By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2026-01-02 00:24:00
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 7:07 PM ET — Market closed
- Cisco Systems (CSCO) last closed down about 0.5% at $77.03 in the final trading session of 2025.
- The stock is due to trade ex-dividend on Jan. 2 for a 41-cent quarterly payout.
- Investors are watching the first U.S. session of 2026 for dividend-driven price adjustment and early-year positioning.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) shares will return to trading on Friday with the stock set to go ex-dividend, a calendar event that can sway near-term price action. The shares last closed down about 0.5% at $77.03.
The timing matters because Jan. 2 marks the first U.S. trading day of 2026 and post-holiday liquidity — how easily shares change hands without moving the price — can be thin. Dividend-related flows can magnify moves when company news is light.
Cisco heads into the reopening after U.S. stocks ended 2025 lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76% in the final session. “I do not expect that the last few days will have so…
