Cisco Posts Its Fastest Growth in 15 Years and Raises Its Outlook, Then Sinks 6% as a 250-Basis-Point Margin Squeeze Shows the Hidden Cost of AI Hardware

Cisco beat on revenue and earnings, raised its fiscal 2027 outlook and lifted its hyperscaler AI target to $9 billion, yet the stock fell 6.24% as gross margin dropped 250 basis points on lower-margin AI hardware and memory costs. Here is what the reaction tells investors about the AI trade.

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Cisco Grows 24% for Its Fastest Pace in 15 Years and Lifts Its Hyperscaler AI Target to $9 Billion, but Thinner Margins Show the Price of the Boom

Cisco posted record revenue of $18.5 billion, raised its full-year outlook and now expects $9 billion in hyperscaler AI infrastructure revenue, as AI-tagged switch orders jumped 47% while gross margins slipped.

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