CSCO SEC Filing News — Cisco Systems, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-18.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and sells technologies to power, help, secure, and draw insights from the internet in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company provides data center switching; network security, identity and access management, and secure access service edge; identity and agentic security solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering connectivity to campus, data center, and branch net…
Sector: Technology Industry: Communication Equipment Market Cap: $444.8B CIK: 858877
20
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
5
Bearish Classifications
15
Insider Transactions
0
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for CSCO currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 5 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
CSCO Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-08-20 — 2026-09-18
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 5 sells
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$650.1K
Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) · 2026-08-20
5,832 shares · Form 4
Form 144 Notices
4
Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.
Insider Transactions 15 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 15 filings in this group are Form 4s for Cisco Systems, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 15 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 10 compensation award and 5 open-market sale. 5 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×10
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×5
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Patel Jeetendra I (President and CPO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 139,225 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Patel Jeetendra I (President and CPO) Shares: 139,225
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Patterson Mark (EVP and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 92,817 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Patterson Mark (EVP and CFO) Shares: 92,817
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Robbins Charles (Director, Chair and CEO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 167,069 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Robbins Charles (Director, Chair and CEO) Shares: 167,069
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Stahlkopf Deborah L (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 55,690 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stahlkopf Deborah L (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) Shares: 55,690
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 55,690 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) Shares: 55,690
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Tuszik Oliver (EVP, Global Sales) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 69,613 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tuszik Oliver (EVP, Global Sales) Shares: 69,613
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fink Nichlas A (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 7,826 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fink Nichlas A (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 7,826
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Weil Kevin (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 274 $110.07 $30.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Weil Kevin (Director) Shares: 274
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

JOHNSON KRISTINA M (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 417 $110.07 $45.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: JOHNSON KRISTINA M (Director) Shares: 417
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

CSCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Tessel Marianna (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 274 $110.07 $30.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tessel Marianna (Director) Shares: 274
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-14

CSCO insider Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) sold 312 shares (~$34.4K)

Subaiya Thimaya K., listed as EVP, Operations at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 312 CSCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 409 $109.43 $44.8K
S Open-market sale 312 $110.18 $34.4K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) Shares: 312 Est. Value: $34.4K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-14

CSCO insider Tuszik Oliver (EVP, Global Sales) sold 680 shares (~$74.9K)

Tuszik Oliver, listed as EVP, Global Sales at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 680 CSCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 1,259 $109.43 $137.8K
S Open-market sale 680 $110.18 $74.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tuszik Oliver (EVP, Global Sales) Shares: 680 Est. Value: $74.9K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-14

CSCO insider Patterson Mark (EVP and CFO) sold 1,795 shares (~$195.4K)

Patterson Mark, listed as EVP and CFO at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 1,795 CSCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 1,553 $109.43 $169.9K
S Open-market sale 1,795 $108.87 $195.4K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Patterson Mark (EVP and CFO) Shares: 1,795 Est. Value: $195.4K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-09

CSCO insider Fink Nichlas A (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,274 shares (~$248.7K)

Fink Nichlas A, listed as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 2,274 CSCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 2,274 $109.36 $248.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fink Nichlas A (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 2,274 Est. Value: $248.7K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-20

CSCO insider Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) sold 5,832 shares (~$650.1K)

Subaiya Thimaya K., listed as EVP, Operations at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 5,832 CSCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 2,227 $111.00 $247.2K
S Open-market sale 3,605 $111.75 $402.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Subaiya Thimaya K. (EVP, Operations) Shares: 5,832 Est. Value: $650.1K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Proposed Insider Sales 4 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Cisco Systems, Inc. has 4 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-14

CSCO Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by THIMAYA SUBAIYA (312 shares) ~$35.0K

THIMAYA SUBAIYA filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CSCO (CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: THIMAYA SUBAIYA Shares: 312 Est. Value: $35.0K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-14

CSCO Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by OLIVER TUSZIK (680 shares) ~$76.2K

OLIVER TUSZIK filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CSCO (CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: OLIVER TUSZIK Shares: 680 Est. Value: $76.2K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-11

CSCO Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by MARK PATTERSON (1,795 shares) ~$192.9K

MARK PATTERSON filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CSCO (CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: MARK PATTERSON Shares: 1,795 Est. Value: $192.9K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-08

CSCO Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by NICHLAS ADAM FINK (2,274 shares) ~$248.3K

NICHLAS ADAM FINK filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CSCO (CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: NICHLAS ADAM FINK Shares: 2,274 Est. Value: $248.3K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 annual report (10-K) for Cisco Systems, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-K Annual Report 2026-09-02

CSCO filed Annual Report (10-K)

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. filed its annual report with the SEC. This report includes audited financial statements, business overview, risk factors, and management discussion.

Filing: 10-K (Annual Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Cisco Systems, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on CSCO. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

Frequently Asked Questions — CSCO SEC Filings

What SEC filings does Cisco Systems, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about CSCO?

A Form 4 for CSCO discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Cisco Systems, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for CSCO?

The 10-K is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all CSCO SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Cisco Systems, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for CSCO. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Cisco Systems, Inc. file with the SEC?

Cisco Systems, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling CSCO shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

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