Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Qualcomm has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.51 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 23.27% year-over-year to 0.51; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.31, down 5.27%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.3, 10.15% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.51 at Qualcomm, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.04 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.21 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.41 and a median of 0.37 in 2024 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 142.22% in 2023 and fell as far as 77.29% in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then rose by 4.82% to 0.33 in 2023, then tumbled by 33.21% to 0.22 in 2024, then dropped by 1.68% to 0.21 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 136.79% to 0.51 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for QCOM at 0.51 in Q1 2026, 0.21 in Q4 2025, and 0.27 in Q3 2025.