QCOM Stock Overview

Engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. More details

QCOM fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	6/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Trading at 39.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.37% per year

Earnings grew by 32.5% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 1.96%

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for QCOM from our risk checks.

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for QUALCOMM
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$23.37
52 Week High	US$24.69
52 Week Low	US$20.32
Beta	1.26
1 Month Change	3.04%
3 Month Change	10.03%
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	3.13%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	QCOM	CA Semiconductor	CA Market
7D	0.8%	0.9%	-0.5%
1Y	n/a	41.3%	16.2%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how QCOM performed against the Canadian Semiconductor industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how QCOM performed against the Canadian Market.

Price Volatility

Is QCOM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
QCOM volatility
QCOM Average Weekly Movement	3.5%
Semiconductor Industry Average Movement	7.8%
Market Average Movement	8.5%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	18.1%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	3.0%

Stable Share Price: QCOM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine QCOM's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1985	49,000	Cristiano Amon	www.qualcomm.com

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 advanced connectivity and high-performance, and low-power 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.

QUALCOMM Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do QUALCOMM's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
QCOM fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$274.51b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$14.85b
Revenue (TTM)	CA$57.68b

18.3x

P/E Ratio

4.7x

P/S Ratio

Is QCOM overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
QCOM income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$40.70b
Cost of Revenue	US$17.91b
Gross Profit	US$22.79b
Other Expenses	US$12.31b
Earnings	US$10.48b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 29, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	9.48
Gross Margin	55.99%
Net Profit Margin	25.75%
Debt/Equity Ratio	54.2%

How did QCOM perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.0%

Current Dividend Yield

36%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/20 22:19
End of Day Share Price	2025/02/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/29
Annual Earnings	2024/09/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Analyst Sources

QUALCOMM Incorporated is covered by 85 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Warren Lau	Aletheia Analyst Network Limited
Brett Simpson	Arete Research Services LLP
James Kelleher	Argus Research Company