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TRUE, BUTHeadline Over Filing

It delivered $4B in AI revenue

Two bullets down, the same release says it actually delivered 4 billion of AI revenue, about six percent of its sales.

“Cisco took $9.3 billion in hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders in fiscal 2026, 4.5 times the prior year, headlining a record fourth quarter of $17.3 billion in revenue and a networking supercycle underway.”

Cisco Q4 FY2026 earnings release and call (CEO Chuck Robbins, CFO Mark Patterson), August 12, 2026

Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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3 receipts: 1 support the claim, 1 contradict it, 1 add context. 7 figures on the record, 4 traced to a quoted receipt.

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  1. 1Supports the claimnewsroom.cisco.com ↗

    bringing the total for FY 2026 to $9.3 billion Delivered approximately $4 billion of revenue in FY 2026; $7.5 billion expected in FY 2027

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  2. 2Contextfinance.yahoo.com ↗

    AI infrastructure for hyperscalers accounted for approximately 6% of fiscal 2026 revenue, compared with less than 2% in fiscal 2025.

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  3. 3Contradicts the claimtikr.com ↗

    Gross margin slipped 210 basis points year over year to 66.3%, pressured by higher hardware mix and memory costs, but operating expenses fell 370 basis points as a share of revenue.

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