Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported FCF Margin of 17.67% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 14.17 percentage points from 31.84% a year earlier but up 12.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm posted FCF Margin of 20.06%, down 8.89 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -5.70 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 28.95% in FY2025 (+0.30 pp), 28.65% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), 27.50% in FY2023 (+12.03 pp) and 15.46% in FY2022 (-10.30 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 4.98% in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of 43.99% in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 36.87 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 20.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 4.98% (Q3 2026), 18.08% (Q2 2026) and 36.04% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 95.92% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 61.55% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 22.24% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 51.40% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 60.60% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 4.14% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 6.41% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 17.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 17.67% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.98% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 18.08% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 36.04% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 31.84% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 24.90% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.31% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 36.94% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 23.34% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 28.37% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 35.89% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 27.53% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 43.99% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 27.82% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 10.82% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 28.50% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 7.13% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 21.41% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 19.77% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 13.77% |
API Access
Qualcomm FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();