The Dispatch • Est. 2026— — —
NASDAQ · Semiconductors · Fiscal year endsFY ends September

QUALCOMM Incorporated

QCOM
$168.31+3.88 (+2.36%)Today
52-week low $121.99high $259.92
35.2% below its 52-week high
Next earningsNov 4, 2026 · after the close
In its own words

We incorporated in California in 1985 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1991. We operate and report using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September.

How QUALCOMM Incorporated describes itself at the start of the business section of its latest 10-K, lightly trimmed. The company's words, not The Dispatch's.Read the filing ↗
What stands out

Three facts from its filings

Facts, not a verdict · through FY25
+75%

Revenue is 75% higher than in fiscal 2015, and rose 14% in fiscal 2025 to $44.3B.

$8.8B

It spent $8.8B repurchasing its own shares in fiscal 2025, about 69% of its free cash flow.

-4%

Its diluted share count is 4% lower than in fiscal 2020.

Price
-2.6% over 1Y
Earnings releases (4 in this range, from its SEC filings)Next earnings Nov 4, 2026, after the closeDaily closes
Key numbers

The business in eight figures

Market value$176.7BShares × price
P/E19.1×Price ÷ last 12 months’ earnings
Revenue FY25$44.3B+14% on the year
Net margin FY2512.5%Profit kept per dollar of sales
Gross margin FY2555.4%Down from 56.2%
Free cash flow FY25$12.8BCash left after investment (calculated)
Repurchases FY25$8.8BCash spent retiring its own shares
Avg volume11.4MShares traded a day, last 3 months