QCOM vs WRD vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Qualcomm, WeRide and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$195.24B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.52 -18.3% 1M -61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$351.81 +0.6% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64T
P/E
42.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 5, Qualcomm 4, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQCOMWRDAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $195.24B $1.35B $1.64T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x -6.0x 42.9x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x — 32.0x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +244.8% +48.7% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% -243.6% 42.9% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.5% -24.9% 26.0% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.7x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% -61.4% -5.7% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr — +46.0%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 60.2% 46.4% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 65/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

QCOMWRDAVGO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisQCOMWRDAVGO
Valuation 80 #20 of 94 42 #8 of 13 44 #53 of 94
Growth 32 #63 of 92 91 #2 of 12 92 #8 of 92
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 82 #3 of 12 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health 29 #71 of 99 50 #7 of 13 34 #66 of 99
Shareholder Returns 82 #14 of 73 – 60 #30 of 73
Overall 62 66 65
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodQCOMWRDAVGOSPY
1 month -2.4%-18.3%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months +17.5%-21.8%-5.0% +5.9%
6 months +17.3%-39.6%-13.2% +8.5%
Year to date +7.0%-47.9%+1.6% +13.3%
1 year +1.1%-61.4%-5.7% +12.4%
3 years +71.9%—+319.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.8%—+61.3% +23.5%
5 years +37.5%—+561.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.6%—+46.0% +11.0%
10 years +167.5%—+1,978.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.3%—+35.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQCOMWRDAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%60.2%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%63.5%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.082.262.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-1.02-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-89.9%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-61.4%-26.9% -0.9%
52-week high $251.02$11.72$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $124.07$4.08$293.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleQCOMWRDAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 46.0x -6.2x 43.8xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.9x 15.1xmedian 17.8x 18.8xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 28.3x — 33.1xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 41.4x —median 14.9x 42.6xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.6x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 16.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.02median 2.30 — 1.29median 2.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsQCOMWRDAVGO
Revenue $44.07B $92.10M $89.10B
Gross profit $23.90B $39.20M $61.28B
Operating income $10.22B -$260.29M $42.81B
Net income $9.26B -$237.93M $38.27B
Free cash flow $10.42B – $39.40B
R&D $9.89B $219.70M $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $8.66 – $7.83
Cash & equivalents $4.53B $629.27M $23.98B
Total debt $12.78B $194.84M $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B – 4.89B
Enterprise value $155.16B -$1.69B $1.57T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricQCOMWRDAVGO
P/E 20.9x -6.2x 43.8x
P/FCF 18.6x – 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x – 41.3x
P/S 4.4x 15.1x 18.8x
P/B 7.0x 1.5x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 1.5x 22.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x – 33.1x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -3.1x 40.1x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 8.7x 19.2x
EV/FCF 19.0x – 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 42.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.02 – 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQCOMWRDAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 244.8% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 142.5% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.0% -22.9% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.0% 29.9% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.8% – 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% – 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% – 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQCOMWRDAVGO
Gross margin 54.2% 42.6% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 26.8% – 58.2%
Operating margin 23.2% -282.6% 48.0%
Pretax margin 25.4% -258.0% 45.4%
Net margin 21.0% -243.6% 42.9%
FCF margin 23.6% – 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% – 45.6%
Return on equity 33.7% -24.1% 40.8%
Return on assets 16.2% -20.5% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 20.5% -24.9% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 22.3% -26.6% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.4% – 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQCOMWRDAVGO
Debt / assets 22.3% 6.3% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 17.5% 47.0%
Equity / assets 48.2% 82.5% 53.0%
Interest coverage 14.8x – 13.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 5.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 3.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 6.17 2.34 12.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQCOMWRDAVGO
Dividend yield 2.0% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.6% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusQCOMWRDAVGO
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 – 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.79FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 – +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% – +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.55BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +88.4% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQCOMWRDAVGO
Held by institutions 79.7% 26.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 3,031 110 4,799
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 1,417 51 2,638
Institutions selling 1,333 35 1,842
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.46 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

QCOMWRDAVGO
QCOM 1.00 0.26 0.33
WRD 0.26 1.00 0.43
AVGO 0.33 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QCOM, WRD and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qualcomm (QCOM) $195.24B, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.64T.

Which stock is cheaper, QCOM, WRD and AVGO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.1x, WeRide (WRD) -6.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 32.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%, WeRide (WRD) -61.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.7%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +46.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, WeRide (WRD) 0.00%, Broadcom (AVGO) 0.00%. WeRide (WRD) and Broadcom (AVGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, WeRide (WRD) 60.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QCOM, WRD and AVGO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.