Broadcom Cash Flow Statement
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Broadcom free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Broadcom generated $27.54 billion of operating cash flow and spent $623.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $26.91 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 42.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 38.6% from the prior year's $19.41 billion.
Broadcom returned $13.59 billion to shareholders: $11.14 billion in dividends and $2.45 billion in share repurchases, equal to 51% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.4 times.
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Broadcom cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-11-02 | FY 20242024-11-03 | FY 20232023-10-29 | FY 20222022-10-30 | FY 20212021-10-31 | FY 20202020-11-01 | FY 20192019-11-03 | FY 20182018-11-04 | FY 20172017-10-29 | FY 20162016-10-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 23.13B | 5.89B | 14.08B | 11.49B | 6.74B | 2.96B | 2.72B | 12.61B | 1.78B | -1.86B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +292.30% | -58.14% | +22.51% | +70.65% | +127.57% | +8.66% | -78.40% | +606.84% | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 574.00M | 593.00M | 502.00M | 529.00M | 539.00M | 570.00M | 569.00M | 515.00M | 451.00M | 402.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 7.57B | 5.74B | 2.17B | 1.53B | 1.70B | 1.98B | 2.19B | 1.23B | 921.00M | 679.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -3.35B | 2.60B | 49.00M | -1.58B | 159.00M | 947.00M | 694.00M | -560.00M | -403.00M | 538.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 27.54B | 19.96B | 18.09B | 16.74B | 13.76B | 12.06B | 9.70B | 8.88B | 6.55B | 3.41B |
| Capital Expenditures | -623.00M | -548.00M | -452.00M | -424.00M | -443.00M | -463.00M | -432.00M | -635.00M | -1.07B | -723.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -580.00M | -23.07B | -689.00M | -667.00M | -245.00M | -11.11B | -15.42B | -4.67B | -674.00M | -9.84B |
| Dividends Paid | -11.14B | -9.81B | -7.64B | -7.03B | -6.21B | -5.53B | -4.24B | -3.00B | -1.75B | -750.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -2.45B | -7.18B | -5.82B | -7.00B | 0 | 0 | -5.43B | -7.26B | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 15.67B | 39.95B | 0 | 1.94B | 9.90B | 27.80B | 28.79B | 0 | 17.43B | 19.51B |
| Debt Repaid | -18.48B | -19.61B | -403.00M | -2.36B | -11.49B | -18.81B | -16.80B | -973.00M | -13.67B | -11.32B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -20.13B | -1.73B | -15.62B | -15.82B | -8.97B | 1.61B | 6.49B | -11.12B | 2.23B | 7.70B |
| Net Change in Cash | 6.83B | -4.84B | 1.77B | 253.00M | 4.54B | 2.56B | 763.00M | -6.91B | 8.11B | 1.27B |
| Free Cash Flow | 26.91B | 19.41B | 17.63B | 16.31B | 13.32B | 11.60B | 9.27B | 8.24B | 5.48B | 2.69B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Broadcom's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow AVGO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?