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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)

Technology | Semiconductors | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
178.40 USD +5.78 (3.348%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT

The investment case for this semiconductor leader hinges on a stark contrast between its exceptional return on equity and its current growth stagnation. While the company has delivered a remarkable 128% gain over the past nine years and maintains a robust 33% return on equity, recent quarterly earnings and revenue growth have turned negative, signaling a cyclical downturn or strategic pivot that is weighing on the stock. The price has retreated significantly from September highs, yet it remains above key moving averages, suggesting technical support is holding. For income investors, the dividend is a reliable feature with a sustainable payout ratio and a history of increases, offering a cushion against the growth slowdown. However, the options market is telling a story of caution, betting on a range between 160 and 200 rather than a breakout. Until the growth narrative turns positive again, the stock offers a solid hold for long-term holders but lacks the explosive momentum required for aggressive short-term plays.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.064967
MSTL0.066366
AutoTheta0.158804
AutoARIMA0.291192

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 10.45
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.283
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 55.21
Revenue per Share 41.282
Market Cap 190,502,551,552
Trailing P/E 20.65
Forward P/E 17.51
Beta 1.65
Profit Margins 21.01%
Website https://www.qualcomm.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome between 160 and 200, with a bullish skew in open interest favoring upside to 200-220. Implied volatility is elevated across the board, indicating uncertainty. While call buyers are establishing walls at 200 and 210, put buyers are heavily concentrated near the 160-180 support zone, creating a defined trading corridor.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 2.09% 2.13% 2.18%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-03 0.920000 0.545767
2026-06-04 0.920000 0.379272
2026-03-05 0.890000 0.649635
2025-12-04 0.890000 0.510467
2025-09-04 0.890000 0.557260
2025-06-05 0.890000 0.603144
2025-03-06 0.850000 0.544732
2024-12-05 0.850000 0.529958
2024-09-05 0.850000 0.519243
2024-05-30 0.850000 0.415039
2024-02-28 0.800000 0.513314
2023-11-29 0.800000 0.625440
2023-08-30 0.800000 0.706277
2023-05-31 0.800000 0.705405
2023-03-01 0.750000 0.606404
2022-11-30 0.750000 0.592932
2022-08-31 0.750000 0.567022
2022-06-01 0.750000 0.535638
2022-03-02 0.680000 0.401773
2021-12-01 0.680000 0.387178
2021-09-01 0.680000 0.464322
2021-06-02 0.680000 0.508145
2021-03-03 0.650000 0.493696
2020-12-02 0.650000 0.433391
2020-09-02 0.650000 0.527683
2020-06-03 0.650000 0.772798
2020-03-04 0.620000 0.757946
2019-12-04 0.620000 0.755361
2019-09-11 0.620000 0.775970
2019-06-05 0.620000 0.925097
2019-03-06 0.620000 1.131387
2018-12-06 0.620000 1.085624
2018-09-04 0.620000 0.885967
2018-05-29 0.620000 1.064743
2018-02-27 0.570000 0.859210
2017-11-28 0.570000 0.833577
2017-08-28 0.570000 1.100174
2017-05-26 0.570000 0.990960
2017-02-27 0.530000 0.934250
2016-11-28 0.530000 0.789866
2016-08-29 0.530000 0.841537
2016-05-27 0.530000 0.958929
2016-02-29 0.480000 0.945068
2015-11-27 0.480000 0.988875
2015-08-31 0.480000 0.848356
2015-06-01 0.480000 0.691443
2015-03-02 0.420000 0.578035
2014-11-26 0.420000 0.581234
2014-08-29 0.420000 0.551905
2014-06-02 0.420000 0.521869
2014-03-03 0.350000 0.475350
2013-11-27 0.350000 0.475802
2013-08-30 0.350000 0.528063
2013-06-03 0.350000 0.553535
2013-03-06 0.250000 0.374981
2012-12-05 0.250000 0.392896
2012-09-05 0.250000 0.411997
2012-05-30 0.250000 0.435161
2012-02-29 0.215000 0.345770
2011-11-21 0.215000 0.396167
2011-08-24 0.215000 0.448571
2011-05-25 0.215000 0.377259
2011-02-23 0.190000 0.333275
2010-11-22 0.190000 0.398992
2010-08-25 0.190000 0.494020
2010-05-26 0.190000 0.544725
2010-02-24 0.170000 0.448904
2009-11-23 0.170000 0.373216
2009-08-26 0.170000 0.357669
2009-05-27 0.170000 0.400660
2009-02-25 0.160000 0.471559
2008-12-09 0.160000 0.477897
2008-08-27 0.160000 0.295858
2008-05-28 0.160000 0.331126
2008-02-27 0.140000 0.319708
2007-12-05 0.140000 0.346792
2007-08-29 0.140000 0.359712
2007-05-30 0.140000 0.326950
2007-02-28 0.120000 0.297767
2006-12-05 0.120000 0.309757
2006-08-23 0.120000 0.327422
2006-05-24 0.120000 0.263216
2006-02-22 0.090000 0.188363
2005-12-05 0.090000 0.202293
2005-08-24 0.090000 0.227158
2005-05-25 0.090000 0.244765
2005-02-23 0.070000 0.205098
2004-12-06 0.070000 0.161514
2004-08-25 0.070000 0.182672
2004-05-26 0.050000 0.150218
2004-02-25 0.035000 0.112758
2003-11-25 0.035000 0.153576
2003-08-27 0.035000 0.170732
2003-05-28 0.025000 0.159286
2003-03-12 0.025000 0.142369
1998-09-24 0.070313 2.334647
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.06
exDividendDate 2026-09-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.59
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020797126
