Qualcomm (QCOM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm's (QCOM) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.98 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 53.3% from 17.06 a year earlier and down 12.7% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 12.57, down 32.5% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Interest Coverage Ratio was 18.61 in FY2025 (+28.8%), 14.45 in FY2024 (+28.8%), 11.22 in FY2023 (-65.3%) and 32.37 in FY2022 (+84.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 301.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a decline of 83.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.13 (Q3 2026), 13.50 (Q2 2026) and 19.92 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 16.63 |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 277.36 |
| 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 | 20.51 |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | - |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 45.68 |
| 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 | 7.98 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 7.98 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 9.13 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 13.50 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 19.92 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 17.06 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 16.44 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.14 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 21.81 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.34 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 13.22 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 13.60 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 16.45 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 8.15 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 10.60 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 11.68 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 14.50 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 25.28 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 63.89 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 28.16 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 27.80 |
API Access
Qualcomm Interest Coverage 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();