Cisco Earnings Spotlight AI-Driven Networking Demand Amid Margin Pressures
Cisco Systems prepares to report fiscal Q3 earnings with Wall Street anticipating $1.03 EPS on $15.6 billion revenue, a 10.6% YoY increase. The networking segment dominates expectations, projected to surge 19% to $8.44 billion as hyperscalers like Meta ramp up AI infrastructure investments.
While the stock has rallied 63% over 12 months to $100.70, memory cost inflation threatens to compress gross margins to 66.2% from 68.6% last year. UBS maintains a Buy rating despite these headwinds, citing sustained capex cycles in cloud infrastructure.
Insider activity shows $4.8 million in stock sales over three months without corresponding buys, creating a cautious undertone ahead of the report. The real test lies in whether Cisco can maintain pricing power as component costs rise.
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