QCOM Stock Analysis: Qualcomm | NASDAQ
Semiconductors | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 159.180m USD | 12M Return: 9.6% | US7475251036 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 2.16B
EPS Trend: 81.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 96.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a U.S.-based technology company that develops and commercializes foundational wireless technologies through three operating segments. The QCT segment designs integrated circuits and system software for mobile devices, automotive applications (including digital cockpits and ADAS/AD), and IoT products. The QTL segment licenses its extensive patent portfolio covering cellular standards-essential technologies (3G, 4G, and 5G) to wireless product manufacturers. The QSI segment makes strategic investments in early-stage companies across areas such as 5G, AI, automotive, cloud, and extended reality. The company also serves U.S. government agencies and operates in government technologies and data center markets. Headquartered in San Diego, California, QUALCOMM was incorporated in 1985.
Qualcomm operates within the Information Technology sector (GICS Sub-Industry: Semiconductors) and is widely regarded as a pioneer of the fabless semiconductor model, in which chip designers outsource fabrication to specialized foundries. Its dual business model, combining chip design with patent licensing of cellular standards-essential technologies, gives it a structurally distinct revenue profile compared with peers that rely on hardware sales alone.
- QCT handset chip revenue pressured by MediaTek competition
- Apple internal modem development cuts iPhone royalty stream
- Automotive segment revenue scales on digital cockpit and ADAS wins
| Net Income: 9.26b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.18 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.03 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 26.30% < 20% (prev 39.56%; Δ -13.26% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.22 > 3% & CFO 12.4b > Net Income 9.26b |
| Net Debt (6.97b) to EBITDA (13.5b): 0.52 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.02 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.07b) vs 12m ago -2.73% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 54.23% > 18% (prev 55.68%; Δ -1.45% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 78.53% > 50% (prev 78.85%; Δ -0.31% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 17.30 > 6 (EBIT TTM 11.9b / Interest Expense TTM 688.0m) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 23.0b - Total Current Liabilities 11.4b) / Total Assets 57.4b |
| B: 0.48 (Retained Earnings 27.3b / Total Assets 57.4b) |
| C: 0.21 (EBIT TTM 11.9b / Avg Total Assets 56.1b) |
| D: 0.93 (Book Value of Equity 27.7b / Total Liabilities 29.7b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.28 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.34 (Receivables 4.67b/3.41b, Revenue 44.1b/43.3b) |
| GMI: 1.03 (GM 55.68% / 54.23%) |
| AQI: 1.10 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.46) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 44.1b / 43.3b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 9.26b - CFO 12.4b) / TA 57.4b) |
| Beneish M = -2.65 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 157.53 with a total of 9,656,408 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.19%, over one month by -15.52%, over three months by -15.24% and over the past year by +9.64%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 136.90 (which is 13.1% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).
Qualcomm has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefore, it is recommended to hold QCOM.
- StrongBuy: 12
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 19
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 199.4 | 26.6% |
P/E Trailing = 17.3257
P/E Forward = 13.8122
P/S = 3.5782
P/B = 5.9327
P/EG = 0.4916
Revenue TTM = 44.1b USD
EBIT TTM = 11.9b USD
EBITDA TTM = 13.5b USD
Long Term Debt = 12.8b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.49b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 15.3b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 6.97b USD (calculated: Debt 15.3b - CCE 8.30b)
Enterprise Value = 166b USD (159b + Debt 15.3b - CCE 8.30b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 17.30 (Ebit TTM 11.9b / Interest Expense TTM 688.0m)
EV/FCF = 15.95x (Enterprise Value 166b / FCF TTM 10.4b)
FCF Yield = 6.27% (FCF TTM 10.4b / Enterprise Value 166b)
FCF Margin = 23.64% (FCF TTM 10.4b / Revenue TTM 44.1b)
Net Margin = 21.01% (Net Income TTM 9.26b / Revenue TTM 44.1b)
Gross Margin = 54.23% ((Revenue TTM 44.1b - Cost of Revenue TTM 20.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 53.05% (prev 53.77%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.90 (Enterprise Value 166b / Total Assets 57.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.51% (Interest Expense 688.0m / Debt 15.3b)
Taxrate = 17.42% (1.95b / 11.2b)
NOPAT = 9.83b (EBIT 11.9b * (1 - 17.42%))
Current Ratio = 2.02 (Total Current Assets 23.0b / Total Current Liabilities 11.4b)
Debt / Equity = 0.55 (Debt 15.3b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 27.7b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.52 (Net Debt 6.97b / EBITDA 13.5b)
Debt / FCF = 0.67 (Net Debt 6.97b / FCF TTM 10.4b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 24.8b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 16.50% (Net Income 9.26b / Total Assets 57.4b)
RoE = 37.33% (Net Income TTM 9.26b / Total Stockholder Equity 24.8b)
RoCE = 31.66% (EBIT 11.9b / Capital Employed (Equity 24.8b + L.T.Debt 12.8b))
RoIC = 21.25% (NOPAT 9.83b / Invested Capital 46.2b)
WACC = 11.62% (E(159b)/V(174b) * Re(12.38%) + D(15.3b)/V(174b) * Rd(4.51%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 12.38% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.22 | Cagr: -2.44%
[DCF] Terminal Value 62.93% ; FCFF base≈10.9b ; Y1≈9.99b ; Y5≈8.82b
[DCF] Fair Price = 79.87 (EV 90.8b - Net Debt 6.97b = Equity 83.9b / Shares 1.05b; r=11.62% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -10.38% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 81.77 | EPS CAGR: 11.46% | SUE: -0.08 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.03 | Revenue CAGR: 9.94% | SUE: 0.91 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=2.41 | Chg30d=-10.02% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=27
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=10.57 | Chg30d=-2.20% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=-12.2% | GrowthRev=-2.8%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=10.41 | Chg30d=-5.05% | Revisions=+59% | GrowthEPS=-1.5% | GrowthRev=+3.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=23, down=8)