Qualcomm (QCOM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Qualcomm's (QCOM) Payout Ratio came in at 0.28 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 58.8% from 0.69 a year earlier and down 31.5% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q2 2014, Qualcomm has reported Payout Ratio for 47 quarters.
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Payout Ratio was 0.69 in FY2025 (+88.9%), 0.36 in FY2024 (-24.1%), 0.48 in FY2023 (+92.8%) and 0.25 in FY2022 (-25.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 100.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 58.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.41 (Q3 2026), 0.38 (Q2 2026) and 0.71 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.30 |
API Access
Qualcomm Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();