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Qualcomm Operating Cash Flow Growth & History (QCOM)
Qualcomm's operating cash flow was $14.01B for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $14.01B | $1.81B | +14.83% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $12.20B | $903.0M | +7.99% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $11.30B | $2.20B | +24.22% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $9.10B | −$1.44B | −13.67% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $10.54B | $4.72B | +81.22% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $5.81B | −$1.47B | −20.20% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $7.29B | $3.38B | +86.44% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $3.91B | −$1.09B | −21.86% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-24 | $5.00B | −$2.63B | −34.47% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-25 | $7.63B | $2.13B | +38.61% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-27 | $5.51B | −$3.38B | −38.04% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $8.89B | $109.0M | +1.24% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $8.78B | $2.78B | +46.35% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $6.00B | $1.10B | +22.41% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-25 | $4.90B | $824.0M | +20.22% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-26 | $4.08B | −$3.10B | −43.17% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-27 | $7.17B | $3.61B | +101.57% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-28 | $3.56B | −$253.0M | −6.64% |
| 2007 | 2007-09-30 | $3.81B | $3.54B | +1301.10% |
| 2006 | 2006-09-24 | $272.0M | $72.0M | +36.00% |
| 2005 | 2005-09-24 | $200.0M | $29.0M | +16.96% |
| 2004 | 2004-09-30 | $171.0M | −$1.65B | −90.63% |
| 2003 | 2003-09-30 | $1.82B | $561.0M | +44.42% |
| 2002 | 2002-09-30 | $1.26B | $571.5M | +82.65% |
| 2001 | 2001-09-30 | $691.5M | −$99.3M | −12.56% |
| 2000 | 2000-09-30 | $790.8M | — | — |
Qualcomm quarterly operating cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | YoY change |
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| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-28 | $991.0M | −$1.88B | −65.53% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-29 | $2.45B | −$105.0M | −4.11% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-28 | $4.96B | $378.0M | +8.24% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $4.00B | $1.35B | +50.96% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-29 | $2.88B | −$177.0M | −5.80% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-30 | $2.55B | −$1.00B | −28.14% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-29 | $4.59B | $1.64B | +55.54% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $2.65B | −$1.44B | −35.28% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-23 | $3.05B | $395.0M | +14.87% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-24 | $3.55B | $2.10B | +143.93% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-24 | $2.95B | −$146.0M | −4.72% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $4.09B | $2.64B | +182.85% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-25 | $2.66B | −$238.0M | −8.22% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-26 | $1.46B | −$1.24B | −46.00% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-25 | $3.10B | $1.04B | +50.46% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $1.45B | $369.0M | +34.26% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-26 | $2.90B | −$478.0M | −14.17% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-27 | $2.70B | −$213.0M | −7.32% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-26 | $2.06B | −$1.12B | −35.21% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $1.08B | −$664.0M | −38.14% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-27 | $3.37B | $1.50B | +80.18% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-28 | $2.91B | $1.83B | +168.79% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-27 | $3.17B | $2.06B | +183.99% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $1.74B | $514.0M | +41.89% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-28 | $1.87B | −$3.04B | −61.87% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-29 | $1.08B | $289.0M | +36.40% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-29 | $1.12B | $762.0M | +214.04% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $1.23B | $1.65B | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $4.91B | $2.86B | +139.11% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $794.0M | $278.0M | +53.88% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-30 | $356.0M | −$1.41B | −79.80% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-30 | −$423.0M | −$2.85B | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-24 | $2.05B | $1.88B | +1100.58% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-25 | $516.0M | −$304.0M | −37.07% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-24 | $1.76B | $176.0M | +11.10% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-24 | $2.42B | $108.0M | +4.66% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-25 | $171.0M | −$1.67B | −90.71% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-26 | $820.0M | $83.0M | +11.26% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-25 | $1.59B | −$1.15B | −42.10% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-25 | $2.32B | $632.0M | +37.53% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-26 | $1.84B | −$276.0M | −13.04% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-27 | $737.0M | $1.40B | — |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-27 | $2.74B | $375.0M | +15.86% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-27 | $1.68B | $65.0M | +4.01% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-28 | $2.12B | −$557.0M | −20.84% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-29 | −$658.0M | −$2.47B | — |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-28 | $2.36B | −$417.0M | −14.99% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $1.62B | −$891.0M | −35.50% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-29 | $2.67B | $596.0M | +28.70% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-30 | $1.81B | −$402.0M | −18.14% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-29 | $2.78B | $806.0M | +40.81% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $2.51B | $1.10B | +78.14% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $2.08B | $1.16B | +125.27% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $2.22B | $328.0M | +17.37% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-30 | $1.98B | $196.0M | +11.02% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $1.41B | −$411.0M | −22.58% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-24 | $922.0M | −$342.0M | −27.06% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-25 | $1.89B | $120.0M | +6.79% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-25 | $1.78B | $1.73B | +3606.25% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-25 | $1.82B | $727.0M | +66.51% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-26 | $1.26B | $313.0M | +32.91% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-27 | $1.77B | $975.0M | +122.95% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-26 | $48.0M | −$1.19B | −96.13% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-26 | $1.09B | −$228.0M | −17.26% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-27 | $951.0M | −$136.0M | −12.51% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-28 | $793.0M | −$470.0M | −37.21% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-27 | $1.24B | −$2.26B | −64.61% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-09-27 | $1.32B | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-06-28 | $1.09B | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-03-29 | $1.26B | — | — |
| Q1 2009 | 2008-12-28 | $3.50B | — | — |
Qualcomm operating cash flow trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Qualcomm's operating cash flow increased from $5.81B to $14.01B, a change of $8.20B. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $991.0M.
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Operating cash flow is the cash generated or used by a company’s core operations. It incorporates working-capital movements and other operating cash items, and it is the starting point for calculating free cash flow.
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SEC-reported operating cash flow
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