CSCO - Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; and wireless products include indoor and outdoor wireless coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice, video, and data applications.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $117.89, ATM IV 36.2%, max pain $82.50, net GEX $54.2M.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Market Cap
- $402.38B
- P/E Ratio
- 33.68
- Beta
- 0.91
- 52-Week Range
- 62.3-102.01
- Dividend Yield
- $1.65
- CEO
- Charles H. Robbins
- Employees
- 90,400
- IPO Date
- Feb 16, 1990
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What CSCO Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 61.0% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($54.2M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.011) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The CSCO overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CSCO overview questions
- What is CSCO?
- CSCO is the ticker symbol for Cisco Systems, Inc., a listed security. Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. Listed on NASDAQ. CSCO is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CSCO options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the CSCO options snapshot shows spot at $117.89, ATM IV 36.2%, IV rank 61.0%, max pain $82.50, net GEX $54.2M, expected move 10.39%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CSCO's key statistics?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) carries a market capitalization of $402.38B, trailing P/E ratio of 33.68, beta of 0.91 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 62.3-102.01. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CSCO belong to?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. operates in the Technology sector, in the Communication Equipment industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CSCO's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CSCO data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).