QUALCOMM Incorporated Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | QCOM

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue QUALCOMM Incorporated

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
358 M	297 M	293 M	369 M	612 M	568 M	565 M	500 M	502 M	509 M	583 M	785 M	501 M	545 M	610 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
785 M	293 M	506 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue QUALCOMM Incorporated

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
285 M	232 M	212 M	297 M	263 M	253 M	210 M	293 M	249 M	277 M	289 M	369 M	-	534 M	604 M	612 M	618 M	612 M	540 M	568 M	568 M	568 M	511 M	565 M	565 M	565 M	484 M	506 M	506 M	506 M	487 M	502 M	502 M	502 M	487 M	509 M	509 M	509 M	639 M	583 M	583 M	583 M	885 M	785 M	785 M	785 M	470 M	501 M	501 M	501 M	733 M	545 M	545 M	545 M	543 M	610 M	610 M	610 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
885 M	210 M	509 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Semiconductors industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ASX	60.6 M	$ 18.93	-2.47 %	$ 17.8 B	-
ASML Holding N.V. ASML	3.95 B	$ 1 326.0	-2.4 %	$ 522 B	Niderland
Resonant Inc. RESN	1.72 M	-	-	$ 301 M	USA
Brooks Automation, Inc. BRKS	31.4 M	-	-2.73 %	$ 8.41 B	USA
Broadcom AVGO	9.4 B	$ 332.1	-5.58 %	$ 1.54 T	USA
Axcelis Technologies ACLS	165 M	$ 88.29	-5.19 %	$ 2.89 B	USA
CMC Materials CCMP	8.88 M	-	-0.45 %	$ 4.94 B	USA
Cirrus Logic CRUS	6.1 M	$ 125.15	1.57 %	$ 6.65 B	USA
Analog Devices ADI	227 M	$ 295.0	-1.75 %	$ 146 B	USA
DSP Group, Inc. DSPG	172 K	-	-0.05 %	$ 533 M	USA
Camtek Ltd. CAMT	6.16 M	$ 144.57	-0.93 %	$ 6.55 M	Israel
ACM Research ACMR	244 M	$ 51.18	-4.56 %	$ 3.18 B	USA
eMagin Corporation EMAN	12 K	-	-0.24 %	$ 157 M	USA
EMCORE Corporation EMKR	1.42 M	-	0.98 %	$ 28 M	USA
Entegris ENTG	41.7 M	$ 114.97	-2.03 %	$ 17.4 B	USA
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MXIM	15 M	-	-	$ 27.7 B	USA
Cree, Inc. CREE	38.3 M	-	-	$ 9.17 B	USA
Inphi Corporation IPHI	3.28 M	-	-1.08 %	$ 9.25 B	USA
MoSys, Inc. MOSY	15 K	-	-4.43 %	$ 31.9 M	USA
Himax Technologies HIMX	6.62 M	$ 8.18	-4.83 %	$ 2.15 B	Taiwan
O2Micro International Limited OIIM	272 K	-	-	$ 143 M	Cayman-islands
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. ICHR	26 K	$ 30.75	3.24 %	$ 1.01 B	USA
CEVA CEVA	3.6 M	$ 22.6	-1.44 %	$ 534 M	USA
Xilinx, Inc. XLNX	25.2 M	-	-0.75 %	$ 53.8 B	USA
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES IMOS	10.8 M	$ 44.51	4.56 %	$ 16.4 B	Taiwan
Cohu COHU	2.76 M	$ 28.61	1.27 %	$ 1.34 B	USA
Intel Corporation INTC	1.72 B	$ 48.59	3.47 %	$ 208 B	USA
FormFactor FORM	29 K	$ 79.69	1.76 %	$ 6.16 B	USA
IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP	56.5 M	$ 79.02	-3.35 %	$ 3.5 B	USA
Daqo New Energy Corp. DQ	115 M	$ 24.63	-2.18 %	$ 8.15 B	China
AXT AXTI	305 K	$ 21.36	-3.3 %	$ 911 M	USA
KLA Corporation KLAC	623 M	$ 1 488.16	-5.08 %	$ 198 B	USA
Amtech Systems ASYS	8.96 M	$ 15.95	8.21 %	$ 227 M	USA
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. NVMI	72.9 M	$ 456.23	2.36 %	$ 13.3 M	Israel
GSI Technology GSIT	121 K	$ 8.67	7.7 %	$ 221 M	USA
inTEST Corporation INTT	3.8 M	$ 8.55	-1.16 %	$ 102 M	USA
Atomera Incorporated ATOM	4 K	$ 2.35	-1.05 %	$ 64 M	USA
Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP	262 M	$ 72.63	-2.78 %	$ 39.4 B	USA
Applied Materials AMAT	2.85 B	$ 317.83	-2.81 %	$ 263 B	USA
Monolithic Power Systems MPWR	3.41 M	$ 1 036.99	0.37 %	$ 50.4 B	USA
Everspin Technologies MRAM	78 K	$ 14.62	10.42 %	$ 316 M	USA
Applied Optoelectronics AAOI	1.8 M	$ 39.3	6.1 %	$ 1.63 B	USA
nLIGHT LASR	3.58 M	$ 45.5	3.55 %	$ 2.18 B	USA
Micron Technology MU	26 M	$ 367.2	1.23 %	$ 410 B	USA
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation MX	44.5 M	$ 3.01	-0.66 %	$ 123 M	Luxembourg
MaxLinear MXL	107 K	$ 19.28	-0.1 %	$ 1.61 B	USA
Advanced Micro Devices AMD	22 M	$ 231.88	0.02 %	$ 376 B	USA
Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS	13.2 M	$ 5.34	-5.41 %	$ 405 M	France