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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Stock Analysis

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is a Semiconductors stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

QCOM

$177.96

+$2.25 (+1.28%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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QCOM Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$177.15
Previous Close
$175.71
Day's Range
174.10–178.99
52-Week Range
121.99–259.92
Volume
7.16M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.65
Valuation
Market Cap
$190.03B
P/E Ratio
20.60
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.46
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.79
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.31
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
8.64
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$44.28B+13.66%
Net Income (FY)
$5.54B−45.37%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
21.01%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
1.07B
1-Year Return
+7.60%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.68+2.09%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 3, 2026
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
11.95M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, QCOM closed at $177.96, +7.60% over 1 year.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) has a market capitalization of $190.03B.

In fiscal 2025, QCOM reported revenue of $44.28B.

QCOM Stock Return by Calendar Year

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,760
+7.60%
5 years
$10,000 $14,912
+49.12%
10 years
$10,000 $34,315
+243.15%

If you had invested $10,000 in QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $34,315 at the close on October 21, 2026: +243.15% in total, +13.12% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+5.67%
2025+13.84%
2024+8.31%
2023+35.07%
2022−38.58%
2021+22.25%
2020+77.08%
2019+60.76%
2018−7.59%
2017+2.05%
2016 (partial year)+7.03%

As of October 21, 2026.

QCOM Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$44.28B$5.54B12.5%
2024$38.96B$10.14B26.0%
2023$35.82B$7.23B20.2%
2022$44.20B$12.94B29.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$44.28B$24.55B$12.39B$5.54B12.5%
2024$38.96B$21.90B$10.25B$10.14B26.0%
2023$35.82B$19.95B$8.65B$7.23B20.2%
2022$44.20B$25.57B$15.86B$12.94B29.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

QCOM Dividend History

$3.52+5.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.733—
2025$3.524+5.1%
2024$3.354+6.3%
2023$3.154+7.5%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$2.733—
2025$3.524+5.1%
2024$3.354+6.3%
2023$3.154+7.5%
2022$2.934+8.9%
2021$2.694+4.7%
2020$2.574+3.6%
2019$2.484+2.1%
2018$2.434+8.5%
2017$2.244+322.6%
2016$0.531—

Most recent payment: $0.91 per share, ex-dividend September 3, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

QCOM Valuation vs Semiconductors Median

Median of 69 stocks
MetricQCOMSemiconductors medianvs median
P/E20.6049.6459% below
P/S ratio4.317.7644% below
Profit margin21.01%5.58%15.4 pts above

Medians across 69 Semiconductors stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) at $190.03B. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Semiconductors industry. Headcount on file is 52,000.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $121.99 to $259.92. QCOM last closed at $177.96 on October 21, 2026. That is +$2.25 (+1.28%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 45.88% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, QUALCOMM Incorporated reported revenue of $44.28B. That is +13.66% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $38.96B. The same year closed with net income of $5.54B. That is −45.37% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 21.01%. That is 15.4 percentage points above the Semiconductors median of 5.58%. Trailing earnings per share are 8.64.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $44.20B in 2022 to $44.28B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

QCOM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 20.6. That is 58.5% below the Semiconductors median of 49.64. On forward earnings the ratio is 17.46. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.79. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 4.31 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 44.44% below the Semiconductors median of 7.76. The medians here are taken across 69 Semiconductors companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.65. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 40.03%. The trailing one-year total return is +7.60%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +13.12%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 2.09%. That is 1 percentage points above the Semiconductors median yield of 1.1%. The indicated annual rate is $3.68 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 3, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $2.73 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.52 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2020 returned +77.08% and 2022 returned −38.58%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +5.67%.

Peer Comparison

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) operates in the Semiconductors industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM $190.03B 20.6
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA $5.36T 28.1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM $2.24T 28.0
Broadcom Inc. AVGO $1.61T 43.1

The Semiconductors industry average P/E ratio is 49.6x. QUALCOMM Incorporated trades at a P/E of 20.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About QUALCOMM Incorporated

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. Further, it provides security and intelligence services for unmanaged networks through software-based network security solutions. The company is in collaboration with Amazon to enable customized silicon at scale for large-scale AI data centers. QUALCOMM Incorporated was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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