Qualcomm (QCOM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted Cash from Operations of $2.74 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 31.4% from $4 billion a year earlier but up 176.5% from the prior quarter.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm's Cash from Operations came in at $11.15 billion, down 20.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Cash from Operations was $14.01 billion in FY2025 (+14.8%), $12.2 billion in FY2024 (+8.0%), $11.3 billion in FY2023 (+24.2%) and $9.1 billion in FY2022 (-13.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of $991 million in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of $4.97 billion in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 182.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 65.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $991 million (Q3 2026), $2.45 billion (Q2 2026) and $4.97 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 43.60 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 28.76 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 24.08 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 14.20 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 43.97 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 5.08 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 2.74 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.74 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 991.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.45 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.97 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.00 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.88 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.55 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 4.59 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.65 Bn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 3.05 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 3.55 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 2.95 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.09 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.10 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.90 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 2.06 Bn |
Qualcomm Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();