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PREMIUM Cisco Stock Falls After Hours as Services Revenue Miss Overshadows Record Fourth-Quarter Results MT Newswires Wed, August 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT 2 min read CSCO FDS Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or inves
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PREMIUM Cisco Stock Falls After Hours as Services Revenue Miss Overshadows Record Fourth-Quarter Results MT Newswires Wed, August 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT 2 min read $CSCO+WL FDS Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Learn more Cisco $CSCO+WL.jpg -Shutterstock Cisco Systems' ($CSCO+WL) shares dropped after the closing bell Wednesday as the company's fiscal fourth-quarter services revenue missed Wall Street's estimates, overshadowing what the networking equipment maker described as record results. Services revenue was flat year-over-year at $3.79 billion, falling short of the FactSet-polled consensus view of $3.81 billion.
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This follows our earlier coverage ([Arista Networks $ANET+WL Raises Outlook on AI Demand](/explore/arista-networks-anet-raises-outlook-on-ai-demand)) on 2026-08-05. Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) is raising its 2026 revenue forecast, projecting approximately $12.6 billion based on strong AI networking demand. The company's second-quarter revenue surpassed $3 billion, marking a 37.7% year-over-year increase and exceeding prior guidance, signaling robust growth ahead for the infrastructure provider. · * Watch Arista Networks ($ANET+WL) for continued performance as AI networking demand drives upward revisions to its long-term financial targets.
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Enterprise Tech Earnings
Cisco reported very strong overall earnings, but its support and services sales came in slightly below what Wall Street expected. Because of this small miss, investors punished the stock in after-hours trading.
What changed
Cisco reported record overall fourth-quarter results, but missed consensus estimates for services revenue, causing its stock to fall after hours.
Who wins / who loses
Enterprise networking buyers and competitors may benefit from the hesitation, while Cisco shareholders face short-term pressure despite solid headline numbers.
Time horizon
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- $CSCOWatch — track, don’t rush
Cisco is the main company in the news; we are watching to see if the drop is a temporary overreaction.
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- $JNPRWatch — track, don’t rush
A competitor in the networking space that moves when Cisco makes news.
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- Review enterprise IT spending reports to see if Cisco's services miss is an isolated event or an industry-wide slowdown in maintenance spending.
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- A sharp market-wide tech rally that quickly erases Cisco's after-hours losses, or subsequent management commentary reversing the services concerns.
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