QUALCOMM INC/DE financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
QCOM on Nasdaq
Location
San Diego, CA
Fiscal year end
27 September
Latest financial report
04 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • QCOM - QUALCOMM INC/DE financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 21%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-49%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 02 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-02) highlights Return On Equity 21.5%, Return On Assets 14.0%, and Operating Margin 27.5%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

73.2/100

Balanced Confidence high

Return On Equity

21%

Metric score 79.3/100

Return On Assets

14%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.5x
Quick Ratio
1.63x
Debt to Equity
0.64x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Watchpoints

NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

21%

YoY: -49%

Industry median: 6.5% (n=32)

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Return On Assets

14%

YoY: -50%

Industry median: -21% (n=32)

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Operating Margin

27%

YoY: +3.2%

Industry median: -26% (n=25)

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Current Ratio

2.5x

YoY: -4.3%

Industry median: 1.69x (n=33)

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Quick Ratio

1.63x

YoY: -8%

Industry median: 0.9x (n=30)

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Debt-to-equity

0.64x

YoY:

Industry median: -0.67x (n=25)

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Revenues YoY

10%

YoY:

Industry median: 0.01% (n=26)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-49%

YoY:

Industry median: 15% (n=32)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 21% -49%
Return On Assets 14% -50%
Operating Margin 27% +3.2%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.5x -4.3%
Quick Ratio 1.63x -8%
Debt-to-equity 0.64x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 10%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -49%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 1,067,000,000 -3.5%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 1,074,000,000 -2.9%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 1,070,000,000 -3.6%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 1,079,000,000 -3.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Cost of Revenue $20,145,000,000 +12%
Research and Development Expense $9,265,000,000 +2.6%
Costs and Expenses $32,701,000,000 +9%
Operating Income (Loss) $12,166,000,000 +14%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $1,079,000,000 +8.7%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $12,575,000,000 +14%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $7,210,000,000 +1260%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 5 -47%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 4.96 -47%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $7,205,000,000 -17%
Marketable Securities, Current $4,617,000,000 -17%
Inventory, Net $6,665,000,000 +5.7%
Other Assets, Current $1,968,000,000 +3.2%
Assets, Current $24,608,000,000 -5.6%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $4,893,000,000 +9.7%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $1,627,000,000 +33%
Goodwill $14,183,000,000 +30%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $7,723,000,000 +2.9%
Assets $53,034,000,000 -4.6%
Accounts Payable, Current $2,709,000,000 +5%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $1,505,000,000 +5.7%
Liabilities, Current $9,822,000,000 -1.3%
Liabilities $29,961,000,000 +4.4%
Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital $0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $575,000,000 +111%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $22,498,000,000 -15%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $23,073,000,000 -14%
Liabilities and Equity $53,034,000,000 -4.6%
Other Noncash Income (Expense) $40,000,000 +74%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $888,000,000 +17%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $4,965,000,000 +8.2%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $3,882,000,000 -29%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $1,721,000,000 -156%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 6,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 1,074,000,000 -2.9%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $638,000,000 -174%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $7,205,000,000 -17%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $5,667,000,000 -45%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 8,000,000 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $393,000,000 -9.9%
Interest Expense $670,000,000 -1.8%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY