Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Qualcomm's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.54 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), up 102.7% from 0.27 a year earlier but down 72.5% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), FCF Payout Ratio at Qualcomm came in at 0.45, up 50.1% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.30 in FY2025 (-10.2%), 0.33 in FY2024 (-6.0%), 0.35 in FY2023 (-25.2%) and 0.47 in FY2022 (+35.1%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.21 (fiscal Q1 2026) and 1.97 (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 67.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 424.1%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 77.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, QCOM's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 1.97 (Q3 2026), 0.49 (Q2 2026) and 0.21 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | - |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 0.01 |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | - |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | - |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 0.54 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.97 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.83 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.04 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Qualcomm FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();