CSCO dividend analysis

CSCO dividend deep dive

Income read on CSCO: trailing yield 6.30%, payout ratio 33%, 5y CAGR 10.3%, 10y CAGR 2.3%. The growth streak runs 14 years.

CSCO dividend-safety read: 45/100. The score is the Quality pillar (38/100) penalized for high payout — at 33% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

CSCO DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 39.9%, 10y ≈ 95.8%, 20y ≈ 283.3% cumulative income return on the 6.30% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

CSCO sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 6.30% yield on CSCO is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on CSCO: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for CSCO: starting yield of 6.30%, projected growth of 10.3%, safety read 45/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 33% earnings payout.