Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
 NASDAQ: CSCO · Real-Time Price · USD
 72.91
 +1.58 (2.22%)
  At close: Oct 30, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
72.70
 -0.21 (-0.29%)
  After-hours: Oct 30, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT
Cisco Systems Employees
Cisco Systems had 86,200 employees as of July 26, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 4,200 or -4.65% compared to the previous year.
Employees 
 86,200
Change (1Y) 
 -4,200
Growth (1Y) 
 -4.65%
Revenue / Employee 
 $657,239
Profits / Employee 
 $118,097
Market Cap 
287.32B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2025 | 86,200 | -4,200 | -4.65% | 
| Jul 27, 2024 | 90,400 | 5,500 | 6.48% | 
| Jul 29, 2023 | 84,900 | 1,600 | 1.92% | 
| Jul 30, 2022 | 83,300 | 3,800 | 4.78% | 
| Jul 31, 2021 | 79,500 | 2,000 | 2.58% | 
| Jul 25, 2020 | 77,500 | 1,600 | 2.11% | 
| Jul 27, 2019 | 75,900 | 1,700 | 2.29% | 
| Jul 28, 2018 | 74,200 | 1,300 | 1.78% | 
| Jul 29, 2017 | 72,900 | -800 | -1.09% | 
| Jul 30, 2016 | 73,700 | 1,867 | 2.60% | 
| Jul 25, 2015 | 71,833 | -2,209 | -2.98% | 
| Jul 26, 2014 | 74,042 | -1,007 | -1.34% | 
| Jul 27, 2013 | 75,049 | 8,410 | 12.62% | 
| Jul 28, 2012 | 66,639 | -5,186 | -7.22% | 
| Jul 30, 2011 | 71,825 | 1,125 | 1.59% | 
| Jul 31, 2010 | 70,700 | 5,150 | 7.86% | 
| Jul 25, 2009 | 65,550 | -579 | -0.88% | 
| Jul 26, 2008 | 66,129 | 4,594 | 7.47% | 
| Jul 28, 2007 | 61,535 | 11,609 | 23.25% | 
| Jul 29, 2006 | 49,926 | 11,513 | 29.97% | 
| Jul 30, 2005 | 38,413 | 4,413 | 12.98% | 
| Jul 31, 2004 | 34,000 | 0 | - | 
| Jul 26, 2003 | 34,000 | -2,000 | -5.56% | 
| Jul 27, 2002 | 36,000 | -2,000 | -5.26% | 
| Jul 28, 2001 | 38,000 | 4,000 | 11.76% | 
| Jul 29, 2000 | 34,000 | 13,000 | 61.90% | 
| Jul 31, 1999 | 21,000 | 6,000 | 40.00% | 
| Sep 18, 1998 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 36.36% | 
| Sep 20, 1997 | 11,000 | 2,218 | 25.26% | 
| Sep 21, 1996 | 8,782 | 4,696 | 114.93% | 
| Sep 24, 1995 | 4,086 | - | - | 
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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CSCO News
- 1 day ago - Conviva Named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Experience Monitoring - Business Wire
- 1 day ago - H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Attends Cisco's and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's (KAUST) Launch of Landmark AI Institute to Accelerate AI Research, Development and Talent in Saudi Arabia - PRNewsWire
- 2 days ago - Cisco Delivers AI Innovations across Neocloud, Enterprise and Telecom with NVIDIA - PRNewsWire
- 2 days ago - Pure Storage and Cisco Deliver AI Factories for the Enterprise with NVIDIA - PRNewsWire
- 2 days ago - VPNs from Cisco and Citrix Riskiest Products for Ransomware: At-Bay Rankings Report - Business Wire
- 2 days ago - Cisco and G42 Deepen US-UAE Technology Partnership to Build Secure, End-to-End AI Infrastructure in the UAE - PRNewsWire
- 3 days ago - Cisco Systems: Value Maxed Out, Switch Off - Seeking Alpha
- 7 days ago - City of Los Angeles, LA Nonprofits Partner with Cisco to Launch New Community Wi-Fi - PRNewsWire