CLAIM #17889 · Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) · 2026Q2 earnings call · Feb 11, 2026
“While this shift is creating a drag on revenue growth, which we expect to continue in the second half of fiscal year '26, cloud subscriptions enable greater adoption, expansion and faster delivery of innovation to customers.”
Charles Robbins · CEO
How to check this claim
Look at: Splunk/security revenue growth rate (or company commentary on cloud-shift drag on revenue growth) for H2 fiscal 2026
It came true if: Revenue growth deceleration attributable to cloud subscription shift is reported as continuing (directional: growth drag persists) in Q3 and Q4 FY26 earnings commentary
Where: Company quarterly earnings call management commentary and segment revenue disclosures (Q3 and Q4 FY26 calls)
Knowable after: 2026-08-31
In context
“ore than 100% growth quarter-over-quarter and bringing the total of net new customers since launch to roughly 4,000. We have also seen 3 consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in the number of firewalls ordered. For Secure Access specifically, we booked over 2.5 million users in Q2 and more than 50% of added customers were new logos. As the adoption of AI tools grow and Agentic AI increases at the network edge, we expect to see continued momentum in our SASE business, including Secure Access and SD-WAN. As mentioned in prior quarters, growth in our new and refreshed portfolio continues to be offset by a decline in our prior generation portfolio. Turning to Splunk. We saw a similar trend in Q2 as seen in Q1 with continued acceleration to cloud subscriptions and fewer on-premise deals. While this shift is creating a drag on revenue growth, which we expect to continue in the second half of fiscal year '26, cloud subscriptions enable greater adoption, expansion and faster delivery of innovation to customers. So overall, we are pleased with this transition. Splunk also continued to win new customers in Q2, reaching 500 new logos for the first half of fiscal year '26 and is on track to add 1,000 new logos for the year. We are accelerating our innovation across our offerings, both for and with AI. At Cisco Live Amsterdam this week, we unveiled major AI defense and SASE advancements to help secure organizations as AI agents enter the workforce. AI Defense can now scan models and repositories for vulnerabilities and provide an AI bill of materials for centralized governance. In Cisco SASE, we launched a new semantic inspection engine that can evaluate the intent of Agentic interactions and block sophisticated context-dependent threats. We are also making AgenticOps the operating model for AI-drive”
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SEC filings for CSCO ↗ · Quote is verbatim from the 2026Q2 earnings call.