Qualcomm (QCOM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted Net Margin of 12.12% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), up 39.77 percentage points from -27.66% a year earlier but down 8.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm's Net Margin came in at 31.60%, up 19.09 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +4.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Net Margin was 12.51% in FY2025 (-13.52 pp), 26.03% in FY2024 (+5.84 pp), 20.19% in FY2023 (-9.08 pp) and 29.27% in FY2022 (+2.33 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -27.66% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 69.53% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.81 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 43.92 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 56.16 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 20.13% (Q3 2026), 69.53% (Q2 2026) and 24.52% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 118.28% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 51.07% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 62.03% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 44.23% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 69.52% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 18.15% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 29.22% |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 20.11% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 12.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 12.12% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.13% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 69.53% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 24.52% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -27.66% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 25.72% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.61% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 27.25% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 28.50% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 22.67% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 24.77% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 27.85% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 17.26% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 21.33% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 18.37% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 23.62% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 25.21% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 34.11% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 26.28% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 31.75% |
Qualcomm Net Margin 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();