Company Overview
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software with connectivity and computing technologies for use in mobile devices; automotive systems for connectivity, digital cockpit, and ADAS/AD; and IoT, including consumer electronic devices, industrial devices, and edge networking products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing LTE, and/or OFDMA-based 5G products and derivatives; to use cellular standard-essential patents, including 3G, 4G and 5G for cellular devices. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer, enterprise, cloud, IoT, and extended reality, and investments, including non-marketable equity securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and convertible debt instruments. It also provides development, and other services and sells related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. In addition, the company is also involved in Qualcomm government technologies and data center businesses. QUALCOMM Incorporated was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 36.1%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 30.1%.
Trades at a P/E of 19.2, below the sector median of 36.0.
Maintains a net profit margin of 22.3%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Sep 2025 Revenue of $44.28B (+13.7% YoY); net profit $5.54B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -3.5%, earnings +173.0%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 9.3%, profit CAGR 2.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 9.34% |
| 1 Year: | -3.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.92% |
| 1 Year: | 173.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +17.86% |
| 6 Months: | +1.20% |
| 3 Months: | +36.21% |
| 1 Month: | -12.25% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
Snapdragon X Elite (AI PC) + Snapdragon mobile + auto NPU.
- On-device AI (Snapdragon) Qualcomm's Snapdragon NPUs run GenAI on-device across smartphones and AI PCs — a leader in edge AI inference.
- AI PCs (Snapdragon X) Snapdragon X chips bring efficient AI compute to Windows laptops, a new growth market for Qualcomm.
- Automotive & IoT AI AI-enabled automotive (Snapdragon Digital Chassis) and IoT diversify Qualcomm beyond handsets.
- Edge-AI leader bringing GenAI to phones, PCs and cars; net margin ~22%, ROE ~36%.
- Diversification into AI PCs and automotive reduces handset dependence.
- Strong cash generation funds dividends and buybacks at a modest valuation.
- Apple-modem loss and handset-market cyclicality are key risks.
Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.
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Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 36.1%.
- Healthy ROCE of 30.1%.
- Excellent profit margin of 22.3%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading 28.8% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated NDXSPXAI | 178.10 | 19.17 | $187.72B | 1.74% | 30.13% | 36.08% | 9.34% | 2.92% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.80 | 32.43 | $5.13T | 0.49% | 74.66% | 114.29% | 24.64% | 32.12% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 314.86 | 38.07 | $4.62T | 0.37% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 384.93 | 22.91 | $2.86T | 0.93% | 26.90% | 34.01% | 9.48% | 10.85% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 420.39 | 36.18 | $2.18T | 0.90% | 30.20% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI | 389.11 | 64.85 | $1.85T | 0.68% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 24.38% | 26.24% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 983.12 | 46.37 | $1.11T | 0.06% | 13.69% | 39.82% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 548.13 | 181.50 | $893.78B | 0.00% | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,775.64 | 59.55 | $684.36B | 0.47% | 42.97% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.89B | 5.83B | 5.46B | 5.78B | 5.55B | 6.04B | 6.18B | 6.00B | 5.02B | 5.36B | 5.89B | 6.04B | 5.22B | 5.58B | 5.78B | 4.84B | 4.98B | 9.63B | 4.81B | 5.08B | 5.22B | 4.89B | 8.35B | 8.23B | 7.93B | 8.06B | 10.71B | 11.16B | 10.94B | 9.46B | 9.28B | 8.45B | 9.94B | 9.39B | 9.39B | 11.67B | 10.98B | 10.37B | 12.25B | 10.60B |
| Operating Income | 1.34B | 1.24B | 1.14B | 1.69B | 1.42B | 1.59B | 1.80B | 778.00M | 729.00M | 758.00M | 316.00M | -4.00M | 400.00M | 903.00M | -679.00M | 710.00M | 940.00M | 5.32B | 701.00M | 1.03B | 991.00M | 782.00M | 3.45B | 2.53B | 2.17B | 2.19B | 3.86B | 3.86B | 4.47B | 2.46B | 2.09B | 1.82B | 2.93B | 2.34B | 2.22B | 3.56B | 3.12B | 2.76B | 3.37B | 2.31B |
| Net Income | 1.05B | 1.18B | 1.06B | 1.50B | 1.16B | 1.44B | 1.60B | 682.00M | 749.00M | 856.00M | 157.00M | -5.98B | 330.00M | 1.20B | -513.00M | 1.07B | 663.00M | 2.15B | - | 925.00M | 468.00M | 845.00M | - | 2.46B | 1.76B | 2.03B | 3.40B | 2.93B | 3.73B | 2.23B | 1.70B | 1.80B | 2.77B | 2.33B | 2.13B | 3.18B | 2.81B | 2.67B | 3.00B | 7.37B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.11 | -4.05 | 0.22 | 0.81 | -0.36 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 1.75 | 0.42 | 0.80 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 2.58 | 2.12 | 1.53 | 1.77 | 2.98 | 2.57 | 3.29 | 1.98 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 2.46 | 2.06 | 1.88 | 2.83 | 2.52 | 2.43 | 2.78 | 6.88 |
