Company data
Cisco Systems, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
CSCO · Communication Equipment · $442.2B market cap
Cisco Systems, Inc. had 82,400 employees at the end of fiscal Jul 2026, down 4.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $63.3B, up 11.8% from a year earlier, or $769K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
82,400
-4.4% YoY
Revenue
$63.3B
+11.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$769K
Peer median $504K
Rank in industry
2 of 11
Communication Equipment
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 82,400 | $63.3B | $769K | -4.4% | +11.8% |
| Jul 2025 | 86,200 | $56.7B | $657K | -4.6% | +5.3% |
| Jul 2024 | 90,400 | $53.8B | $595K | +6.5% | -5.6% |
| Jul 2023 | 84,900 | $57.0B | $671K | +1.9% | +10.6% |
| Jul 2022 | 83,300 | $51.6B | $619K | +4.8% | +3.5% |
| Jul 2021 | 79,500 | $49.8B | $627K | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| Jul 2020 | 77,500 | $49.3B | $636K | +2.1% | -5.0% |
| Jul 2019 | 75,900 | $51.9B | $684K | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| Jul 2018 | 74,200 | $49.3B | $665K | +1.8% | +2.8% |
| Jul 2017 | 72,900 | $48.0B | $659K | — | — |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Communication Equipment.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. | 1,818 | $3.27B | $1.80M | Efficient growth |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 82,400 | $63.3B | $769K | Leaner |
| VSAT Viasat, Inc. | 7,000 | $4.64B | $663K | Leaner |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation | 9,080 | $4.77B | $525K | Efficient growth |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 23,000 | $11.7B | $508K | Hiring ahead |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation | 10,700 | $5.40B | $504K | Efficient growth |
| VISN Vistance Networks, Inc. | 4,500 | $1.93B | $429K | Contracting |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | 4,100 | $1.52B | $370K | Efficient growth |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | 13,757 | $3.01B | $219K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Cisco Systems, Inc.
- How many employees does Cisco Systems, Inc. have?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. reported 82,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Jul 2026, in the annual report it filed on September 2, 2026. That is down 4.4% from a year earlier.
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. brought in $63.3B of revenue in fiscal Jul 2026, which is $769K per employee. That ranks 2 of 11 companies we track in Communication Equipment, where the median is $504K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cisco Systems, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed September 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CSCO.