Cisco Systems Fiscal Q4 Non-GAAP EPS, Revenue Fall; Plans 7% Workforce Reduction

Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported fiscal Q4 non-GAAP earnings late Wednesday of $0.87 per diluted share, down from $1.14 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.85.

Revenue for the quarter ended July 27 was $13.64 billion, down from $15.20 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $13.54 billion.

The company expects fiscal Q1 2025 non-GAAP EPS between $0.86 and $0.88 on revenue ranging from $13.65 billion to $13.85 billion. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $0.85 and $13.76 billion, respectively.

The company expects fiscal 2025 non-GAAP EPS of $3.52 to $3.58 on revenue between $55 billion and $56.2 billion. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expect $3.55 and $55.68 billion.

The company maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.40 per share, payable Oct. 23 to stockholders of record Oct. 2.

Separately, the company outlined a restructuring plan that will likely affect roughly 7% of its global workforce, according to a regulatory filing.

Cisco expects to recognize pretax charges to its GAAP financial results of up to $1 billion, saying the charges are mainly cash-based.

The company expects to recognize $700 million to $800 million of the charges in fiscal Q1, with the rest to be recognized during the rest of the year.

Cisco shares were up 5.2% in after-hours activity.

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