Stock Movers: Cisco Systems, Brinker International

Scott Peters
14 Aug, 2025
New York City

Cisco Systems Inc. fell 0.03% to $70.37 despite the networking company reporting a 30% increase in net income in the fourth quarter.

Consolidated revenue increased to $14.7 billion from $13.6 billion, net income advanced to $2.8 billion from $2.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 71 cents from 54 cents a year ago.

During the fourth quarter, Cisco returned a total of $2.9 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.3 million shares of common stock. 

The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share.

The company guided net sales in the next quarter to range between $14.65 million and $14.85 million, and GAAP EPS between $0.63 and $0.68 a quarter earlier, respectively.

"The AI infrastructure orders we received from webscale customers in fiscal 2025 were more than double our original target, indicating a massive opportunity ahead as we lead the required architectural shift and build the critical infrastructure needed for the AI era," said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco.

Brinker International decreased 0.3% to $157.38 despite the parent company of the Chili's restaurant chain reporting an 88% jump in its earnings in the fourth quarter.

Consolidated revenue inched higher to $1.5 billion from $1.2 billion, net income jumped to $107 million from $57 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.30 from $1.24 a year ago.

Comparable restaurant sales increased by 21.3%, driven by a 23.7% increase at Chili's and a 0.4% decrease at Maggiano's restaurant chains.

During the fourth quarter, Brinker returned a total of $507 million to shareholders through share repurchases.

Brinker International guided full-year revenue to be between $5.60 billion and $5.70 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $9.90 and $10.50 a year earlier.

Chili's franchisees generated sales of approximately $262.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $230.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.