| R&D Expense | 1.38B | 1.41B | - | 1.35B | 1.30B | 1.27B | - | 1.31B | 1.39B | 1.39B | - | 1.42B | 1.40B | 1.42B | - | 1.27B | 1.31B | 1.38B | - | 1.41B | 1.47B | 1.52B | - | 1.65B | 1.78B | 1.86B | 1.93B | 2.03B | 2.05B | 2.25B | 2.21B | 2.22B | 2.10B | 2.24B | 2.26B | 2.23B | 2.22B | 2.23B | 2.45B | 2.46B |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.87B | 11.14B | 10.39B | 10.98B | 14.96B | 19.12B | 24.87B | 26.49B | 25.28B | 23.55B | 22.26B | 22.61B | 24.27B | 23.53B | 33.57B | 44.20B | 35.82B | 38.96B | 44.28B |
| Operating Income | 2.88B | 3.73B | 2.54B | 3.73B | 5.03B | 5.68B | 7.23B | 7.55B | 5.78B | 6.50B | 2.58B | 621.00M | 7.67B | 6.25B | 9.79B | 15.86B | 7.79B | 10.07B | 12.36B |
| Net Income | 3.30B | 3.16B | 1.59B | 3.25B | 4.26B | 6.11B | 6.85B | 7.97B | 5.27B | 5.71B | 2.44B | -4.96B | 4.39B | 5.20B | 9.04B | 12.94B | 7.23B | 10.14B | 5.54B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.95 | 1.90 | 0.95 | 1.96 | 2.52 | 3.51 | 3.91 | 4.65 | 3.22 | 3.81 | 1.64 | -3.39 | 3.59 | 4.52 | 7.87 | 11.37 | 6.42 | 8.97 | 5.01 |
| R&D Expense | 1.83B | 2.28B | 2.35B | 2.45B | 3.00B | 3.92B | 4.97B | 5.48B | 5.49B | 5.15B | 5.49B | 5.62B | 5.40B | 5.97B | 7.18B | 8.19B | 8.82B | 8.89B | 9.04B |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2006 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 24.71B | 27.45B | 30.57B | 36.42B | 43.01B | 45.52B | 48.57B | 50.80B | 52.36B | 65.50B | 32.72B | 32.96B | 35.59B | 41.24B | 49.01B | 51.04B | 55.15B | 50.14B |
| Total Equity | 13.41B | 15.84B | 17.94B | 20.32B | 20.86B | 26.95B | 33.52B | 36.09B | 39.17B | 31.42B | 31.78B | 30.73B | 807.00M | 4.91B | 6.08B | 9.95B | 18.01B | 21.58B | 26.27B | 21.21B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.61B | 2.41B | 1.84B | 2.72B | 3.55B | 5.46B | 3.81B | 6.14B | 7.91B | 7.56B | 5.95B | 35.03B | 11.78B | 11.84B | 6.71B | 7.12B | 2.77B | 8.45B | 7.85B | 5.52B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 9.97B | 10.01B | 19.40B | 15.37B | 13.44B | 15.23B | 13.70B | 13.54B | 14.48B | 13.27B | 14.81B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 6.77B | 7.13B | 9.71B | 9.45B | 9.47B | 9.43B | 9.41B | 19.38B | 20.59B | 34.74B | 31.91B | 28.05B | 29.52B | 31.29B | 31.00B | 29.46B | 28.88B | 28.94B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.44B | 2.81B | 5.47B | 5.29B | 5.30B | 5.21B | 6.01B | 6.10B | 7.31B | 10.91B | 11.39B | 8.94B | 8.67B | 11.95B | 11.87B | 9.63B | 10.50B | 9.14B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.81B | 3.56B | 7.17B | 4.08B | 4.90B | 6.00B | 8.78B | 8.89B | 5.51B | 7.63B | 5.00B | 3.91B | 7.29B | 5.81B | 10.54B | 9.10B | 11.30B | 12.20B | 14.01B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.90B | -2.82B | -5.46B | -839.00M | -4.49B | -6.88B | -1.58B | -1.64B | -3.57B | -3.49B | 20.46B | 2.38B | -806.00M | -5.26B | -3.36B | -5.80B | 762.00M | -3.62B | -800.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.11B | -1.31B | -833.00M | -2.40B | 1.52B | -757.00M | -4.84B | -5.48B | -2.26B | -5.75B | 5.57B | -31.50B | -6.39B | -5.71B | -6.80B | -7.20B | -6.66B | -9.27B | -13.20B |
| Share Buybacks | 1.48B | 1.67B | 285.00M | 3.02B | 142.00M | 1.31B | 4.61B | 4.55B | 11.25B | 3.92B | 1.34B | 22.58B | 1.79B | 2.45B | 3.37B | 3.13B | 2.97B | 4.12B | 8.79B |
| Dividends Paid | 862.00M | 982.00M | 1.09B | 1.18B | 1.35B | 1.58B | 2.06B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 32.5% | 33.5% | 24.5% | 33.9% | 33.6% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 28.5% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 11.6% | 2.7% | 31.6% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 35.9% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 27.9% |
| Net Margin % | 37.2% | 28.4% | 15.3% | 29.6% | 28.5% | 31.9% | 27.6% | 30.1% | 20.8% | 24.2% | 11.0% | -22.0% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 26.9% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 26.0% | 12.5% |
| ROE % | 20.9% | 17.6% | 7.8% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 20.3% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 8.0% | -615.1% | 89.3% | 85.5% | 90.9% | 71.8% | 33.5% | 38.6% | 26.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 16.7% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 31.9% | 23.2% | 33.4% | 42.7% | 18.8% | 22.6% | 30.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
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QCOM — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) trades at $178.10 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $123.61 to $250.10.
What is the market capitalisation of QCOM?
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) has a market capitalisation of $187.72B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of QCOM?
QCOM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.17. The industry average P/E is 36.02. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 8.22.
Does QCOM pay a dividend?
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.74%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of QCOM?
QCOM has a return on equity (ROE) of 36.08%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 30.13%.
Is QCOM a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.