CSCO NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Cisco Systems Inc · Technology · Communication Equipment

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Latest close 116.0 USD
1.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 45/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 116.0 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.6% latest completed week
4W Return 3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 20.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 63-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.6% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.3%. Indicator stack 100/43 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 56.16% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 45/100 conviction; expected move 4.4%. News sentiment 54/100 38 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 11d Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 3.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9212-week average 0.97

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.3% over four weeks, 20.1% over 12 weeks, and 75.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 63 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.6%
4W3.3%
12W20.1%
26W48.9%
52W75.7%
Active trend streak63 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-97.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership26.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change23.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value6/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Quality97/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
37.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
26.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
64.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
18.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
22.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-3.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

CSCO shows bullish options pressure with a 45/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.58, expected move of 4.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction45/100
Expected move4.4%
Put/call volume0.58
Pressure30
Speculation41
Volatility44
Trend agreement72
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Insider activity4 / 16

4 acquisitions and 16 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 38 relevant articles.

12 positive · 22 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-10.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.4%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+1.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol7.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -2.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape70/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 70/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis82/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.92; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.16%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.16% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 26 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options64/100

CSCO shows bullish options pressure with a 45/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.58, expected move of 4.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 4.4% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 38 relevant articles.

NewEdge Advisors LLC Sells 83,285 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO Insiders4 / 16

4 acquisitions and 16 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings11d

Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow4 items

2 recent research articles and 2 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026116.0 USD1.6%95.53 USD63.28 USD0.0326.26111.1MOn
24 Jul 2026114.2 USD2.0%94.18 USD62.85 USD0.2225.8580.9MOn
17 Jul 2026111.9 USD-7.7%92.96 USD62.42 USD0.5622.26117.0MOn
10 Jul 2026121.3 USD8.0%91.81 USD62.02 USD0.8527.76105.4MOn
3 Jul 2026112.3 USD-0.9%90.33 USD61.54 USD1.0321.21111.2MOn
26 Jun 2026113.4 USD-4.8%89.16 USD61.12 USD1.3124.05143.2MOn
19 Jun 2026119.1 USD-1.3%87.92 USD60.70 USD1.4625.18110.5MOn
12 Jun 2026120.7 USD-0.4%86.46 USD60.24 USD1.5930.93109.6MOn
5 Jun 2026121.2 USD0.6%85.01 USD59.77 USD1.7235.53136.9MOn
29 May 2026120.4 USD0.0%83.31 USD59.29 USD1.6729.58111.1MOn
22 May 2026120.4 USD1.9%81.71 USD58.81 USD1.6234.22128.3MOn
15 May 2026118.2 USD22.4%80.03 USD58.33 USD1.5134.32215.4MOn
8 May 202696.57 USD5.1%78.40 USD57.86 USD1.2910.1894.9MOn
1 May 202691.85 USD3.2%77.42 USD57.52 USD0.9410.8383.9MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.