Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.06% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 7.0% year-over-year to 25.06%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.06% (up 7.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 28.4%, up 475.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 25.06% for Q1 2026 at Qualcomm, down from 29.13% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 44.62% in Q2 2022 to a low of 19.28% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.36% across 5 years, with a median of 25.06% in 2026.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1095 bps in 2022, then sank 2459 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 36.67% in 2022, then slumped by 47 bps to 19.45% in 2023, then climbed by 21 bps to 23.56% in 2024, then rose by 24 bps to 29.13% in 2025, then fell by 14 bps to 25.06% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 25.06% (Q1 2026), 29.13% (Q4 2025), and 28.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.