$Qualcomm(QCOM)$ April should see a dividend increase announcementLast year 6% increasePast 4 years 4% CAGRInteresting to see the approach double digit increase? - and signal confidence on FCFor keep ~7% increase and buyback shares more aggressively vs previous yearsImageQCOM has ramped-up buybacks using this FCF improvement1Q´25 saw more than doubling of buybacks vs 1Q the year prior and the average per quarter over the past 4 yearsThe company has an open buyback authorization of $14.3 B (~8% of current mkt cap. $178 B)ImageQCOM FCF / shareFY24 delivered » record FCF/share +14% YoY » record Operating Cash flow +8% YoY » Capex reduction -28% YoY » FCF +14% YoY » Shares ~flat1Q´25 FCF kept improving +58% YoY Image
$ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ FCF/share since FY19FY24 YoYFCF/share +174%Dividend/share +5% Dividend payout: ~27% of FCF (down from 71% last year)Buybacks $0.5 B (5% of FCF)ImageASML Cash Flow improvement was mostly from from Changes in assets and liabilities.Last year the company was extending payment terms to customers reducing operating cash flow (see snapshot from FY23 annual report), FY24 likely the reverseImageASML dividends as paid Meanwhile the company has announced:February interim dividend at €1.52 (payable 19Feb)May final dividend proposed at €1.84 (+5% vs FY23)ImageASML net bookingsMarket was excited about 4Q bookings but FY24 is the lowest year since FY20 Image
$Texas Instruments(TXN)$ goes ex-dividend JAN31, and current yield is 2.9%. ImageTXN FY24 Cash FlowOperating Cash flow -2%Capex -5%Free Cash Flow +11%Second year in a row not covering dividendsImageFCF/share +11% YoY for FY24Driven by Capex reductionImageTXN presentation from last year - FCF/share and Capex impactCapex "scalability" as of 2026 - spent Revenue dependentImageTXN 4Q at high end of guidance4Q YoYRevenue -2% (-3% QoQ)Net income -12%Dil. EPS -13%FY24OCF -2%FCF +11% (lower Capex)1Q’25 guidanceRevenue $3.91B at mid point -2% QoQ ; -+7% YoY