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QUALCOMM Incorporated
QCOM Technology Semiconductors
QUALCOMM Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $44.3 billion, up 13.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 4.03%, EPS fell 22.5%, free cash flow fell 80.8% and total debt rose 3.26%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to September
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | ||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 42.24 | 48.92 | 48.56 | 49.10 | 58.00 | 122.17 | 101.93 | 101.47 | 134.94 | 120.80 | +12.4% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| High | 71.62 | 69.28 | 76.50 | 94.11 | 161.07 | 192.68 | 193.58 | 146.89 | 230.63 | 205.95 | +12.5% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| People | |||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 30,500 | 33,800 | 35,400 | 37,000 | 41,000 | 45,000 | 51,000 | 50,000 | 49,000 | 52,000 | +6.1% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.85 | +1.1% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 23,554 | 22,258 | 22,611 | 24,273 | 23,531 | 33,566 | 44,200 | 35,820 | 38,962 | 44,284 | +7.3% | 42,869 | 44,874 | 51,779 | +5.4% | |
| Gross margin, % | 58.61 | 56.01 | 54.69 | 64.57 | 60.67 | 57.51 | 57.84 | 55.70 | 56.21 | 55.43 | (3.2) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 6,833 | 2,987 | 392 | 7,481 | 5,719 | 10,274 | 14,998 | 7,443 | 10,336 | 12,663 | +7.1% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 29.01 | 13.42 | 1.73 | 30.82 | 24.30 | 30.61 | 33.93 | 20.78 | 26.53 | 28.59 | (0.4) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 5,702 | 2,444 | (4,964) | 4,386 | 5,198 | 9,043 | 12,986 | 7,339 | 10,110 | 5,541 | (0.3%) | ||||||
| Depreciation | 1,535 | 1,537 | 1,834 | 1,604 | 1,393 | 1,587 | 1,764 | 1,991 | 1,713 | 1,619 | +0.6% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 15.87 | 15.07 | 15.46 | 20.06 | 20.73 | 29.68 | 39.36 | 32.07 | 34.91 | 40.41 | +10.9% | |||||
| Earnings | 3.81 | 1.67 | (3.32) | 3.63 | 4.58 | 7.99 | 11.52 | 6.47 | 9.09 | 5.05 | +3.2% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 5.14 | 3.39 | 2.67 | 6.02 | 5.12 | 9.32 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 10.93 | 12.78 | +10.6% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.36) | (0.47) | 5.74 | (0.57) | (1.24) | (1.67) | (2.01) | (1.18) | (0.92) | (1.07) | +12.8% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 4.78 | 2.92 | 8.42 | 5.45 | 3.88 | 7.65 | 6.09 | 8.93 | 10.01 | 11.71 | +10.5% | ||||||
| Book value | 21.41 | 20.82 | 0.55 | 4.06 | 5.35 | 8.80 | 16.04 | 19.32 | 23.54 | 19.35 | (1.1%) | ||||||
| Shares, m | 1,484 | 1,477 | 1,463 | 1,210 | 1,135 | 1,131 | 1,123 | 1,117 | 1,116 | 1,096 | (3.3%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 17.89 | 31.07 | 0.00 | 21.07 | 25.64 | 16.14 | 9.82 | 17.17 | 18.71 | 33.54 | 19.1 | |||||
| P/S | 4.32 | 3.44 | 4.70 | 3.80 | 5.68 | 4.35 | 2.87 | 3.46 | 4.87 | 4.12 | 4.2 | ||||||
| P/B | 3.20 | 2.49 | 131.62 | 18.80 | 21.98 | 14.66 | 7.04 | 5.75 | 7.22 | 8.60 | 22.1 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 4.02 | 2.75 | 4.89 | 3.95 | 5.87 | 4.45 | 3.08 | 3.58 | 4.91 | 4.20 | 4.2 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 13.36 | 14.20 | 8.97 | 14.55 | 31.33 | 17.25 | 19.88 | 12.85 | 17.11 | 14.50 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 7,632 | 5,001 | 3,908 | 7,286 | 5,814 | 10,536 | 9,096 | 11,299 | 12,202 | 14,012 | +7.0% | |||||
| Capex | (539) | (690) | 8,404 | (689) | (1,407) | (1,885) | (2,257) | (1,323) | (1,031) | (1,178) | +9.1% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 7,093 | 4,311 | 12,312 | 6,597 | 4,407 | 8,651 | 6,839 | 9,976 | 11,171 | 12,834 | +6.8% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 15,670 | 32,686 | 5,995 | 7,830 | 9,847 | 8,124 | 8,858 | 12,836 | 14,727 | 16,610 | +0.6% | |||||
| Total debt | 11,757 | 21,893 | 16,370 | 15,933 | 15,726 | 15,745 | 15,482 | 15,398 | 14,634 | 14,811 | +2.6% | ||||||
