Cisco (CSCO)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1990-02-16 · last close 2026-09-09
Cisco (CSCO) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 18.6 | 31.6 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -4.7 | -1.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 5.8 | -3.7 | -5.8 | 9.2 | 10.1 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | -3.6 | 3.2 | -5.1 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 8.1 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 8.0 | -8.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 10.2 | -6.3 | -2.3 | -7.2 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | -11.6 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -11.6 | -8.0 | -5.3 | 7.4 | -1.4 | -10.6 | 14.6 | 9.4 | -4.2 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.2 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | -7.8 | 3.5 | -2.0 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | -3.4 | -13.1 | -1.6 | 8.8 | 12.8 | -2.5 | 1.8 | -10.4 | -6.7 | -8.0 | 19.8 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -7.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | -15.5 | 5.5 | -3.1 | -4.6 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 7.8 | -4.2 | 4.1 | -3.6 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 13.0 | 1.8 | -5.3 | 4.6 | -9.5 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 11.3 | -1.1 | 1.7 | -7.5 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | -11.7 | 10.1 | 8.8 | -2.6 | 5.7 | -1.2 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -2.5 | -2.8 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | -4.6 | 11.9 | -6.0 | 4.7 | 1.7 | -6.3 | 4.3 | -8.9 | 1.4 | 10.8 | -5.5 | -0.3 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 12.9 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -8.9 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -5.8 | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 6.4 | -4.3 | -19.0 | 5.1 | -6.7 | 19.6 | 0.1 | -9.5 | 11.1 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | -12.3 | -7.3 | 2.2 | -4.1 | -7.1 | 2.7 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 20.0 | 0.6 | -3.0 |
| 2010 | -6.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -14.0 | -8.0 | 8.3 | -13.3 | 9.6 | 4.4 | -16.2 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | -8.2 | -2.7 | 15.1 | 15.2 | -4.2 | 0.8 | 18.0 | -1.9 | 9.0 | -3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | -9.5 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 4.2 | -12.9 | -5.5 | 9.4 | -6.2 | -21.2 | -6.9 | -1.4 |
| 2007 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 | -15.3 | -3.4 |
| 2006 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.1 | -3.3 | -6.1 | -0.8 | -8.4 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| 2005 | -6.6 | -3.4 | 2.7 | -3.5 | 12.3 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -8.0 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| 2004 | 6.1 | -9.9 | 1.8 | -11.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -11.7 | -10.3 | -3.5 | 6.1 | -2.4 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -7.2 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 16.1 | -1.8 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | -27.9 | 18.6 | -13.5 | 7.7 | -11.6 | -5.5 | 4.8 | -24.2 | 6.7 | 33.5 | -12.2 |
| 2001 | -2.1 | -36.7 | -33.3 | 7.4 | 13.4 | -5.5 | 5.6 | -15.0 | -25.4 | 38.9 | 20.8 | -11.4 |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 20.7 | 17.0 | -10.3 | -17.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -19.5 | -2.5 | -11.1 | -20.1 |
| 1999 | 20.2 | -12.3 | 12.0 | 4.1 | -4.4 | 18.2 | -3.6 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
| 1998 | 13.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 21.7 | 4.0 | -14.5 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 19.6 | 23.1 |
| 1997 | 9.6 | -20.3 | -13.5 | 7.5 | 30.9 | -0.9 | 18.5 | -5.3 | -3.1 | 12.3 | 5.1 | -3.0 |
| 1996 | 11.6 | 14.1 | -2.4 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -8.6 | 1.9 | 17.6 | -0.3 | 9.7 | -6.3 |
| 1995 | -5.0 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 17.7 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 8.6 | -11.3 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 1.7 | -7.1 | -11.5 | -18.4 | -5.6 | -10.2 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 12.6 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -7.8 | 30.9 | 1.4 | -5.3 | -8.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 14.9 |
| 1992 | 13.4 | 8.5 | -3.1 | -7.6 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 13.6 | -12.2 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 24.6 | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 30.4 | -4.3 | -12.9 | 22.1 | 8.4 | -5.4 | 28.7 | 15.6 | -9.6 | 18.9 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 1990 | · | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | -3.8 | -2.9 | -9.1 | 31.1 | 33.9 | 13.6 |
| Avg | 3.5 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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CSCO seasonality — average by calendar month
Cisco has monthly history back to 1990. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 25 of 36 years, median +6.2%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 19 of 37 with a median of -0.9%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±10.3% in an average month and has fallen 89.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.5% | -0.4% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +4.0% | +1.2% | +2.8% | +0.8% | -0.5% | +4.8% | +6.1% | +2.6% |
| Win rate | 67%/36 | 57%/37 | 54%/37 | 59%/37 | 65%/37 | 57%/37 | 65%/37 | 49%/37 | 61%/36 | 61%/36 | 69%/36 | 61%/36 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
CSCO risk & extremes
CSCO drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Cisco's best month?+
Cisco's strongest completed month on record is October 2001, at +38.92%.
What was Cisco's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2001, at -36.73%.
Is Cisco up this year?+
Cisco is up 44.13% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Cisco's 1-year return?+
+65.87% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Cisco's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 89.3%, measured on month-end closes since 1990.
Which calendar month is historically best for Cisco?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1990. An average is not a forecast.
About Cisco
Cisco is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $431 billion. Plumbed the early internet, briefly became the world's most valuable company, and has been humbly routing packets ever since. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1990) would be about $213,238 today.
Did you know?
- Founded in 1984 by a Stanford couple; the name is short for San Francisco and the logo is the Golden Gate Bridge.
- At the dot-com peak in 2000 it was the most valuable company on Earth.
- Its best month on record was October 2001 at +38.92%; its worst, February 2001 at -36.73%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.