Stock Analysis on Net

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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)

US$ in millions

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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 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 30, 2018
Trade accounts payable 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 1,368 1,587 1,667 1,422
Payroll and other benefits related liabilities 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 1,048 1,014 633 821
Unearned revenues 285 232 212 297 263 253 210 293 249 277 289 369 463 534 604 612 618 586 540 568 550 529 511 565 527 478 484
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 2,496 3,000 998 998
Held for sale liabilities 336 333 300 648 646 581 677
Other current liabilities 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 3,458 4,725 6,741 6,831
Current liabilities 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 8,935 10,853 10,517 10,556
Unearned revenues 93 82 77 88 108 135 93 99 92 104 105 144 180 228 257 364 475 563 644 761 864 968 1,061 1,160 1,251 1,330 1,420
Long-term debt 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 13,437 13,426 15,405 15,388
Held for sale liabilities 43 38 36 116 111 119 128
Other liabilities 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 4,516 3,140 2,905 3,265
Noncurrent liabilities 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 19,113 17,817 19,640 20,073
Total liabilities 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 28,048 28,670 30,157 30,629
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; none outstanding
Common stock and paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value 66 490 77 195 113 586 113 343 581 384
Retained earnings 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 4,466 4,687 3,309 3,415
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 657 395 273 587 397 438 493 358 430 418 293 (22) 218 215 58 128 184 281 293 207 112 55 137 100 195 173 202
Stockholders’ equity 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 4,909 5,463 3,866 3,617
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 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 32,957 34,133 34,023 34,246

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30).


The financial data reveals several notable trends and fluctuations over the examined periods. Current liabilities show considerable variability, beginning at $10,556 million and experiencing a peak around $13,432 million before trending downward to $7,800 million in the latest period. The components of current liabilities reflect mixed movements: trade accounts payable exhibit a general upward trend until a sharp decline towards the recent quarters, while payroll and other benefit-related liabilities fluctuate significantly, with some peaks and troughs aligned with the overall current liabilities pattern.

Unearned revenues, recorded both as current and long-term liabilities in different rows, generally decline over the periods, indicating a decrease in deferred income or services/payments received in advance. Short-term debt shows large movements, with substantial peaks reaching $3,000 million and $3,485 million, followed by reductions to below $1,000 million, suggesting active management or refinancing activities.

Held for sale liabilities appear only in later periods with moderate values, indicating some liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale.

Other current liabilities remain volatile with no clear trend, oscillating between roughly $3,400 million and $5,000 million in various periods. This variability contributes to the overall fluctuations seen in current liabilities.

Noncurrent liabilities demonstrate a peak around $21,000 million, then decline and hover near $18,000–$19,000 million in recent terms. Long-term debt, a major component of noncurrent liabilities, also fluctuates notably. It experienced a reduction from approximately $15,400 million to a low near $12,000 million and then rose again approaching $15,000 million, reflecting possible debt repayments and issuances.

Other liabilities exhibit a gradual increase and then modest declines but stay within a range of approximately $3,000 million to $5,400 million across the periods, supporting the overall stability of noncurrent liabilities.

Total liabilities peak above $31,000 million and then trend slightly downward to near $27,600 million, showing some reduction over time, likely due to management's efforts in debt or liability optimization.

On the equity side, stockholders’ equity maintains steady growth from around $3,600 million to over $27,000 million in the final period, indicating value accretion despite fluctuations in liabilities. Retained earnings strongly contribute to this growth, increasing consistently and significantly over the entire timeframe, suggesting sustained profitability or retained profits.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) shows substantial variability but generally trends upwards, suggesting fluctuations in items like foreign currency translation or unrealized gains/losses affecting accumulated comprehensive income.

The overall balance, represented by total liabilities and stockholders’ equity, rises from about $34,200 million to approximately $54,800 million, reflecting company growth and expansion in asset base or financing activity.