Overview
- Cisco closed at $80.25, topping its prior split‑adjusted record of $80.06 set on March 27, 2000.
- The rally followed November results that highlighted about $1.3 billion in AI infrastructure orders from large web companies and an increased full‑year outlook.
- The company’s market capitalization stands near $317 billion, placing it around the 13th most valuable U.S. tech firm.
- Shares are up roughly 36% year to date in 2025, outpacing the Nasdaq’s gain of about 22% over the same period.
- The stock trades near 19 times forward earnings, far below late‑1990s extremes, and the company remains much smaller than AI‑chip leader Nvidia at roughly $4.5 trillion.