Cisco Surges 14% on AI Orders Boom; Cuts 4,000 Jobs
Cisco's stock jumped 14% after Q3 earnings beat expectations, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure and data center products. The company signaled strong order flow from enterprises upgrading networking and switching capacity for LLM workloads.
Alongside the beat, Cisco announced it will cut nearly 4,000 employees (6% of workforce) to streamline costs and reallocate resources toward high-margin AI/cloud segments. The move reflects a broader shift in enterprise capex — shifting from traditional networking to AI acceleration.