QUALCOMM INC/DE Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where QUALCOMM INC/DE's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-28: from running the business, $14.01B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-28: from investing, $800.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-28: from financing, $13.20B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-28: change in cash, $6.00M went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-09-28 | $14.01B | -$800.00M | -$8.79B | -$3.81B | | $1.49B | -$1.11B | $404.00M | -$11.00M | -$1.36B* | -$6.00M |
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| 2024-09-29 | $12.20B | -$3.62B | -$4.12B | -$3.69B | | $0.00 | -$932.00M | $383.00M | -$17.00M | -$895.00M* | -$678.00M |
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| 2023-09-24 | $11.30B | $762.00M | -$2.97B | -$3.46B | | $1.88B | -$521.00M | $434.00M | -$19.00M | -$2.00B* | $5.43B |
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| 2022-09-25 | $9.10B | -$5.80B | -$3.13B | -$3.21B | -$1.54B | $1.48B | -$766.00M | $356.00M | -$34.00M | -$348.00M* | -$4.02B |
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| 2021-09-26 | $10.54B | -$3.36B | -$3.37B | -$3.01B | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$737.00M | $347.00M | -$35.00M | $1.00M* | $409.00M |
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| 2020-09-27 | $5.81B | -$5.26B | -$2.45B | -$2.88B | -$2.22B | $1.99B | -$347.00M | $329.00M | -$128.00M | $2.00M* | -$5.13B |
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| 2019-09-29 | $7.29B | -$806.00M | -$1.79B | -$2.97B | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$268.00M | $414.00M | -$105.00M | -$1.67B* | $62.00M |
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| 2018-09-30 | $3.91B | $2.38B | -$22.58B | -$3.47B | -$5.51B | $0.00 | -$280.00M | $603.00M | -$111.00M | -$153.00M* | -$25.25B |
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| 2017-09-24 | $5.00B | $20.46B | -$1.34B | -$3.25B | $0.00 | $10.95B | -$268.00M | $497.00M | -$151.00M | -$866.00M* | $31.08B |
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| 2016-09-25 | $7.63B | -$3.49B | -$3.92B | -$2.99B | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$224.00M | $668.00M | -$26.00M* | $741.00M* | -$1.61B |
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| 2015-09-27 | $5.51B | -$3.57B | -$11.25B | -$2.88B | $0.00 | $9.94B | | $787.00M | $141.00M* | $1.00B* | -$347.00M |
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| 2014-09-28 | $8.89B | -$1.64B | -$4.55B | -$2.59B | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $1.44B | $216.00M* | | $1.76B |
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| 2013-09-29 | $8.78B | -$1.58B | -$4.61B | -$2.06B | -$439.00M | $534.00M | | $1.52B | $200.00M* | | $2.33B |
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| 2012-09-30 | $6.00B | -$6.88B | -$1.31B | -$1.58B | | | | $1.71B | $306.00M* | $119.00M* | -$1.66B |
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| 2011-09-25 | $4.90B | -$4.49B | -$142.00M | -$1.35B | | | | $2.65B | $359.00M* | | $1.92B |
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| 2010-09-26 | $4.08B | -$839.00M | -$3.02B | -$1.18B | | | | $689.00M | $35.00M* | $1.06B* | $830.00M |
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| 2009-09-27 | $7.17B | -$5.46B | -$285.00M | -$1.09B | | | | $642.00M | $76.00M* | -$173.00M* | $877.00M |
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| 2008-09-28 | $3.56B | -$2.82B | -$1.67B | -$982.00M | | | | $1.18B | $409.00M* | -$248.00M* | -$571.00M |
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| 2007-09-30 | $3.81B | -$1.90B | -$1.48B | -$862.00M | | | | $556.00M | $256.00M* | $421.00M* | $804.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-28 | $991.00M* | $574.00M* | -$1.36B* | -$973.00M* | | | -$352.00M* | $223.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-29 | $2.45B* | -$501.00M* | -$2.79B* | -$946.00M* | | | -$256.00M* | | -$21.00M* | $322.00M* | |
