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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Qualcomm has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 25.06% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 7.0% year-over-year to 25.06%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 25.06%, up 7.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 28.4%, 475.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 25.06% at Qualcomm, down from 29.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 44.62% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 19.28% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 28.36% and a median of 25.06% in 2026 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 1095bps in 2022 and later plummeted -2459bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.67% in 2022, then tumbled by -47bps to 19.45% in 2023, then increased by 21bps to 23.56% in 2024, then increased by 24bps to 29.13% in 2025, then decreased by -14bps to 25.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for QCOM at 25.06% in Q1 2026, 29.13% in Q4 2025, and 28.49% in Q3 2025.