Qualcomm (QCOM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Qualcomm's (QCOM) Payout Ratio came in at 0.41 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 26.0% from 0.33 a year earlier and up 7.3% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Qualcomm's Payout Ratio stood at 0.69, up 88.9% from FY2024.
- In prior fiscal years, Qualcomm's Payout Ratio was 0.36 in FY2024 (-24.1%), 0.48 in FY2023 (+92.8%), 0.25 in FY2022 (-25.4%) and 0.33 in FY2021 (-40.0%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.24 in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of 0.71 in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 17.7% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 2021, with a decline of 40.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.38 (Q2 2026), 0.71 (Q1 2026) and 0.69 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.33 |
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();