses during economic downturns; risks related to the global nature of our operations, including our operations in emerging markets; currency fluctuations and other international factors; changes in provision for income taxes, including changes in tax laws and regulations or adverse outcomes resulting from examinations of our income tax returns; potential volatility in operating results; and other factors listed in Cisco's most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K filed on November 19, 2024 and September 5, 2024, respectively. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Cisco's most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. Cisco's results of operations for the three and six months ended January 25, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of Cisco's operating results for any future periods. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Cisco, which is subject to change. Although any such projections and the factors influencing them will likely change, Cisco will not necessarily update the information, since Cisco will only provide guidance at certain points during the year. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.
This release includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin, non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS on a non-GAAP basis.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations.
For its internal budgeting process, Cisco's management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition/divestiture-related costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, Russia-Ukraine war costs, gains and losses on investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing and significant tax matters. Cisco's management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in the future there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results. For additional information on the items excluded by Cisco from one or more of its non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the Form 8-K regarding this release furnished today to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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