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Sunday 16 August 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc.|NASDAQ:CSCO|Information Technology

Cisco booked $9.3 billion of AI infrastructure orders as inventory absorbed $2.5 billion of cash

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) lost 9.8% in two sessions after record FY2026 revenue. Flat operating cash defines the AI conversion gap.

16 Aug 2026|2:57pm AEST

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CSCO · Cisco Systems, Inc.

Delayed close-price history through 14 August 2026.

Latest111.68+33.4%

Low 82.22 · 10 AprHigh 130 · 04 June

Window 08 Apr to 14 AugYahoo Finance, delayed

CSCO · Cisco Systems, Inc. chart data
Date	Close price
08 Apr	83.7
09 Apr	83.17
10 Apr	82.22
13 Apr	82.35
14 Apr	82.61
15 Apr	82.36
16 Apr	84.5
17 Apr	86.25
20 Apr	87.71
21 Apr	89.7
22 Apr	89.8
23 Apr	88.59
24 Apr	89.01
27 Apr	88.26
28 Apr	86.86
29 Apr	89.57
30 Apr	91.5
01 May	91.85
04 May	92.63
05 May	94.3
06 May	91.64
07 May	92.16
08 May	96.57
11 May	98.72
12 May	99.29
13 May	101.87
14 May	115.53
15 May	118.21
18 May	118.88
19 May	115.38
20 May	114.35
21 May	118.2
22 May	120.41
26 May	118.33
27 May	119.67
28 May	118.64
29 May	120.42
01 June	121.33
02 June	128
03 June	126.5
04 June	130
05 June	121.64
08 June	124.15
09 June	120.36
10 June	118.8
11 June	121.83
12 June	121.1
15 June	120.17
16 June	119.57
17 June	117.33
18 June	119.54
22 June	121.53
23 June	121.15
24 June	119.73
25 June	118.97
26 June	113.77
29 June	117.7
30 June	117.46
01 July	117.01
02 July	112.69
06 July	113.98
07 July	111.79
08 July	113.82
09 July	118.31
10 July	121.31
13 July	119.25
14 July	117.09
15 July	111.77
16 July	109.66
17 July	111.94
20 July	110.7
21 July	112.18
22 July	112.21
23 July	112.76
24 July	114.17
27 July	114.57
28 July	115.58
29 July	112.48
30 July	113.56
31 July	115.99
03 Aug	115.86
04 Aug	121.74
05 Aug	121.5
06 Aug	120.88
07 Aug	121.43
10 Aug	122.57
11 Aug	120.43
12 Aug	123.88
13 Aug	113.47
14 Aug	111.68

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