By Wajeeh Khan
Publication Date: 2026-05-12 20:57:00
Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure giant Cisco Systems (CSCO) is in focus ahead of its fiscal Q3 earnings set to be released on May 13, after market close.
Consensus is for the company to earn $0.86 a share on at least $15.4 billion in revenue. This would represent a roughly 10% year-over-year increase on both the top- and bottom-line.
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Heading into the quarterly print, Cisco stock is up about 30% versus the start of this year.
Where Options Data Suggests Cisco Stock Is Headed
Despite their year-to-date outperformance, the derivatives market remains convinced that CSCO stock isn’t out of juice just yet.
According to Barchart, options pricing remains skewed to the upside, with the put-to-call ratio on contracts expiring May 15 set at 0.81x currently.
Meanwhile, the upper price on those contracts sits at about $105, indicating Cisco could be trading nearly 7% above present levels by the end…
