Qualcomm (QCOM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) recorded Retained Earnings of $27.26 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 2.7% from $26.55 billion a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Qualcomm reported Retained Earnings of $20.65 billion, down 19.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings came in at $25.69 billion in FY2024 (+23.9%), $20.73 billion in FY2023 (+16.2%), $17.84 billion in FY2022 (+81.6%) and $9.82 billion in FY2021 (+85.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 98.0% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 19.6% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $26.9 billion (Q2 2026), $22.5 billion (Q1 2026) and $20.65 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 219.16 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 296.63 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 22.15 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 94.68 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 5.91 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 20.47 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 33.84 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 34.95 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 61.39 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 27.26 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 27.26 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.90 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 22.50 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 20.65 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 26.55 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.33 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 26.61 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 25.69 Bn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 24.27 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 23.97 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 22.57 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 20.73 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 20.16 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 19.28 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 18.52 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 17.84 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 15.83 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 13.11 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 11.28 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 9.82 Bn |
API Access
Qualcomm Retained Earnings API
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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=retained-earnings&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();