Financing
Payments of Ordinary Dividends
Qualcomm Payments of Ordinary Dividends decreased by 0.3% to $946.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.9%, from $938.00M to $946.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow and management confidence, while a decrease may signal financial strain or a shift in capital allocation strategy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total cash outflow distributed to shareholders as regular dividends. It reflects the company's commi...
Peer comparison
Consumer staples peers typically maintain consistent or growing dividend payouts as a core component of shareholder return.
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financing_payments_of_ordinary_dividendsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $767.00M | $768.00M | $765.00M | $764.00M | $842.00M | $841.00M | $842.00M | $834.00M | $893.00M | $893.00M | $895.00M | $895.00M | $949.00M | $948.00M | $942.00M | $938.00M | $968.00M | $957.00M | $949.00M | $946.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.1% | -0.4% | -0.1% | +10.2% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -1.0% | +7.1% | +0.0% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +6.0% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -0.4% | +3.2% | -1.1% | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.8% | +9.5% | +10.1% | +9.2% | +6.1% | +6.2% | +6.3% | +7.3% | +6.3% | +6.2% | +5.3% | +4.8% | +2.0% | +0.9% | +0.7% | +0.9% |
Range$764.00M – $968.00M
CAGR+4.5%
Avg YoY Growth+5.7%
Median YoY Growth+6.2%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Qualcomm's payments of ordinary dividends?
- Qualcomm (QCOM) reported payments of ordinary dividends of $946.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Qualcomm's payments of ordinary dividends changed year-over-year?
- Qualcomm's payments of ordinary dividends increased by 0.9% year-over-year, from $938.00M to $946.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's payments of ordinary dividends?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's payments of ordinary dividends has grown at a 6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.01B to $3.81B.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends mean?
- The total cash paid out to shareholders as regular dividends.