Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 22.29% for Q2 2026, down 311.0% year-over-year from 10.57% in Q2 2025, and down 11.03% quarter-over-quarter from 25.06% in Q1 2026.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
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.
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| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,545.90 Bn | 10,447.64 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 12.74% |
| 2 | Nvidia | 5,009.72 Bn | 4,966.24 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 85.75% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,857.88 Bn | 1,838.25 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 21.04% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 938.47 Bn | 912.45 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 60.25% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 789.52 Bn | 777.17 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 6.44% |
| 6 | Intel | 463.88 Bn | 434.15 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 7 | Aeluma | 302.44 Bn | 302.40 Bn | 386,000.00 | -11.35% |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 254.34 Bn | 250.45 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 9.00% |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.02 Bn | 238.02 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 22.74% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 159.88 Bn | 151.58 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 22.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 22.29% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 25.06% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 29.13% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 28.49% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 25.40% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.99% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 23.18% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 20.60% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 19.54% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 19.45% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 19.28% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 24.97% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 30.72% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 36.67% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 43.87% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 44.62% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 42.55% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 37.39% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 34.89% |