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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.
  • Per Qualcomm's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.29% for Q4 2025, which was up 600.0% from 0.28% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.45% in Q2 2022 and a low of 0.19% during Q3 2023
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.3%, with a median of 0.29% in 2025.
  • In the last 5 years, Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 2500bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -2500bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Qualcomm's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.37% in 2021, then fell by -2bps to 0.37% in 2022, then crashed by -47bps to 0.19% in 2023, then rose by 21bps to 0.24% in 2024, then grew by 24bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.29% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.28% in Q3 2025 and 0.25% in Q2 2025.