Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Broadcom Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Aug 2, 2026 May 3, 2026 Feb 1, 2026 Nov 2, 2025 Aug 3, 2025 May 4, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Nov 3, 2024 Aug 4, 2024 May 5, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020
Net income (loss) 13,088 9,310 7,349 8,518 4,140 4,965 5,503 4,324 (1,875) 2,121 1,325 3,524 3,303 3,481 3,774 3,359 3,074 2,590 2,472 1,989 1,876 1,493 1,378 1,324 688 563 385
Amortization of intangible and right-of-use assets 2,042 2,002 2,003 2,085 2,060 2,024 2,032 2,455 2,375 2,381 2,206 808 810 810 905 1,087 1,088 1,129 1,151 1,367 1,369 1,371 1,395 1,589 1,581 1,583 1,582
Depreciation 171 163 150 148 142 142 142 156 149 149 139 124 122 129 127 129 129 135 136 134 134 133 138 139 138 147 146
Share-based compensation 2,019 2,092 2,176 2,195 2,322 1,771 1,280 1,314 1,388 1,457 1,582 638 629 513 391 387 373 386 387 414 421 425 444 449 465 517 545
Deferred taxes and other non-cash taxes 7 (603) (455) (3,025) 284 (571) (696) (868) 3,638 (511) (294) 639 (251) (316) (573) (89) (15) 70 (47) (436) (177) (149) (459) (436) (175) (72)
Loss on debt extinguishment 75 31 55 20 53 65 52 105 100 26 172 16 55 93 5
Non-cash interest expense 65 67 72 71 82 94 97 91 115 119 102 34 33 33 32 32 32 33 32 29 24 21 22 25 22 31 30
Other 13 3 15 36 (23) 40 41 138 136 92 38 27 21 (39) 31 27 110 15 (12) 12 34 (109) 3 (39) (2) 30
Trade accounts receivable, net (2,859) (2,370) (1,315) (651) (937) (590) (539) 249 835 (513) 1,756 (231) 135 185 (276) (241) 375 (536) (468) 160 191 106 (247) 391 542 440 (392)
Inventory (195) (1,366) (692) (90) (163) (109) (148) 134 (52) 82 (14) (56) 44 13 26 (87) (170) (147) (223) (137) (156) (52) 51 67 (128) (10) 40
Accounts payable 1,630 149 534 118 136 (613) 241 (85) 373 (93) (74) 215 188 (114) (80) 304 (352) (31) 101 156 (58) 44 (230) (123) 233 117
Employee compensation and benefits 372 270 (1,261) 410 511 287 (908) 196 291 251 (660) 103 184 91 (657) 128 321 215 (528) 172 254 135 (375) 142 231 61 (217)
Other current assets and current liabilities (2,675) 474 (692) (809) (999) (55) 26 (1,410) (1,345) (386) (2,182) (694) (339) (165) 570 (388) (198) 287 521 (540) (227) 182 408 (131) (2) 118 346
Other long-term assets and long-term liabilities 444 271 321 (1,323) (442) (830) (1,023) (1,142) (1,170) (569) 891 (303) (139) (179) (164) (69) (260) (28) (79) (89) (77) (70) (59) 23 184 (386) (223)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals (3,283) (2,572) (3,105) (2,345) (1,894) (1,910) (2,351) (2,058) (1,068) (1,228) (283) (966) 73 (169) (581) (353) (284) (240) (777) (333) 141 243 (178) 262 704 456 (329)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities 1,109 1,183 911 (815) 3,026 1,590 610 1,280 6,838 2,459 3,490 1,304 1,416 1,021 262 1,224 1,350 1,653 1,014 1,552 1,665 2,076 1,735 2,024 2,490 2,650 1,937
Net cash provided by operating activities 14,197 10,493 8,260 7,703 7,166 6,555 6,113 5,604 4,963 4,580 4,815 4,828 4,719 4,502 4,036 4,583 4,424 4,243 3,486 3,541 3,541 3,569 3,113 3,348 3,178 3,213 2,322
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (2) (560) (25,416) (36) (17) (7) (5) (234) (8) (2) (10,870)
Proceeds from sale of business 300 3,485 45 50 168
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (532) (231) (250) (237) (142) (144) (100) (122) (172) (132) (122) (105) (122) (122) (103) (122) (116) (85) (101) (88) (115) (126) (114) (102) (105) (148) (108)
Purchases of investments (619) (23) (114) (336) (99) (57) (105) (30) (73) (59) (13) (58) (91) (197) (200)
Sales of investments 37 39 244 101 51 78 18 20 5 42 89 154 74 200 102 67
Other 1 7 5 105 (16) (10) 13 2 3 (15) (79) 12 1 1 1 9 (8) (9) 1 2 11 4 (9)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,113) (208) (115) (367) 94 (133) (174) (132) 3,245 (706) (25,477) (124) (144) (318) (103) (128) 80 (310) (309) 50 (47) (126) (122) (100) (46) 24 (10,987)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 4,474 4,971 6,960 749 2,986 4,969 4,975 30,010 1,935 9,904 7,953 4,468 15,381
Payments on debt obligations (5,628) (1,250) (3,650) (3,638) (6,750) (8,090) (7,472) (9,202) (2,000) (934) (143) (260) (9) (2,097) (255) (762) (1,533) (9,200) (3,000) (6,825) (4,452) (4,537)
Proceeds from commercial paper, net (488) (3,373) (119) 3,980
Other borrowings, net (3,028) 1,025 718
Payments of dividends (3,103) (3,092) (3,086) (2,797) (2,786) (2,785) (2,774) (2,484) (2,452) (2,443) (2,435) (1,904) (1,901) (1,914) (1,926) (1,782) (1,736) (1,750) (1,764) (1,561) (1,556) (1,552) (1,543) (1,395) (1,386) (1,381) (1,372)
Repurchases of common stock, repurchase program (600) (7,850) (2,450) (7,176) (123) (1,707) (2,806) (1,188) (1,500) (2,776) (2,724)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards (58) (1,766) (2,036) (1,204) (1,350) (1,548) (1,114) (454) (460) (614) (333) (274) (292) (514) (375) (266) (347) (461) (225) (185) (192) (219) (169)
Issuance of common stock 113 103 118 126 64 59 63 54 59 1 57 7 71 35 102 46 91 37
Other (6) (2) (37) (27) (7) (4) (46) (11) (36) (2) (14) (5) (5) (7) 5 (5) (4) (4) (4) (1) (11) (2) (28) (9) (50) (6) (4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (8,737) (4,831) (10,149) (1,876) (6,014) (6,257) (5,980) (6,076) (8,065) (5,929) 18,337 (2,570) (4,073) (5,278) (3,702) (2,016) (3,532) (5,147) (5,121) (2,533) (1,907) (3,477) (1,057) (4,487) (3,482) (474) 10,054
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 4,347 5,454 (2,004) 5,460 1,246 165 (41) (604) 143 (2,055) (2,325) 2,134 502 (1,094) 231 2,439 972 (1,214) (1,944) 1,058 1,587 (34) 1,934 (1,239) (350) 2,763 1,389

