QUALCOMM Cash Flow Statement
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QUALCOMM free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, QUALCOMM generated $14.01 billion of operating cash flow and spent $1.19 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $12.82 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 28.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 14.9% from the prior year's $11.16 billion.
QUALCOMM returned $12.60 billion to shareholders: $3.81 billion in dividends and $8.79 billion in share repurchases, equal to 98% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.4 times.
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QUALCOMM cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-28 | FY 20242024-09-29 | FY 20232023-09-24 | FY 20222022-09-25 | FY 20212021-09-26 | FY 20202020-09-27 | FY 20192019-09-29 | FY 20182018-09-30 | FY 20172017-09-24 | FY 20162016-09-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 5.54B | 10.14B | 7.23B | 12.94B | 9.04B | 5.20B | 4.39B | -4.96B | 2.44B | 5.70B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -45.37% | +40.24% | -44.09% | +43.05% | +73.97% | +18.51% | — | -303.11% | -57.14% | +8.24% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.60B | 1.71B | 1.81B | 1.76B | 1.58B | 1.39B | 1.40B | 1.56B | 1.46B | 1.43B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.78B | 2.65B | 2.48B | 2.03B | 1.66B | 1.21B | 1.04B | 883.00M | 914.00M | 943.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 414.00M | 1.22B | 1.15B | -7.80B | -461.00M | -1.61B | -1.22B | 1.77B | 3.23B | 199.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 14.01B | 12.20B | 11.30B | 9.10B | 10.54B | 5.81B | 7.29B | 3.91B | 5.00B | 7.63B |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.19B | -1.04B | -1.45B | -2.26B | -1.89B | -1.41B | -887.00M | -784.00M | -690.00M | -539.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -800.00M | -3.62B | 762.00M | -5.80B | -3.36B | -5.26B | -806.00M | 2.38B | 20.46B | -3.49B |
| Dividends Paid | -3.81B | -3.69B | -3.46B | -3.21B | -3.01B | -2.88B | -2.97B | -3.47B | -3.25B | -2.99B |
| Share Repurchases | -8.79B | -4.12B | -2.97B | -3.13B | -3.37B | -2.45B | -1.79B | -22.58B | -1.34B | -3.92B |
| Debt Issued | 1.49B | 0 | 1.88B | 1.48B | 0 | 1.99B | 0 | 0 | 10.95B | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | -1.54B | 0 | -2.22B | 0 | -5.51B | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -13.20B | -9.27B | -6.66B | -7.20B | -6.80B | -5.71B | -6.39B | -31.50B | 5.57B | -5.75B |
| Net Change in Cash | -6.00M | -678.00M | 5.43B | -4.02B | 409.00M | -5.13B | 62.00M | -25.25B | 31.08B | -1.61B |
| Free Cash Flow | 12.82B | 11.16B | 9.85B | 6.83B | 8.65B | 4.41B | 6.40B | 3.12B | 4.31B | 7.09B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of QUALCOMM'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 QCOM's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?