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slug: "2027-45-52-59-228b7bb9"
title: "Cisco's net income attributable to shareholders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 was US$4.552 billion, up 59% year on year."
headline: "Cisco's net income attributable to shareholders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 was US$4.552 billion, up 59% year on year."
canonical: "https://silinex.xyz/wire/2027-45-52-59-228b7bb9"
date_published: "2026-11-12T21:11:36.000+00:00"
date_modified: "2026-11-12T22:20:45.382+00:00"
author: "IT之家"
publisher: "Silicon Nexus"
category: "ai"
summary: "Compiled from public reports including IT之家: Company and Quarterly Performance Highlights\n\nCisco is a global leader in enterprise networking equipment, cybersecurity, and observability solutions. Its core business spa…"
key_facts:
  - "Company and quarterly performance highlights: Cisco is the global leader in enterprise networking equipment, cybersecurity, and observability solutions. Its core business spans switches, routers, cybersecurity, and collaboration software, and it is a deep beneficiary of the networking equipment upgrade cycle driven by AI infrastructure buildout."
  - "The company reported revenue of $18.517 billion (approximately RMB 123.801 billion at current exchange rates), up 24% year over year—its strongest revenue growth in nearly 15 years."
  - "Product revenue rose 32% year over year, service revenue grew 1%, and networking revenue jumped 43%, with double-digit growth across all three regions: the Americas, EMEA, and APJC."
  - "GAAP net income attributable to shareholders was $4.552 billion (approximately RMB 30.434 billion at current exchange rates), up 59% year over year."
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# Cisco's net income attributable to shareholders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 was US$4.552 billion, up 59% year on year.

## Silicon TL;DR

1. Company and quarterly performance highlights: Cisco is the global leader in enterprise networking equipment, cybersecurity, and observability solutions. Its core business spans switches, routers, cybersecurity, and collaboration software, and it is a deep beneficiary of the networking equipment upgrade cycle driven by AI infrastructure buildout.
2. The company reported revenue of $18.517 billion (approximately RMB 123.801 billion at current exchange rates), up 24% year over year—its strongest revenue growth in nearly 15 years.
3. Product revenue rose 32% year over year, service revenue grew 1%, and networking revenue jumped 43%, with double-digit growth across all three regions: the Americas, EMEA, and APJC.
4. GAAP net income attributable to shareholders was $4.552 billion (approximately RMB 30.434 billion at current exchange rates), up 59% year over year.

## Wire brief

Compiled from public reports including IT之家: Company and Quarterly Performance Highlights Cisco is a global leader in enterprise networking equipment, cybersecurity, and observability solutions. Its core business spans switches, routers, cybersecurity, and collaboration software, and it is a deep beneficiary of the networking equipment upgrade cycle driven by AI infrastructure buildout.

In terms of the sequence of events, the company reported quarterly revenue of $18.517 billion (approximately RMB 123.801 billion), up 24% year over year—its strongest revenue growth in nearly 15 years. Product revenue rose 32% year over year, service revenue grew 1%, networking revenue jumped 43%, and all three regions—Americas, EMEA, and APJC—posted double-digit growth. GAAP net income attributable to shareholders was $4.552 billion (approximately RMB 30.434 billion), up 59% year over year.

Public information also noted: GAAP basic earnings per share were $1.15 (approximately RMB 7.69), and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.14 (approximately RMB 7.62), up 58% year over year. GAAP gross margin was 63.7%, down year over year, mainly due to a higher share of AI-related hardware revenue; GAAP operating margin was 30.2%, while Non-GAAP operating margin reached 37.8%, a record high, as operating leverage from scale effects continued to be realized. Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.357 billion (approximately RMB 29.13 billion), up 36% year over year.

Points to watch going forward include: in the quarter, the company returned a total of $3.656 billion (approximately RMB 24.443 billion) to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, with $6.1 billion (approximately RMB 40.783 billion) remaining under its share repurchase authorization. During the quarter, it completed the acquisition of security company WideField Security Inc., further strengthening its security product lineup. Guidance for next quarter and the full year: for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, revenue is guided to a range of $18.0 billion to $18.2 billion (approximately RMB 120.344 billion to RMB 121.682 billion), Non-GAAP earnings per share are guided to a range of $1.34 to $1.36 (approximately RMB 8.96 to RMB 9.09), and GAAP earnings per share are guided to a range of $1.07 to $1.09 (approximately RMB 7.15 to RMB 7.29). Silicon News Wire only rewrites the key points; details remain subject to the original text.

## Source & notice

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