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.
  • Per Qualcomm's latest filing, its FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.21 for 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.
  • Its 5-year average for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.43, with a median of 0.35 in 2022.
  • Data for Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio shows a peak YoY increase of 13996.14% (in 2023) and a maximum YoY decrease of 7729.24% (in 2023) over the last 5 years.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.52 in 2021, then tumbled by 39.85% to 0.31 in 2022, then grew by 4.82% to 0.33 in 2023, then plummeted by 33.21% to 0.22 in 2024, then fell by 1.68% to 0.21 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio stands at 0.21 for Q4 2025, versus 0.27 for Q3 2025 and 0.38 for Q2 2025.