lastDividendValue 0.92
lastDividendDate 2026-09-03
dividendDate 2026-09-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.091465235
Address1 5,775 Morehouse Drive
All Time High 259.92
All Time Low 0.390625
Ask 185.18
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,790,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 12,097,848
Average Volume 12,097,848
Average Volume10Days 9,790,630
Beta 1.651
Bid 167.16
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 26.167
City San Diego
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 178.4
Current Ratio 2.016
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 179.208
Day Low 168.84
Debt To Equity 55.21
Display Name QUALCOMM
Dividend Date 1,790,208,000
Dividend Yield 2.06
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Earnings Growth -0.23
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.249
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 11,998,999,552
Ebitda Margins 0.27228
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.195
Enterprise To Revenue 4.41
Enterprise Value 194,327,724,032
Eps Current Year 10.48293
Eps Forward 10.19018
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.64
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 174.7706
Fifty Day Average Change 3.6293945
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.02076662
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.146523
Fifty Two Week High 259.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -81.52002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31363502
Fifty Two Week Low 121.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change 56.409996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46241492
Fifty Two Week Range 121.99 - 259.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 692,634,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.09
Float Shares 1,048,459,026
Forward Eps 10.19018
Forward P E 17.507051
Free Cashflow 10,241,000,448
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 52,000
Fullday Change -2.2999878
Fullday Change Percent -1.2892308
Fullday Price 176.1
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.54226
Gross Profits 23,896,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00122
Held Percent Institutions 0.83755
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,067,839,507
Industry Semiconductors
Industry Disp Semiconductors
Industry Key semiconductors
Ir Website http://www.qualcomm.com/connect/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Last Dividend Value 0.92
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,017,600
Last Split Date 1,092,614,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name QUALCOMM Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 190,502,551,552
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33493
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 9,260,000,256
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,553,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 210,664,250,455
Number Of Analyst Opinions 30
Open 169.31
Operating Cashflow 12,401,000,448
Operating Margins 0.18528
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.4155
Peg Ratio 0.77
Phone 858 587 1121
Pre Market Change -2.2999878
Pre Market Change Percent -1.2892308
Pre Market Price 176.1
Pre Market Time 1,792,141,296
Previous Close 172.62
Price Eps Current Year 17.018143
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.8177476
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.3228245
Profit Margins 0.21013
Quick Ratio 1.137
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.56757
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.78
Regular Market Change Percent 3.34839
Regular Market Day High 179.208
Regular Market Day Low 168.84
Regular Market Day Range 168.84 - 179.208
Regular Market Open 169.31
Regular Market Previous Close 172.62
Regular Market Price 178.4
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 11,764,179
Return On Assets 0.11612
Return On Equity 0.33754003
Revenue Growth -0.04
Revenue Per Share 41.282
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 1,067,839,507
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.033099998
Shares Short 35,328,275
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 33,718,025
Short Name QUALCOMM Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.037
Short Ratio 2.45
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol QCOM
Target High Price 400.0
Target Low Price 100.0
Target Mean Price 194.13333
Target Median Price 175.0
Total Cash 8,304,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.907
Total Debt 15,269,999,616
Total Revenue 44,068,999,168
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.59
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020797126
Trailing Eps 8.64
Trailing P E 20.648146
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8803
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 169.3733
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.026688
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05329463
Type Disp Equity
Volume 11,764,179
Website https://www.qualcomm.com
Zip 92,121-1714