Insider trade

CFO sold ~$56K of CSCO shares in the open market

Traded Aug 14, 2026 · Filed Aug 17, 2026

CiscoCSCO

~$56K
Reported value · 500 sh @ $112.518: 169K
Holds after · shares reported: -2.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -1.6%, $111.68 → $108.76 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Cisco sold $56K of Cisco shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 14, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 17, 2026

CFO$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$56,259

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 days after results of Aug 12, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $111.68 on Aug 14, 2026, 69% above its 52-week low and 14% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $66.20 (Aug 15, 2025) to $130.00 (Jun 4, 2026), 71% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $112.69 on Jul 2, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 236 workers was filed in California on June 16, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 59 days before the trade; 2 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-0.5%	-0.2%	-0.3%
30 days	-1.2%	-0.6%	-0.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000858877-26-000126
Filed / recorded: Aug 17, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Issuer CIK: 858877
Ticker: CSCO
Reporting person: Mark Patterson
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP and CFO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 14, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 500
Price per share: $112.518
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 169,126.571
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on December 19, 2025.
Represents a weighted average sales price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $112.26 to $112.84. The reporting person has provided to the issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Commission or any security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

Around the same time

Officer plans to sell ~$35K of Cisco

Planned, from pay3w ago

Officer plans to sell ~$76K of Cisco

Planned, from pay3w ago

3w ago

409.04Shares · @ $109.43

Routine share withholding; mechanical by default.

Why it stands out Official record