Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 20.75% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), up 6.89 percentage points from 13.86% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 21.91%, up 7.60 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -16.42 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 14.31% in FY2025 (-11.75 pp), 26.06% in FY2024 (+3.34 pp), 22.71% in FY2023 (-27.04 pp) and 49.75% in FY2022 (+11.42 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 13.86% in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 47.52% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.51 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 8.58 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 23.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 20.46% (Q3 2026), 24.09% (Q2 2026) and 14.05% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 34.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 20.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 20.75% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.46% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 24.09% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 14.05% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 27.28% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.85% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 25.57% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 25.45% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 22.30% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 21.71% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 21.96% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 21.55% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 25.95% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 32.45% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 38.61% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 44.88% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 47.52% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 44.10% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 39.56% |
API Access
Qualcomm Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "QCOM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();