Qualcomm (QCOM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted EBITDA Margin of 20.33% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 10.16 percentage points from 30.49% a year earlier and down 5.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Qualcomm (QCOM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Qualcomm was 26.76%, down 4.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it was 31.52%, up 1.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -0.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's EBITDA Margin was 30.23% in FY2024 (+3.43 pp), 26.79% in FY2023 (-13.08 pp), 39.87% in FY2022 (+5.99 pp) and 33.88% in FY2021 (+1.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 12.63 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 17.66 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 25.68% (Q2 2026), 30.68% (Q1 2026) and 29.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 67.41% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | - |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 61.40% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 86.07% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 23.88% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 31.13% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 39.17% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 35.39% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 20.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.33% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 25.68% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 30.68% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 29.18% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 30.49% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.03% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 34.20% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 29.49% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 28.11% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 29.30% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 33.87% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 21.69% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 27.24% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 27.60% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 30.25% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 36.47% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 44.90% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 38.39% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 39.89% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 35.64% |
Qualcomm EBITDA Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();