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| 2025-12-28 | $4.96B | -$1.72B | -$2.65B | -$949.00M | | | -$280.00M | | -$3.00M | | -$638.00M |
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| 2025-09-28 | $4.00B* | -$471.00M* | -$2.44B* | -$957.00M* | | $0.00* | -$237.00M* | $203.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2025-06-29 | $2.88B* | $1.63B* | -$2.85B* | -$968.00M* | | | -$269.00M* | $0.00* | -$7.00M* | $122.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-30 | $2.55B* | -$1.29B* | -$1.75B* | -$938.00M* | | | -$294.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $201.00M* | |
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| 2024-12-29 | $4.59B | -$671.00M | -$1.75B | -$942.00M | | | -$315.00M | | -$1.00M | | $864.00M |
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| 2024-09-29 | $2.65B* | -$385.00M* | -$1.30B* | -$948.00M* | | $0.00* | -$135.00M* | $187.00M* | -$19.00M* | | |
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| 2024-06-23 | $3.05B* | -$1.04B* | -$1.30B* | -$949.00M* | | $0.00* | -$282.00M* | $1.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$914.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-24 | $3.55B* | -$939.00M* | -$731.00M* | -$895.00M* | | $0.00* | -$145.00M* | | -$4.00M* | $195.00M* | |
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| 2023-12-24 | $2.95B | -$1.26B | -$784.00M | -$895.00M | | $0.00 | -$370.00M | | $8.00M | | -$333.00M |
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| 2023-09-24 | $4.09B* | -$618.00M* | -$400.00M* | -$893.00M* | | $0.00* | -$22.00M* | $201.00M* | -$3.00M* | | |
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| 2023-06-25 | $2.66B* | $1.74B* | -$400.00M* | -$893.00M* | | $0.00* | -$167.00M* | $1.00M* | $27.00M* | -$556.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-26 | $1.46B* | -$224.00M* | -$903.00M* | -$834.00M* | | $0.00* | -$23.00M* | | -$66.00M* | -$717.00M* | |
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| 2022-12-25 | $3.10B | -$133.00M | -$1.27B | -$842.00M | | $1.88B | -$309.00M | | $23.00M | -$497.00M* | $1.97B |
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| 2022-09-25 | $1.45B* | -$290.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$841.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$15.00M* | $168.00M* | -$6.00M* | $2.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-26 | $2.90B* | -$4.88B* | -$500.00M* | -$842.00M* | -$1.54B* | $1.48B* | -$189.00M* | $1.00M* | -$17.00M* | -$350.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-27 | $2.70B* | -$526.00M* | -$951.00M* | -$764.00M* | | $0.00* | -$62.00M* | | -$8.00M* | $187.00M* | |
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| 2021-12-26 | $2.06B | -$112.00M | -$1.18B | -$765.00M | | $0.00 | -$500.00M | | -$3.00M | | -$509.00M |
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| 2021-09-26 | $1.08B* | $50.00M* | -$771.00M* | -$768.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$27.00M* | $173.00M* | -$10.00M* | $1.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-27 | $3.37B* | -$372.00M* | -$630.00M* | -$767.00M* | | | -$209.00M* | $0.00* | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2021-03-28 | $2.91B* | -$1.83B* | -$1.52B* | -$734.00M* | | | -$52.00M* | | -$9.00M* | $173.00M* | |
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| 2020-12-27 | $3.17B | -$1.20B | -$444.00M | -$739.00M | | | -$449.00M | | -$14.00M | $1.00M* | $369.00M |
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| 2020-09-27 | $1.74B* | -$338.00M* | $0.00* | -$734.00M* | -$219.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$18.00M* | $153.00M* | -$18.00M* | | |
