Qualcomm (QCOM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted Cash & Equivalents of $4.64 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 16.0% from $5.52 billion a year earlier but up 2.3% from the prior quarter.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q2 2009, Qualcomm has reported Cash & Equivalents for 71 quarters.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Cash & Equivalents was $5.52 billion in FY2025 (-29.7%), $7.85 billion in FY2024 (-7.1%), $8.45 billion in FY2023 (+204.7%) and $2.77 billion in FY2022 (-61.0%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has run from a low of $2.68 billion in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $9.22 billion in fiscal Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 18.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 204.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 63.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior fiscal quarters was $4.53 billion (Q3 2026), $5.44 billion (Q2 2026) and $7.21 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 17.41 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 113.72 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 22.44 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 23.98 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 38.36 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 7.40 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 15.17 Bn |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 21.85 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4.64 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.53 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.44 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.21 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.52 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.45 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.20 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 8.71 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.85 Bn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 7.77 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 9.22 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 8.13 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 8.45 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 6.09 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 4.81 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.68 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 7.17 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 6.61 Bn |
Qualcomm Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "QCOM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();