Qualcomm QCOM
NASDAQ QCOM
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Qualcomm (QCOM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm (QCOM) posted Free Cash Flow of $495.0 million for Q2 2026, down 74.16% on a QoQ basis from $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, and down 80.82% year-over-year from $2.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Qualcomm (QCOM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Qualcomm has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $495.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 80.82% year-over-year to $495.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $10.4 billion, a 10.38% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.8 billion, up 14.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $495.0 million for Q2 2026 at Qualcomm, down from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $495.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $2.6 billion, with a median of $2.5 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Free Cash Flow jumped 367.61% in 2023, then plunged 80.82% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then gained by 1.41% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 57.59% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 2.46% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 88.79% to $495.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $495.0 million (Q2 2026), $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,551.68 Bn 5,486.45 Bn 72.14 Bn 21.40 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,702.84 Bn 1,683.21 Bn 15.42 Bn 10.26 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 779.39 Bn 766.28 Bn 6.20 Bn 1.56 Bn
4 Arm Holdings 267.47 Bn 263.58 Bn 1.25 Bn 1.10 Bn
5 Marvell Technology 196.03 Bn 192.10 Bn 1.46 Bn 478.80 Mn
6 Qualcomm 178.36 Bn 170.05 Bn 5.28 Bn 495.00 Mn
7 Monolithic Power Systems 60.14 Bn 58.73 Bn 541.07 Mn 145.48 Mn
8 Astera Labs 53.85 Bn 52.60 Bn 287.57 Mn 67.21 Mn
9 Credo Technology Group Holding 32.03 Bn 31.26 Bn 309.08 Mn 80.12 Mn
10 Sitime 16.23 Bn 14.31 Bn 99.14 Mn 27.32 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 495.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 1.92 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 4.42 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 3.59 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 2.58 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 2.34 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 4.31 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 2.39 Bn
Jun 23, 2024 2.67 Bn
Mar 24, 2024 3.37 Bn
Dec 24, 2023 2.74 Bn
Sep 24, 2023 3.80 Bn
Jun 25, 2023 2.35 Bn
Mar 26, 2023 1.00 Bn
Dec 25, 2022 2.70 Bn
Sep 25, 2022 812.00 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 2.34 Bn
Mar 27, 2022 2.21 Bn
Dec 26, 2021 1.47 Bn
Sep 26, 2021 647.00 Mn