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| 2020-06-28 | $1.87B* | -$3.16B* | -$110.00M* | -$733.00M* | | | -$94.00M* | $2.00M* | -$58.00M* | -$10.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-29 | $1.08B* | -$1.57B* | -$1.58B* | -$705.00M* | | | -$32.00M* | $151.00M* | -$68.00M* | $23.00M* | |
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| 2019-12-29 | $1.12B | -$203.00M | -$762.00M | -$710.00M | | | -$203.00M | | $16.00M | | -$730.00M |
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| 2019-09-29 | $1.23B* | -$337.00M* | -$705.00M* | -$711.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$43.00M* | $150.00M* | $30.00M* | -$1.66B* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $4.91B* | -$208.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$755.00M* | | | -$82.00M* | $87.00M* | -$97.00M* | $1.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $794.00M* | -$109.00M* | $0.00* | -$752.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | $149.00M* | -$37.00M* | | |
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| 2018-12-30 | $356.00M | -$152.00M | -$1.02B | -$750.00M | | | -$139.00M | $28.00M | -$1.00M | -$6.00M* | -$1.71B |
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| 2018-09-30 | -$423.00M* | | | | | | | | | | -$25.84B* |
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| 2018-06-24 | $2.05B* | $1.13B* | -$1.00B* | -$911.00M* | | | -$77.00M* | $52.00M* | -$37.00M* | -$659.00M* | -$2.33B* |
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| 2018-03-25 | $516.00M* | $4.74B* | -$200.00M* | -$845.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | $201.00M* | -$12.00M* | $151.00M* | $4.58B* |
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| 2017-12-24 | $1.76B | -$3.26B | -$225.00M | -$844.00M | | | -$192.00M | $134.00M | -$5.00M | $967.00M* | -$1.67B |
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| 2017-09-24 | | | | | | | | | | | $22.12B* |
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| 2017-06-25 | $171.00M* | -$1.10B* | -$300.00M* | -$844.00M* | | | -$88.00M* | $41.00M* | -$80.00M* | $9.95B* | $7.79B* |
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| 2017-03-26 | $820.00M* | $79.00M* | -$283.00M* | -$783.00M* | | | -$3.00M* | $159.00M* | -$8.00M* | $247.00M* | $239.00M* |
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| 2016-12-25 | $1.59B | $681.00M | -$444.00M | -$784.00M | | | -$172.00M | $131.00M | -$42.00M | | $939.00M |
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| 2016-09-25 | | | | | | | | | | | $61.00M* |
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| 2016-06-26 | $1.84B* | -$794.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$781.00M* | | | | $151.00M* | -$13.00M* | -$200.00M* | $110.00M* |
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| 2016-03-27 | $737.00M* | -$719.00M* | -$1.55B* | -$710.00M* | | | | $172.00M* | -$20.00M* | $949.00M* | -$1.14B* |
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| 2015-12-27 | $2.74B | -$716.00M | -$2.05B | -$717.00M | | | | $99.00M | $4.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$647.00M |
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| 2015-09-27 | $1.68B* | -$1.35B* | -$2.23B* | -$738.00M* | | $0.00* | | $216.00M* | $2.00M* | $1.00M* | -$2.43B* |
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| 2015-06-28 | $2.12B* | -$1.53B* | -$5.41B* | -$757.00M* | | | | $154.00M* | $70.00M* | $9.84B* | $4.50B* |
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| 2015-03-29 | -$658.00M* | $1.05B* | -$1.95B* | -$688.00M* | | | | $301.00M* | $27.00M* | $1.09B* | -$833.00M* |
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| 2014-12-28 | $2.36B | -$1.74B | -$1.66B | -$697.00M | | | | $116.00M | $42.00M* | | -$1.58B |
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| 2014-09-28 | $1.62B* | -$87.00M* | -$1.20B* | -$702.00M* | | $0.00* | | $292.00M* | $42.00M* | | -$37.00M* |
