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 22.29% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 311.0% year-over-year to 22.29%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 22.29% (down 311.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 28.4%, up 475.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 22.29%, down from 25.06% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 44.62% in Q2 2022, with the low at 19.28% in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.02% (2025), against an average of 28.02%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 1095 bps in 2022, then plunged 2459 bps in 2023.
• Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.67% in 2022, then sank by 47 bps to 19.45% in 2023, then advanced by 21 bps to 23.56% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 29.13% in 2025, then decreased by 23 bps to 22.29% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows QCOM's Return on Capital Employed at 22.29% in Q2 2026, 25.06% in Q1 2026, and 29.13% in Q4 2025.