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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Qualcomm Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Dec 28, 2025 Sep 28, 2025 Jun 29, 2025 Mar 30, 2025 Dec 29, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 Jun 23, 2024 Mar 24, 2024 Dec 24, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Mar 26, 2023 Dec 25, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Jun 26, 2022 Mar 27, 2022 Dec 26, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Dec 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019
Trade accounts payable 2,709 2,791 2,337 2,479 2,581 2,584 2,586 2,314 2,147 1,912 1,744 1,430 2,562 3,796 3,752 3,724 3,526 2,750 2,709 2,548 2,429 2,248 2,046 2,061 1,718
Payroll and other benefits related liabilities 1,505 1,839 1,586 1,248 1,424 1,834 1,780 1,253 1,757 1,685 1,546 1,227 1,460 1,486 1,578 1,124 1,440 1,531 1,503 994 1,149 1,053 1,020 699 939
Unearned revenues 379 358 285 232 212 297 263 253 210 293 249 277 289 369 463 534 604 612 618 586 540 568 550 529 511
Short-term debt 1,365 1,365 1,364 1,364 914 914 914 914 499 1,446 1,945 1,945 3,485 2,042 2,044 2,045 500 500 500 500 2,499 2,498
Held for sale liabilities 336 333 300 648 646 581 677
Other current liabilities 5,229 4,156 3,592 4,220 4,372 4,425 3,754 4,409 3,805 4,491 3,710 3,785 3,678 3,689 3,414 4,565 4,661 5,014 4,585 4,442 4,605 4,303 3,798 3,986 3,528
Current liabilities 9,822 9,144 7,800 9,544 9,954 10,504 9,747 9,143 9,169 9,628 8,463 7,866 10,081 11,866 11,829 13,432 12,273 11,951 11,460 9,070 9,223 8,672 7,914 9,774 9,194
Unearned revenues 79 71 93 82 77 88 108 135 93 99 92 104 105 144 180 228 257 364 475 563 644 761 864 968 1,061
Long-term debt 14,817 14,811 14,788 13,258 13,212 13,270 13,190 14,543 14,566 14,484 14,530 15,486 15,431 13,537 13,600 12,195 13,708 13,701 13,695 15,235 15,231 15,226 15,425 13,449 13,437
Held for sale liabilities 43 38 36 116 111 119 128
Other liabilities 5,243 4,911 4,972 4,760 5,452 5,018 5,026 4,877 5,206 5,210 5,211 5,092 5,476 5,335 5,235 5,119 5,249 5,274 4,962 4,876 5,001 4,858 4,819 4,702 4,906
Noncurrent liabilities 20,139 19,793 19,853 18,100 18,741 18,376 18,324 19,555 19,908 19,831 19,869 20,798 21,123 19,135 19,143 17,542 19,214 19,339 19,132 20,674 20,876 20,845 21,108 19,119 19,404
Total liabilities 29,961 28,937 27,653 27,644 28,695 28,880 28,071 28,698 29,077 29,459 28,332 28,664 31,204 31,001 30,972 30,974 31,487 31,290 30,592 29,744 30,099 29,517 29,022 28,893 28,598
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; none outstanding
Common stock and paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value 66 490 77 195 113 586 113
Retained earnings 22,498 20,646 26,552 27,333 26,607 25,687 24,273 23,965 22,565 20,733 20,163 19,280 18,517 17,840 15,830 13,113 11,275 9,822 7,993 7,143 6,974 5,284 3,081 2,990 4,376
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 575 560 657 395 273 587 397 438 493 358 430 418 293 (22) 218 215 58 128 184 281 293 207 112 55 137
Stockholders’ equity 23,073 21,206 27,209 27,728 26,880 26,274 24,670 24,469 23,058 21,581 20,670 19,698 18,810 18,013 16,048 13,328 11,333 9,950 8,177 7,424 7,380 6,077 3,306 3,045 4,513
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 53,034 50,143 54,862 55,372 55,575 55,154 52,741 53,167 52,135 51,040 49,002 48,362 50,014 49,014 47,020 44,302 42,820 41,240 38,769 37,168 37,479 35,594 32,328 31,938 33,111

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29).


An examination of the balance sheet information reveals notable trends in liabilities and stockholders’ equity over the observed period. Current liabilities generally increased from December 2019 through September 2021, followed by fluctuations and a general decrease towards September 2025. Long-term debt exhibited a more stable pattern, with increases in later periods. Stockholders’ equity demonstrated a significant upward trend, particularly between June 2020 and September 2021, before stabilizing and experiencing a decline in the most recent quarters.

Trade Accounts Payable
Trade accounts payable increased from $1.718 billion in December 2019 to a peak of $3.526 billion in December 2021. Subsequently, a substantial decrease occurred, falling to $2.581 billion by December 2022, and remaining relatively stable between $2.337 billion and $2.791 billion through September 2025. This suggests a shift in payment terms or a reduction in purchasing activity after December 2021.
Payroll and Other Benefits Related Liabilities
Payroll and related liabilities fluctuated considerably. An initial decrease from $939 million in December 2019 to $699 million in March 2020 was followed by increases, peaking at $1.839 billion in September 2021. These liabilities then decreased to $1.505 billion by September 2023, before increasing again to $1.839 billion in September 2021 and then decreasing to $1.505 billion in September 2023. The latest values show a slight decrease to $1.505 billion in September 2025. This volatility may reflect changes in staffing levels, compensation structures, or benefit plan adjustments.
Unearned Revenues
Unearned revenues generally decreased over the period, from $511 million in December 2019 to $212 million in September 2022. A slight increase occurred through June 2025, reaching $285 million, before decreasing to $212 million in September 2025. This decline could indicate a reduction in advance payments received for goods or services.
Short-Term and Long-Term Debt
Short-term debt experienced significant changes. It began at $2.498 billion in December 2019, decreased to $500 million by June 2020, then increased substantially to $3.485 billion in March 2022, before decreasing to $499 million in December 2022. It fluctuated between $914 million and $1,365 million through September 2025. Long-term debt remained relatively stable between $13.437 billion and $15.486 billion until December 2022, then decreased to $13.190 billion in June 2023, and increased to $14.817 billion in June 2025. The combined effect suggests a dynamic debt management strategy.
Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity demonstrated a consistent upward trend from $4.513 billion in December 2019 to $26.880 billion in September 2025. The most substantial growth occurred between June 2020 and September 2021. However, a slight decline is observed in the most recent quarters, from $27.728 billion in December 2024 to $26.880 billion in September 2025. This growth is primarily driven by increases in retained earnings and, to a lesser extent, common stock and paid-in capital, and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Total Liabilities
Total liabilities increased from $28.598 billion in December 2019 to $31.487 billion in December 2021, then fluctuated, reaching a low of $27.644 billion in December 2024, before increasing to $29.961 billion in September 2025. The fluctuations in total liabilities largely mirror the changes observed in short-term and long-term debt.

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