QUALCOMM Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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QUALCOMM free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 28, 2026, QUALCOMM generated $991.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $496.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $495.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 5.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 80.8% from the prior year's $2.58 billion.
QUALCOMM returned $2.34 billion to shareholders: $973.0 million in dividends and $1.36 billion in share repurchases, equal to 472% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.5 times.
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QUALCOMM cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-06-28 | Q2 20262026-03-29 | Q1 20262025-12-28 | Q4 20252025-09-28 | Q3 20252025-06-29 | Q2 20252025-03-30 | Q1 20252024-12-29 | Q4 20242024-09-29 | Q3 20242024-06-23 | Q2 20242024-03-24 | Q1 20242023-12-24 | Q4 20232023-09-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.00B | 7.37B | 3.00B | -3.12B | 2.67B | 2.81B | 3.18B | 2.92B | 2.13B | 2.33B | 2.77B | 1.49B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -24.91% | +162.09% | -5.53% | -206.75% | +25.22% | +20.89% | +14.93% | +95.97% | +18.08% | +36.50% | +23.80% | -48.14% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 396.00M | 413.00M | 393.00M | 371.00M | 398.00M | 397.00M | 436.00M | 439.00M | 419.00M | 411.00M | 437.00M | 462.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 830.00M | 861.00M | 888.00M | 663.00M | 659.00M | 702.00M | 759.00M | 697.00M | 644.00M | 705.00M | 602.00M | 608.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -1.65B | -76.00M | 594.00M | 645.00M | -22.00M | -242.00M | 33.00M | -859.00M | 725.00M | 1.17B | 189.00M | 1.70B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 991.00M | 2.45B | 4.96B | 4.00B | 2.88B | 2.55B | 4.59B | 2.65B | 3.05B | 3.55B | 2.95B | 4.09B |
| Capital Expenditures | -496.00M | -533.00M | -549.00M | -407.00M | -294.00M | -214.00M | -277.00M | -256.00M | -387.00M | -184.00M | -214.00M | -293.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 574.00M | -501.00M | -1.72B | -471.00M | 1.63B | -1.29B | -671.00M | -385.00M | -1.04B | -939.00M | -1.26B | -618.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -973.00M | -946.00M | -949.00M | -957.00M | -968.00M | -938.00M | -942.00M | -948.00M | -949.00M | -895.00M | -895.00M | -893.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.36B | -2.79B | -2.65B | -2.44B | -2.85B | -1.75B | -1.75B | -1.30B | -1.30B | -731.00M | -784.00M | -400.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.47B | -3.69B | -3.88B | -3.44B | -3.97B | -2.78B | -3.01B | -2.20B | -3.45B | -1.58B | -2.04B | -1.12B |
| Net Change in Cash | -902.00M | -1.77B | -638.00M | 72.00M | 568.00M | -1.51B | 864.00M | 79.00M | -1.45B | 1.02B | -333.00M | 2.35B |
| Free Cash Flow | 495.00M | 1.92B | 4.42B | 3.59B | 2.58B | 2.34B | 4.31B | 2.39B | 2.67B | 3.37B | 2.73B | 3.80B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of QUALCOMM's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, 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?