Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is the change in equity (net assets) of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
Cisco Systems Inc., consolidated statement of comprehensive income
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25).
The financial data reveals several notable trends over the periods analyzed.
- Net Income
- Net income exhibits fluctuations with an initial value of 11,214 million USD in 2020, declining modestly to 10,591 million USD in 2021, followed by an increase peaking at 12,613 million USD in 2023. However, this is succeeded by a decline in 2024 and 2025, reaching 10,180 million USD, marking a decrease compared to the earlier peak.
- Available-for-Sale Investments - Unrealized Gains/Losses
- The net unrealized gains and losses related to available-for-sale investments show significant volatility, starting from a positive 336 million USD in 2020, moving into negative territory in the years 2021 through 2023, with the lowest point being -557 million USD in 2022. Subsequently, it improves back to positive figures in 2024 and 2025, reaching 121 million USD.
- Available-for-Sale Investments - Realized Gains/Losses Reclassified Into Earnings
- This component generally remained negative or minimal in early years (2020 to 2022), with a trend towards increasing positive values in later periods, recording 17 million USD in 2023 and rising further to 63 million USD in 2025.
- Overall Available-for-Sale Investments
- The combined available-for-sale investments reflect the net effect of unrealized and realized gains/losses and demonstrate a similar pattern of a negative swing between 2021 and 2023, with recovery in the last two periods to positive balances around 184 million USD in 2025.
- Cash Flow Hedging Instruments - Unrealized Gains/Losses
- Unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedging instruments display rising volatility, increasing from a modest 7 million USD in 2020 to a peak of 98 million USD in 2024, but declining sharply to 22 million USD in 2025.
- Cash Flow Hedging Instruments - Realized Gains/Losses Reclassified Into Earnings
- This metric shows a shift from slightly positive in 2020 (1 million USD) to increasingly negative values over subsequent years, reaching -48 million USD in 2023 and remaining significantly negative through 2025.
- Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Net)
- The net balance of cash flow hedging instruments reflects marked fluctuations, notably a negative net amount in 2023 (-26 million USD) and 2025 (-14 million USD), contrasting with positive figures in other years.
- Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses
- This category is highly volatile with large swings between positive and negative values, exemplified by a notable negative position of -689 million USD in 2022 and a recovery to 306 million USD in 2025.
- Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
- Other comprehensive income shows significant variability, with positive figures in 2020 and 2021, followed by a substantial loss in 2022 (-1,205 million USD). Recovery occurs in 2023 through 2025, culminating in a robust positive 476 million USD in 2025.
- Comprehensive Income
- Comprehensive income broadly tracks net income trends, remaining relatively stable with minor fluctuations. It peaked in 2023 at 12,660 million USD and then declined modestly in 2024 and 2025 to approximately 10,656 million USD.
In summary, net income and comprehensive income exhibit some volatility with a strong peak circa 2023, followed by declines. Investment-related comprehensive income elements and cash flow hedging instruments demonstrate considerable volatility across the periods, reflecting fluctuating market conditions and possibly currency translation impacts. The large swings in other comprehensive income underscore the influence of non-operational financial components on the overall financial performance.