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02).


Net cash provided by operating activities exhibits a sustained long-term growth trajectory, increasing from 2,322 million in February 2020 to 14,197 million by August 2026. This expansion is primarily driven by a significant increase in net income, which, despite a notable loss of 1,875 million in August 2024, climbed to a peak of 13,088 million in August 2026. The operational cash flow is further supported by substantial non-cash adjustments, particularly amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation, both of which saw marked increases starting in February 2024.

Investing Activities and Strategic Acquisitions
Investing cash flows are characterized by episodic, large-scale capital deployments. Two major acquisition events are prominent: an outflow of 10,870 million in February 2020 and a significantly larger outflow of 25,416 million in February 2024. Outside of these events, capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment remained relatively stable, ranging between 88 million and 250 million for most of the period, before rising to 532 million in the final reported quarter of August 2026.
Financing Strategy and Debt Management
Financing activities reveal a pattern of utilizing long-term debt to fund strategic growth. A substantial borrowing of 30,010 million in February 2024 directly coincided with the period's largest acquisition. This leverage is managed through consistent payments on debt obligations and a progressive increase in shareholder returns. Quarterly dividend payments rose steadily from approximately 1.3 billion in early 2020 to over 3.1 billion by August 2026, complemented by aggressive, periodic share repurchases, such as the 7,850 million spent in February 2026.
Working Capital Trends
A shift in working capital efficiency is observable, as net changes in assets and liabilities transitioned from positive or neutral values in 2020 to consistently negative values starting in 2022. This trend is largely attributed to increasing cash outflows for trade accounts receivable and other current assets, suggesting that the company's expanded scale of operations has led to higher cash absorption requirements within its operating cycle.

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