Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Qualcomm (QCOM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.21.

  • Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio fell 167.51% to 0.21 in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.29, marking a year-over-year increase of 58.83%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.3 for FY2025, which is 1015.44% down from last year.
  • Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio amounted to 0.21 in Q4 2025, which was down 167.51% from 0.27 recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio registered a high of 1.19 during Q3 2021, and its lowest value of 0.21 during Q4 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio averaged around 0.43, with its median value being 0.35 (2022).
  • Over the last 5 years, Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio had its largest YoY gain of 13996.14% in 2023, and its largest YoY loss of 7729.24% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.52 in 2021, then plummeted by 39.85% to 0.31 in 2022, then rose by 4.82% to 0.33 in 2023, then crashed by 33.21% to 0.22 in 2024, then decreased by 1.68% to 0.21 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio was 0.21 in Q4 2025, compared to 0.27 in Q3 2025 and 0.38 in Q2 2025.