QUALCOMM Incorporated

QCOM Technology Semiconductors

QUALCOMM Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $43.1 billion, down 2.63% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−8.42%
EPS
+140.8%
Free cash flow
−24.0%
Total debt
+2.03%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

164.71 7.96 +5.08%
Market cap
$167.4B
P/E
12.9×
Fwd P/E
13.2×
Dividend yield
2.20%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
5.88
Beneish M
−2.11
Dividend safety
82/100

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Return on invested capital

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QUALCOMM Incorporated's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.63% (fiscal 2018) to 55.8% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Semiconductors industry median of 2.66% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 14.3% (18.50)
FY2025 32.8% 10.00
FY2024 22.8% 3.83
FY2023 19.0% (17.59)
FY2022 36.6% (9.51)
FY2021 46.1% 9.15
FY2020 36.9% (18.92)
FY2019 55.8% 48.21
FY2018 7.63% (2.89)
FY2017 10.5% (5.80)

Against its own ten years

Low 7.63% High 55.8%
Ten-year median 20.9%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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