Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 23.06% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), up 12.51 percentage points from 10.55% a year earlier and up 6.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 24.56%, up 14.04 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.52% in FY2025 (-8.58 pp), 19.10% in FY2024 (+4.64 pp), 14.46% in FY2023 (-14.21 pp) and 28.67% in FY2022 (+5.13 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 12.51 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 Q4 2026 came in at 16.17% (Q3 2026), 18.02% (Q2 2026) and 10.40% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | -466,841,983.85% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 7.44% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 51.50% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 8.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | -5.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 22.69% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 23.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 23.06% |
| 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% |
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();