Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Qualcomm (QCOM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.14%.

  • Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital fell 1200.0% to 0.14% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.14%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2025, which is 1200.0% down from last year.
  • Per Qualcomm's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% for Q4 2025, which was down 1200.0% from 0.14% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 0.48% during Q2 2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.14% in Q3 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital averaged around 0.3%, with its median value being 0.27% (2025).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital soared by 2300bps in 2021 and then crashed by -2300bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.4% in 2021, then fell by -2bps to 0.39% in 2022, then plummeted by -43bps to 0.22% in 2023, then rose by 16bps to 0.26% in 2024, then tumbled by -45bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.14% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.14% in Q3 2025 and 0.27% in Q2 2025.