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| 2014-06-29 | $2.67B* | $906.00M* | -$1.35B* | -$705.00M* | | | | $194.00M* | $8.00M* | -$123.00M* | $1.61B* |
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| 2014-03-30 | $1.81B* | -$2.90B* | -$1.00B* | -$589.00M* | | | | $512.00M* | $88.00M* | $123.00M* | -$1.96B* |
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| 2013-12-29 | $2.78B | $445.00M | -$1.00B | -$590.00M | | | | $441.00M | $78.00M* | | $2.15B |
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| 2013-09-29 | $2.51B* | $4.41B* | -$3.32B* | -$592.00M* | | | | $561.00M* | -$13.00M* | $53.00M* | $3.61B* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $2.08B* | -$2.32B* | -$1.04B* | -$604.00M* | | | | $217.00M* | $112.00M* | $42.00M* | -$1.56B* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $2.22B* | -$2.44B* | $0.00* | -$431.00M* | | | | $407.00M* | $38.00M* | | -$200.00M* |
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| 2012-12-30 | $1.98B | -$1.23B | -$250.00M | -$428.00M | | | | $340.00M | $63.00M* | | $486.00M |
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| 2012-09-30 | $1.41B* | -$2.00M* | -$841.00M* | -$425.00M* | | | | $356.00M* | $96.00M* | -$203.00M* | $395.00M* |
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| 2012-06-24 | $922.00M* | -$3.30B* | -$373.00M* | -$429.00M* | | | | $223.00M* | $151.00M* | $241.00M* | -$2.59B* |
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| 2012-03-25 | $1.89B* | -$1.50B* | $0.00* | -$367.00M* | | | | $907.00M* | $37.00M* | $61.00M* | $1.03B* |
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| 2011-12-25 | $1.78B | -$2.07B | -$99.00M | -$362.00M | | | | $228.00M | $22.00M* | $20.00M* | -$498.00M |
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| 2011-09-25 | $1.82B* | -$1.93B* | -$142.00M* | -$361.00M* | | | | $255.00M* | $198.00M* | -$104.00M* | -$284.00M* |
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| 2011-06-26 | $1.26B* | -$1.94B* | $0.00* | -$360.00M* | | | | $368.00M* | -$59.00M* | $104.00M* | -$621.00M* |
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| 2011-03-27 | $1.77B* | -$1.18B* | $0.00* | -$316.00M* | | | | $1.23B* | $179.00M* | -$38.00M* | $1.66B* |
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| 2010-12-26 | $48.00M | $554.00M | $0.00 | -$309.00M | | | | $791.00M | $41.00M* | $38.00M* | $1.16B |
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| 2010-09-26 | $1.09B* | $157.00M* | -$123.00M* | -$305.00M* | | | | $170.00M* | $3.00M* | | $1.01B* |
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| 2010-06-27 | $951.00M* | -$569.00M* | -$1.18B* | -$309.00M* | | | | $35.00M* | $2.00M* | $1.06B* | -$12.00M* |
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| 2010-03-28 | $793.00M* | -$255.00M* | -$1.72B* | -$279.00M* | | | | $332.00M* | $18.00M* | | -$1.11B* |
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| 2009-12-27 | $1.24B | -$172.00M | $0.00 | -$284.00M | | | | $152.00M | $12.00M* | | $943.00M |
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| 2009-09-27 | $1.32B* | -$2.43B* | $0.00* | -$283.00M* | | | | $366.00M* | $22.00M* | | -$1.00B* |
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| 2009-06-28 | $1.09B* | -$1.18B* | $0.00* | -$282.00M* | | | | $175.00M* | $25.00M* | | -$171.00M* |
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| 2009-03-29 | $1.26B* | -$746.00M* | $0.00* | -$528.00M* | | | | $75.00M* | $14.00M* | -$11.00M* | $66.00M* |
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| 2008-12-28 | $3.50B | -$1.10B | -$285.00M | $0.00 | | | | $26.00M | $15.00M* | -$162.00M* | $1.99B |
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| 2008-09-28 | $991.00M* | -$2.28B* | $0.00* | -$266.00M* | | | | $484.00M* | $98.00M* | -$152.00M* | -$1.13B* |
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