Qualcomm (QCOM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.82 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 49.2% from $3.59 billion a year earlier but up 268.5% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm posted Free Cash Flow of $8.65 billion, down 32.5% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $12.82 billion in FY2025 (+14.9%), $11.16 billion in FY2024 (+13.3%), $9.85 billion in FY2023 (+44.1%) and $6.83 billion in FY2022 (-21.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of $495 million in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of $4.42 billion in fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 9.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 367.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 80.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $495 million (Q3 2026), $1.92 billion (Q2 2026) and $4.42 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 50.72 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 28.76 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 21.40 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 15.21 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 32.86 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 554.00 Mn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.82 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Qualcomm Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();