Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 25.49% in Q1 2026, down 293.0% year-on-year from 13.21% in Q1 2025, and down 7.23% quarter-over-quarter from 27.47% in Q4 2025.

Qualcomm has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 25.49% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 293.0% year-over-year to 25.49%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 32.39% (up 284.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 32.63%, up 191.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 25.49%, down from 27.47% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 60.09% in Q3 2025, with the low at 16.34% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 31.74%, with a median of 28.42% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin slumped 2262 bps in 2023 and soared 2983 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing QCOM's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 26.05% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 35.21% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 35.76% in 2024, then retreated by 23 bps to 27.47% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 25.49% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 25.49% (Q1 2026), 27.47% (Q4 2025), and 60.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 65.60%
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 44.34%
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 67.62%
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 14.40%
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn -23.10%
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 37.47%
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 25.49%
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 38.08%
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 14.04%
10 NXP Semiconductors 78.76 Bn 75.40 Bn 1.79 Bn 47.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 25.49%
Dec 28, 2025 27.47%
Sep 28, 2025 60.09%
Jun 29, 2025 31.06%
Mar 30, 2025 28.42%
Dec 29, 2024 35.76%
Sep 29, 2024 30.26%
Jun 23, 2024 23.65%
Mar 24, 2024 24.92%
Dec 24, 2023 35.21%
Sep 24, 2023 16.34%
Jun 25, 2023 25.65%
Mar 26, 2023 22.53%
Dec 25, 2022 26.05%
Sep 25, 2022 37.39%
Jun 26, 2022 48.26%
Mar 27, 2022 40.97%
Dec 26, 2021 36.10%
Sep 26, 2021 31.08%
Jun 27, 2021 34.15%
Mar 28, 2021 34.72%
Dec 27, 2020 39.21%
Sep 27, 2020 191.78%
Jun 28, 2020 20.61%
Mar 29, 2020 19.00%
Dec 29, 2019 20.29%
Sep 29, 2019 14.56%
Jun 30, 2019 55.18%
Mar 31, 2019 18.87%
Dec 30, 2018 14.66%
Sep 30, 2018 -11.75%
Jun 24, 2018 16.19%
Mar 25, 2018 7.66%
Dec 24, 2017 -0.07%
Sep 24, 2017 5.37%
Jun 25, 2017 14.15%
Mar 26, 2017 14.53%
Dec 25, 2016 12.97%
Sep 25, 2016 29.17%
Jun 26, 2016 26.34%
Mar 27, 2016 25.49%
Dec 27, 2015 29.18%
Sep 27, 2015 20.89%
Jun 28, 2015 21.18%
Mar 29, 2015 19.38%
Dec 28, 2014 29.07%
Sep 28, 2014 29.77%
Jun 29, 2014 30.49%
Mar 30, 2014 31.25%
Dec 29, 2013 22.55%
Sep 29, 2013 24.51%
Jun 30, 2013 26.86%
Mar 31, 2013 30.65%
Dec 30, 2012 34.70%
Sep 30, 2012 25.35%
Jun 24, 2012 29.87%
Mar 25, 2012 30.63%
Dec 25, 2011 33.13%
Sep 25, 2011 30.07%
Jun 26, 2011 30.72%
Mar 27, 2011 36.95%
Dec 26, 2010 37.25%
Sep 26, 2010 32.45%
Jun 27, 2010 33.07%
Mar 28, 2010 33.67%
Dec 27, 2009 36.73%
Sep 27, 2009 22.19%
Jun 28, 2009 32.47%
Mar 29, 2009 -0.41%