Financing Cash Flow
Qualcomm Financing Cash Flow decreased by 13.0% to -$3.88B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 29.1%, from -$3.01B to -$3.88B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 18.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.61B | -$1.40B | -$2.45B | -$1.60B | -$1.96B | -$1.19B | -$1.02B | -$2.54B | -$1.99B | -$1.12B | -$2.04B | -$1.58B | -$3.45B | -$2.20B | -$3.01B | -$2.78B | -$3.97B | -$3.44B | -$3.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.8% | -74.5% | +34.7% | -22.7% | +39.2% | +14.8% | -150.5% | +21.8% | +43.8% | -82.7% | +22.6% | -118.3% | +36.2% | -36.8% | +7.5% | -42.8% | +13.5% | -13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.9% | +15.0% | +58.5% | -59.1% | -1.4% | +6.3% | -101.1% | +37.9% | -73.5% | -96.9% | -47.4% | -76.0% | -15.1% | -56.3% | -29.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Qualcomm's financing cash flow?
- Qualcomm (QCOM) reported financing cash flow of -$3.88B in Q4 2025.
- How has Qualcomm's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Qualcomm's financing cash flow decreased by 29.1% year-over-year, from -$3.01B to -$3.88B.
- What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's financing cash flow has grown at a 18.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.80B to -$13.20B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.