Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm (QCOM) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.51 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 23.27% year-over-year to 0.51; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31 (down 5.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.3, down 10.15% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.51 for Q1 2026 at Qualcomm, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.04 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.21 in Q4 2025.
• Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.41, with a median of 0.37 recorded in 2024.
• The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 142.22% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 77.29% in 2023.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then grew by 4.82% to 0.33 in 2023, then tumbled by 33.21% to 0.22 in 2024, then decreased by 1.68% to 0.21 in 2025, then surged by 136.79% to 0.51 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.51, 0.21, and 0.27 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.