Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 16.17% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 4.83 percentage points from 21.01% a year earlier and down 1.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Qualcomm posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.52%, down 8.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -4.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 19.10% in FY2024 (+4.64 pp), 14.46% in FY2023 (-14.21 pp), 28.67% in FY2022 (+5.13 pp) and 23.54% in FY2021 (+8.37 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 10.40% in fiscal Q1 2026 and a high of 22.04% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 9.02 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 10.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 18.02% (Q2 2026), 10.40% (Q1 2026) and 10.55% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 42.83% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 7.84% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -5.49% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 32.78% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 16.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 16.17% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 18.02% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.40% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 21.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.90% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 19.06% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 18.80% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 13.38% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 12.83% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 11.89% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 11.20% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 15.49% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 17.87% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 20.85% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 22.04% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 19.19% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 17.10% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15.61% |
API Access
Qualcomm Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();