Powerpack

Unlock full stockrow access for only $9.90/month and boost yourself as an investor.

  • Full quarterly history

    Every quarter and TTM period we hold, not just the last 12.

  • Analyst estimates

    Three years of forward estimates and dividend forecasts.

  • Unlimited screener

    All results, unlimited saved screens, email when a screen changes.

  • Unlimited Excel

    Full workbooks and screener exports.

  • Unlimited follows

See Powerpack
Screener Weekly Summary Pricing

QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM

Technology  —  Semiconductors
201.97 7.71 3.97% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$205.7B
P/E
23.1×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y) Cash Flow Champion (3y)
Indexes indicate stock being part of an index,
Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Return on invested capital

QUALCOMM Incorporated's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 18.5%, down 14.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (32.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.63% (fiscal 2018) to 55.8% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Semiconductors industry median of 2.46% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
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)
FY2016 16.3% 1.92

Against its own ten years

Low 7.63% High 55.8%
Ten-year median 22.8%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. compare 36.2%
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. compare 23.7%
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated 18.5%
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated compare 18.1%
ARM ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR compare 11.6%
ASX ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. compare 8.05%
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. compare 7.84%
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. compare 4.99%
INTC Intel Corporation compare −0.04%
Semiconductors industry median 2.46%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

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)

The full definition of Return on invested capital →

More on QCOM