Qualcomm (QCOM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) recorded Gross Margin of 50.75% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 4.59 percentage points from 55.34% a year earlier and down 2.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm reported Gross Margin of 53.10%, down 2.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has a five-year change of -4.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin came in at 55.43% in FY2025 (-0.79 pp), 56.21% in FY2024 (+0.52 pp), 55.70% in FY2023 (-2.14 pp) and 57.84% in FY2022 (+0.33 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Gross Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.17 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022, against a drop of 4.59 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 53.05% (Q3 2026), 53.77% (Q2 2026) and 54.55% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 83.20% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 66.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 53.90% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 52.15% |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 42.97% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 50.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 50.75% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 53.05% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 53.77% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 54.55% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 55.34% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 55.56% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.03% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 55.77% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 56.39% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 55.56% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 56.27% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 56.60% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 55.05% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 55.13% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 55.22% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 57.27% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 57.28% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 55.96% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 58.37% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 59.80% |
API Access
Qualcomm Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();