Investing.com - Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported first quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $0.75 on revenue of $13.07B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $0.72 on revenue of $12.87B. That compared to EPS of $0.61 on revenue of $12.14B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $0.7 on revenue of $12.84B in the previous quarter.
For the year, Cisco shares are up 15.74%, outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 0.67% year to date.
Cisco follows other major Technology sector earnings this month
On Thursday, November 1, 2018, Apple reported fourth quarter EPS of $2.91 on revenue of $62.9B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.78 on revenue of $61.46B.
Microsoft earnings beat analyst's expectations on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, with first quarter EPS of $1.14 on revenue of $29.08B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $0.96 on revenue of $27.88B
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