QUALCOMM Incorporated

TSX:QCOM Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$301.9b

QUALCOMM Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

QUALCOMM is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.92% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd July, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of 4th June, 2026.

Key information

1.9%

Dividend yield

5.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield7.3%
Future Dividend Yield2.0%
Dividend Growth6.0%
Next dividend pay date03 Jul 26
Ex dividend date04 Jun 26
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio39%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha May 12

Qualcomm: High Growth Revenue In High Growth Markets

Summary Qualcomm (QCOM) is diversifying beyond Handsets, driven by a seamless Automotive execution. Doing a DCF-valuation gives us an average price target of $235.5, or a 7.5% upside from current price. QCOM has considerably beaten its revenue projections for Automotive&IoT, and it has also identified key trends that will help boost its growth, like PCs processing need for agentic AI orchestration. Handsets subsegment faces near-term headwinds from DRAM shortages, but management guided for a quicker recovery than expected, bottoming in Q3-2026 and then resuming growth. Geopolitical risks and customer vertical integration remain key threats, but segment diversification should support multiple expansion if growth targets are met. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: QCOM's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: QCOM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

QUALCOMM Dividend Yield vs Market
How does QCOM dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (QCOM)1.9%
Market Bottom 25% (CA)1.7%
Market Top 25% (CA)5.4%
Industry Average (Semiconductor)0.6%
Analyst forecast (QCOM) (up to 3 years)2.0%

Notable Dividend: QCOM's dividend (1.92%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (1.69%).

High Dividend: QCOM's dividend (1.92%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (5.42%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (38.6%), QCOM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (31%), QCOM's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/10 08:40
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/10 00:00
Earnings2026/03/29
Annual Earnings2025/09/28

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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

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Analyst Sources

QUALCOMM Incorporated is covered by 71 analysts. 34 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
S. H. LinAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Stefan ChangAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Warren LauAletheia Analyst Network Limited