QUALCOMM INC/DE
QCOM· Nasdaq· Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 28.9%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 41.1%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +13.5%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 1.10B
- Revenue
- $44.3B
- Free cash flow
- $12.8B
- Owner earnings
- $10.0B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 27.9%
- Net
- 12.5%
- Free cash flow
- 28.9%
- Owner earnings
- 22.7%
- Stock pay
- 6.3%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 20.9%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 41.1%
- ROE, FY2025
- 26.1%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 52.2%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 0.1%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 13.5%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 7.3%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- -23.9%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 2.1%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 3.1%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 23.3%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 23.8%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 6.8%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $10.2B
- Total debt
- $14.8B
- Net debt
- $4.7B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.7x
- Debt/FCF
- 1.2x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -0.8%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$44.3B
+7.3% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating27.9%Net12.5%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$12.8BOwner earnings$10.0B
Free cash flow +6.8% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
1.10B
-26.2% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
20.9%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$4.7B
$4.7B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $23.6B | $22.3B | $22.6B | $24.3B | $23.5B | $33.6B | $44.2B | $35.8B | $39.0B | $44.3B |
| Revenue growth | -6.8% | -5.5% | 1.6% | 7.4% | -3.1% | 42.6% | 31.7% | -19.0% | 8.8% | 13.7% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 27.6% | 11.6% | 2.7% | 31.6% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 35.9% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 27.9% |
| Net income | $5.7B | $2.4B | -$5.0B | $4.4B | $5.2B | $9.0B | $12.9B | $7.2B | $10.1B | $5.5B |
| Net margin | 24.2% | 11.0% | -22.0% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 26.9% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 26.0% | 12.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.81 | $1.64 | $-3.39 | $3.59 | $4.52 | $7.87 | $11.37 | $6.42 | $8.97 | $5.01 |
| Return on invested capital? | 21.8% | 16.5% | – | 55.6% | 56.4% | 67.4% | 51.6% | 29.9% | 35.7% | 20.9% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $7.6B | $5.0B | $3.9B | $7.3B | $5.8B | $10.5B | $9.1B | $11.3B | $12.2B | $14.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $539.0M | $690.0M | $784.0M | $887.0M | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $1.4B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $7.1B | $4.3B | $3.1B | $6.4B | $4.4B | $8.6B | $6.8B | $9.8B | $11.2B | $12.8B |
| Stock-based compensation | $943.0M | $914.0M | $883.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.8B |
| Owner earnings? | $6.2B | $3.4B | $2.2B | $5.4B | $3.2B | $7.0B | $4.8B | $7.4B | $8.5B | $10.0B |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.73 | $2.89 | $2.14 | $5.25 | $3.84 | $7.53 | $6.01 | $8.75 | $9.88 | $11.60 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | $3.9B | $1.3B | $22.6B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $3.4B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $4.1B | $8.8B |
| Diluted shares | 1.50B | 1.49B | 1.46B | 1.22B | 1.15B | 1.15B | 1.14B | 1.13B | 1.13B | 1.10B |
| Share count change? | -8.6% | -0.5% | -1.8% | -16.6% | -5.8% | 0.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $5.9B | $35.0B | $11.8B | $11.8B | $6.7B | $7.1B | $2.8B | $8.4B | $7.8B | $5.5B |
| Short-term investments | $12.7B | $2.3B | $311.0M | $421.0M | $4.5B | $5.3B | $3.6B | $2.9B | $5.5B | $4.6B |
| Total debt | $11.8B | $19.4B | $15.4B | $15.4B | $15.2B | $15.2B | $15.0B | $15.4B | $14.6B | $14.8B |
| Net debt | -$6.9B | -$17.9B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $4.0B | $2.8B | $8.6B | $4.1B | $1.3B | $4.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $31.8B | $30.7B | $807.0M | $4.9B | $6.1B | $9.9B | $18.0B | $21.6B | $26.3B | $21.2B |
Latest filings
| 2026-07-29 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-29 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-02-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-01-22 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2025-11-05 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2025-11-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-07-30 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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