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Cisco raises AI outlook to $9 billion as shares slide on growth peak concerns

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Summary

  • Cisco reported fiscal Q1 2027 revenue up 24.4% to $18.52 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.40 per share, beating estimates.
  • The company raised its fiscal 2027 AI infrastructure revenue outlook from hyperscalers to $9 billion, up from $7.5 billion and more than double fiscal 2026.
  • Cisco guided fiscal 2027 revenue to $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion and fiscal Q2 revenue of $18.0 billion to $18.2 billion.
  • Shares fell 5% to $96.54 the day after the report, despite the beat and the raised outlook.
  • Cisco is a legacy enterprise networking provider seeking a foothold in the AI buildout, with fiscal 2026 AI infrastructure orders of $9.3 billion.
  • Cisco is next scheduled to report on February 10, 2027.

Reactions

  • Citi kept its Buy rating but cut its Cisco price target to $120 from $139, saying guidance suggests growth peaked in the October quarter.
  • Barclays cut its Cisco price target to $109 from $123, and Wells Fargo cut its target to $130 from $150.
  • Morgan Stanley cut its Cisco rating to Equal-weight on November 5, 2026, citing high expectations and AI-related margin pressure; the stock fell 7.6% that day.
  • Chief executive Chuck Robbins said Cisco is in the very early stages of a multi-year networking supercycle and confident of capturing the opportunity.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise fell 5% and Arista Networks fell 3% alongside Cisco after the report.
  • A writer argued Cisco's record quarter and raised AI forecast were not enough to lift the stock, with sellers still holding the upper hand.

Timeline newest first

  1. Cisco shares fell 5% to $96.54 on November 13, 2026, even after the company raised its fiscal 2027 AI infrastructure revenue outlook to $9 billion.
  2. Citi cut its Cisco price target to $120 from $139 while keeping its Buy rating, saying guidance suggests growth peaked in the October quarter.
  3. Barclays cut its Cisco price target to $109 from $123 and Wells Fargo cut its target to $130 from $150 after the earnings report.
  4. On November 12, 2026, Cisco reported fiscal Q1 2027 revenue of $18.5 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $1.40, beating LSEG consensus estimates.
  5. Cisco raised its forecast for fiscal 2027 AI infrastructure revenue from hyperscalers to $9 billion, more than double the fiscal 2026 figure.
  6. Cisco guided fiscal second-quarter revenue of $18.0 billion to $18.2 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $1.34 to $1.36, above analyst estimates.
  7. Cisco shares traded up 1.63% on November 12 ahead of the fiscal Q1 2027 report, after falling 11.85% in the prior month.
  8. Cisco closed fiscal 2026 with AI infrastructure orders of $9.3 billion, including $4.0 billion in fiscal Q4, and dropped its annual AI order target.
  9. Cisco stock rose 5.1% to $98.65 on November 9, 2026, ahead of the fiscal Q1 2027 report, its biggest gain since June 2, 2026.
  10. Morgan Stanley cut its Cisco rating to Equal-weight on November 5, 2026 and its price target to $120 from $135, citing AI-related margin pressure.

Sources newest first

  • Cisco Slides 5% Despite Raising AI Outlook to $9 Billion as Citi Says Growth May Have Peaked; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Retreats 5%, Arista Falls 3%247wallst.com· 30h

    Cisco shares fall 5% to $96.54 despite the company raising its fiscal 2027 AI infrastructure revenue outlook to $9 billion from $7.5 billion and reporting Q1 revenue up 24.4% to $18.52 billion, as Citi says growth peaked in the October quarter. Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Arista also retreat, and analysts including Barclays and Wells Fargo cut Cisco price targets.

  • Cisco beats on earnings, says AI infrastructure revenue will double this fiscal yearcnbc.com· 2d

    Cisco shares rose in extended trading after the networking company topped fiscal first-quarter estimates, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.40 and revenue of $18.5 billion beating LSEG consensus. Cisco raised its forecast for AI infrastructure revenue from hyperscalers to $9 billion this fiscal year, more than double fiscal 2026, and guided second-quarter revenue and earnings above analyst estimates.

