Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO pay: $94.1M actually paid in FY2025
$CSCO · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.Data through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2025-10-28, checked for new filings 2026-08-19. Every number links to its source.
24.3× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52.8M | $94.1M | $30.1M | $172.19 | $292.59 | $10.18B |
| 2024 | $39.2M | $16.6M | $3.8M | $116.78 | $235.11 | $10.32B |
| 2023 | $31.8M | $74.6M | $28.3M | $123.09 | $176.00 | $12.61B |
| 2022 | $29.3M | $6.1M | $5.2M | $103.83 | $138.92 | $11.81B |
| 2021 | $25.4M | $32.1M | $12.7M | $123.13 | $147.03 | $10.59B |
Frequently asked
How much did the CSCO CEO make in 2025?
$94,076,610 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.'s CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2025-10-28.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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