Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Qualcomm (QCOM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.29%.

  • Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed rose 600.0% to 0.29% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.29%, marking a year-over-year increase of 600.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.28% for FY2025, which is 500.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Qualcomm reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.29% as of Q4 2025, which was up 600.0% from 0.28% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Qualcomm's 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.45% for Q2 2022, and its period low was 0.19% during Q3 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Qualcomm's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.29% (recorded in 2025), while the average stood at 0.3%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed surged by 2500bps in 2021, and later crashed by -2500bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.37% in 2021, then dropped by -2bps to 0.37% in 2022, then plummeted by -47bps to 0.19% in 2023, then grew by 21bps to 0.24% in 2024, then increased by 24bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.29% in Q4 2025, 0.28% for Q3 2025, and 0.25% during Q2 2025.