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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM | +10.76% | +37.92% | +6.64% | +51,216% |
| S&P | +17.53% | +93.66% | +14.13% | +1,668% |
QUALCOMM, Inc. engages in the development, design, and provision of digital telecommunications products and services. It operates through the following 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 based on technologies for the use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The QTL segment grants licenses and provides rights to use portions of the firm's intellectual property portfolio. The QSI segment focuses on opening new or expanding opportunities for its technologies and supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications. The company was founded by Franklin P. Antonio, Adelia A. Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, Irwin Mark Jacobs, Andrew J. Viterbi, and Harvey P. White in July 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.27B | 10.0% |
| Gross Profit | $6.24B | 8.0% |
| Gross Margin | 55.34% | -1.1% |
| Market Cap | $179.50B | -5.2% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $3.66M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 49K | 0.0% |
| Net Income | -$3,117.00M | -206.9% |
| EBITDA | $3.33B | 5.6% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $7.84B | -0.1% |
| Accounts Receivable | $4.32B | 10.8% |
| Inventory | 6.5K | -9.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $14.81B | 6.0% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.00M | -100.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 10.52% | -8.5% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 29.40% | 0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $3.59B | 50.1% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $4.00B | 51.0% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 18.95 | 16.81 | 15.55 | 15.29 | -44.50% |
| Price to Book | 6.51 | 6.32 | 6.32 | 6.63 | -7.99% |
| Price to Sales | 4.93 | 4.34 | 4.03 | 4.03 | -37.58% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 12.01 | 11.52 | 11.23 | 12.32 | -7.39% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 25.70 | 19.60 | 21.48 | 22.26 | -17.46% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 48.66 | 50.24 | 54.13 | 53.09 | -31.00% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.9% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 21.16% |
| Return on Equity | 42.0% | 42.2% | 44.6% | 23.3% | -44.75% |
| Total Debt | $14.58B | $14.62B | $14.79B | $14.81B | -4.07% |
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