Qualcomm (QCOM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted EBITDA Margin of 17.28% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 11.90 percentage points from 29.18% a year earlier and down 3.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm's EBITDA Margin came in at 23.86%, down 7.66 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -10.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's EBITDA Margin was 31.52% in FY2025 (+1.29 pp), 30.23% in FY2024 (+3.43 pp), 26.79% in FY2023 (-13.08 pp) and 39.87% in FY2022 (+5.99 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 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 five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.35 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 20.33% (Q3 2026), 25.68% (Q2 2026) and 30.68% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 73.23% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 67.41% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 61.62% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 85.55% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 26.95% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 34.85% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 17.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 17.28% |
| 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% |
API Access
Qualcomm EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();