Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.05% for Q2 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q2 2025, and down 53.15% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1% in Q1 2026.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.05% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.05%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.05% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.09%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.05%, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.1% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.01% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2024), against an average of 0.03%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital declined 2 bps in 2022, then grew 8 bps in 2026.
- Qualcomm's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 66 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then gained by 19 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then surged by 91 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows QCOM's Return on Invested Capital at 0.05% in Q2 2026, 0.1% in Q1 2026, and 0.03% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,545.90 Bn | 10,447.64 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Nvidia | 5,009.72 Bn | 4,966.24 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 0.55% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,857.88 Bn | 1,838.25 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 938.47 Bn | 912.45 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 789.52 Bn | 777.17 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 0.02% |
| 6 | Intel | 463.88 Bn | 434.15 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Aeluma | 302.44 Bn | 302.40 Bn | 386,000.00 | - |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 254.34 Bn | 250.45 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.02 Bn | 238.02 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 159.88 Bn | 151.58 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 0.05% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.05% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.10% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.02% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.02% |