| Net debt | (6,891) | (15,415) | 4,282 | 3,673 | 4,512 | 3,331 | 9,100 | 4,074 | 1,334 | 2,333 | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 31,768 | 30,746 | 807 | 4,909 | 6,077 | 9,950 | 18,013 | 21,581 | 26,274 | 21,206 | (4.4%) | ||||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 11.06 | 4.15 | (10.11) | 13.36 | 15.17 | 23.54 | 28.67 | 14.46 | 19.10 | 10.52 | (0.5) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 16.32 | 10.52 | 7.63 | 55.84 | 36.92 | 46.07 | 36.56 | 18.97 | 22.80 | 32.80 | +16.5 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 18.06 | 7.82 | (31.46) | 153.46 | 94.63 | 112.85 | 92.52 | 36.53 | 42.39 | 23.34 | +5.3 pt | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Sep 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Earnings Trends EPS, adjusted, against the consensus
Q3 FY26 Estimate 2.22 Actual 2.21
| Quarter | Estimate | Reported | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY25 | 2.88 | 3.00 | Beat by 0.12 |
| Q1 FY26 | 3.39 | 3.50 | Beat by 0.11 |
| Q2 FY26 | 2.57 | 2.65 | Beat by 0.08 |
| Q3 FY26 | 2.22 | 2.21 | Miss by 0.01 |
| Q4 FY26 | 2.18 | — | Reports 4 November 2026 |
Charts ten years each
QUALCOMM Incorporated vs peers in Semiconductors (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTC Intel Corporation | $491.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +25.42% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +396.67% (above 0%: growing) | 40.36% | 11.14% | Compare |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | $260.0B | 42.1× | 32.5× | +22.82% (above 0%: growing) | +51.75% (above 0%: growing) | +300.18% (above 0%: growing) | 61.36% | 42.28% | Compare |
| ARM ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | $242.0B | 217× | 182× | +22.41% (above 0%: growing) | +108.33% (above 0%: growing) | +305.85% (above 0%: growing) | 97.21% | 7.06% | Compare |
| MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | $214.6B | 72.7× | 127× | +36.55% (above 0%: growing) | +47.83% (above 0%: growing) | +14.45% (above 0%: growing) | 53.14% | 16.78% | Compare |
| ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | $196.7B | 45.9× | — (loss-making) | +39.63% (above 0%: growing) | +162.86% (above 0%: growing) | +34.29% (above 0%: growing) | 67.32% | 40.10% | Compare |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | $190.0B | 19.8× | 13.8× | −4.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | −22.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | −80.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | 53.05% | 16.35% | |
| ASX ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | $93.3B | 42.3× | 34.9× | +23.62% (above 0%: growing) | +172.73% (above 0%: growing) | −338.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 21.01% | 11.06% | Compare |
| MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | $63.1B | 71.1× | 53.5× | +47.56% (above 0%: growing) | +87.81% (above 0%: growing) | −61.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 55.18% | 30.99% | Compare |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. | $61.1B | 20.3× | 15.6× | +19.48% (above 0%: growing) | +72.73% (above 0%: growing) | +14.42% (above 0%: growing) | 57.27% | 30.64% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $205.7B | 45.9× | 44.2× | +24.52% | +87.81% | +24.37% | 56.22% | 23.71% |
QCOM metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $5.5 billion, or $5.05 per share (basic), a net margin of 12.5%.
- Strength: QUALCOMM Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $44.3 billion, up 13.7% from fiscal 2024.
- QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is a Semiconductors company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 22, 2026, QCOM traded at $173.04, a market capitalization of $184.6 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 19.8× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 4.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 54% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- QUALCOMM Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $3.62 per share, a yield of 2.09%, with a payout ratio of 41.9%.
- Return on equity was 23.3% and debt-to-equity 0.55.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.45 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.