Check out the companies making headlines during after-hours hours. Cisco Systems — According to LSEG, the maker of networking hardware such as switches and routers fell about 7% after posting non-GAAP gross margin of 67.5%, slightly below expectations of 68.1%. The outlook for the current quarter also disappointed Wall Street. Otherwise, Cisco’s second-quarter results beat expectations for revenue and bottom line. The stock is already up 11% this year. McDonald’s — The fast-food giant fell less than 1% after reporting fourth-quarter earnings of an adjusted $3.12 per share on revenue of $7.01 billion. That beat estimates for earnings of $3.05 a share and revenue of $6.84 billion, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG. AppLovin — Even though AppLovin beat profit and revenue estimates, the mobile technology company fell more than 4%, posting fourth-quarter profit of $3.24 per share on revenue of $1.66 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for EPS of $2.93 and revenue of $1.6 billion. AppLovin is already down 32% this year. Fastly — The cloud computing stock rose more than 28%. Full-year sales guidance was $700 million to $720 million, but analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for $668 million. In the fourth quarter, the company posted adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share on revenue of $172.6 million. Analysts had expected earnings of 6 cents a share and revenue of $161 million. ROLLINS — The pest control company fell more than 16% after a disappointing earnings report. Rollins’ GAAP earnings were 24 cents, below the consensus estimate of 26 cents, according to FactSet. Sales were $912.9 million, lower than expectations of $926.8 million. Paycom Software — The payroll and human resources software provider fell nearly 7% after announcing full-year revenue guidance for the year ending December 2026 in the range of $2.175 billion to $2.195 billion. This was significantly lower than the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.23 billion.
