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Dell acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Dell bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Boomi, Inc.Word for word“Boomi Divestiture — On October 1, 2021, we completed the sale of Boomi, Inc. (“Boomi”) and certain related assets for a total cash consideration of approximately $4.0 billion, resulting in a pre-tax gain on sale of $4.0 billion.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | On October 1, 2021 | approximately $4.0 billion |
RSA Security LLCWord for word“RSA Divestiture — On September 1, 2020, we completed the sale of RSA Security LLC (“RSA Security”) for total cash consideration of approximately $2.1 billion, resulting in a pre-tax gain on sale of $338 million.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | On September 1, 2020 | approximately $2.1 billion |
SecureworksWord for word“Additionally, Secureworks’ entry into an agreement, pursuant to which Secureworks was acquired in an all-cash transaction for approximately $ 0.9 billion, as discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, provided a fair value indication that the Secureworks reporting unit exceeded its carrying value.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | — | approximately $ 0.9 billion |
U.S. consumer revolving customer receivables portfolioWord for word“Prior to the sale of the U.S. consumer revolving customer receivables portfolio on October 4, 2023 described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company offered private label credit financing under the Dell Preferred Account (“DPA”) program.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | October 4, 2023 | — |
Moogsoft Inc.Word for word“(a) Goodwill acquired represents goodwill recognized in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Moogsoft Inc. during the fiscal year ended February 2, 2024.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | during the fiscal year ended February 2, 2024 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-03 | $37.61 billion | — | $31.54 billion |
| 2018-02-02 | $658 million | — | $574 million |
| 2019-02-01 | −$130 million | — | $784 million |
| 2020-01-31 | $3 million | — | $1.93 billion |
| 2021-01-29 | −$2.19 billion | $2.19 billion | $9 million |
| 2022-01-28 | $16 million | $3.96 billion | — |
| 2023-02-03 | $70 million | $0 | $48 million |
| 2024-02-02 | $126 million | $0 | $77 million |
| 2025-01-31 | $0 | $0 | — |
| 2026-01-30 | $84 million | $533 million | $61 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-06-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-06-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-03-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-04-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-09-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-12-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-07-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-10-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-09-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-09-09 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-06-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Dell’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-16. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.