  • Live: Will Cisco Smash Q1 Earnings Today After Rallying 2% Intraday?247wallst.com· 2d

    A live blog previews Cisco's fiscal Q1 2027 earnings report, due at 4:05 PM ET on 12 November 2026, with the stock up 1.63% after falling 11.85% in the prior month and revenue guidance of $18.0–18.2 billion against an $18.12 billion consensus. Thomas Richmond writes that investors want proof booming AI demand can sustain growth — AI infrastructure orders hit $9.3 billion in fiscal 2026, though management dropped its annual AI order target — and recommends watching whether Cisco's pricing keeps pace with memory inflation.

  • Cisco Just Jumped 5% Into an Earnings Report That Has Moved the Stock 8% or More Three Times Running247wallst.com· 4d

    247wallst.com's Jeremy Phillips looks at Cisco's 5.1% jump to $98.65 ahead of Thursday's fiscal 2027 first-quarter report, which has moved the stock 8% or more three quarters running, and follows Dennis, a retired engineer whose 1,000 shares bought at $48.04 are now up $50,610. The article weighs Cisco's $9.3 billion in AI orders and its $7.5 billion fiscal 2027 AI revenue target against margin pressure and a Morgan Stanley downgrade, and recommends most holders of small stakes sit tight, since selling 300 shares would cost Dennis $2,277 in tax to shed $2,368 of risk.

Background newest first

  • A 72-Year-Old Who Bought 1,000 Cisco Shares at the 2000 Peak Waited 25 Years to Break Even. Cisco Just Had Its Fastest Growth in 15 Years, and the Stock Fell 4%247wallst.com· 32h

    Jeremy Phillips's 247wallst.com article tracks a hypothetical woman who bought 1,000 Cisco shares at the March 27, 2000 peak of $80.06 and waited 25 years to break even, even though Cisco just reported its fastest revenue growth in more than 15 years — revenue up 24% to $18.52 billion, earnings up 40% to $1.40 a share, and a raised full-year forecast of $74.8–75.8 billion — while the stock fell 3.6% pre-market to $98.30 and five Wall Street firms cut price targets. Counting dividends, her shares were back to even in February 2025, but the article notes $80,060 in an S&P 500 fund with dividends reinvested would be worth about $637,198, and it recommends trimming a stock that dominates a retirement portfolio.

  • Stocks making the biggest moves Friday: Nvidia, Cisco Systems, AMD, Apple, Modine & morecnbc.com· 33h

    CNBC rounds up Friday's biggest stock moves: AI-linked names kept selling off, with Nvidia down almost 14% for the week and Dell, AMD, Nebius, and CoreWeave each sliding about 10%, while Apple hit a record intraday high of $360.80 and Cisco fell 6% despite beating quarterly estimates. Among other movers, Modine soared after a Bloomberg report that Samsung is in talks to acquire the thermal management company, and analysts' upgrades lifted Steris, Domino's Pizza, and Palo Alto Networks while downgrades hit Lowe's and Broadcom.

  • In March 2000, Cisco Briefly Became The World's Most Valuable Company As Its Stock Closed At $80.06. Buyers That Day Waited More Than 25 Years For It To Close Higher. Here's What AI Investors Need To Know247wallst.com· 6d

    An article by AJ Tiarsmith on 247wallst.com recounts how Cisco briefly became the world's most valuable company at $80.06 a share on March 27, 2000, then fell 87.11% and took more than 25 years — until December 10, 2025 — to close higher, leaving peak buyers poorer even as the company grew. Tiarsmith draws the lesson for 2026's AI investors, noting Nvidia's $4.556 trillion value, its 37-times-earnings price and $279.0 billion in supply commitments, and arguing a great company bought at a peak multiple can deliver poor returns for decades.