Cisco will lay off 221 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area across two locations, with employees informed on August 14 and terminations effective October 13. A majority of the cuts — 157 positions — are in software engineering. The layoffs follow strong financial performance, with Q4 revenue of $14.7 billion (up 8% year-over-year) and fiscal 2025 revenue of $56.7 billion (up 5% year-over-year). AI infrastructure and services were a key revenue driver, with the AI infrastructure segment generating $2 billion and webscale customer orders more than double original targets. Last year’s restructuring reduced the global workforce by about 7%, roughly 6,000 employees.
"The layoffs come in the wake of strong financial reports at the networking giant. Cisco's earnings report for the fourth quarter shows it recorded $14.7 billion in revenue, marking an 8% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In total, revenue for the full 2025 fiscal year topped $56.7 billion, again marking an increase of 5% compared to the year prior. Earning from AI infrastructure and services were a key driver of revenue growth for the company this year."
"We delivered a strong close to fiscal 2025, driven by our accelerated innovation and solid execution," Robbins said in a statement at the time. "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."
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