Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 29.14% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 11.07 percentage points from 40.21% a year earlier.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Qualcomm posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 22.14%, down 17.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -59.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 39.30% in FY2024 (+3.12 pp), 36.18% in FY2023 (-49.78 pp), 85.96% in FY2022 (-6.83 pp) and 92.79% in FY2021 (+11.47 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 22.33% in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 77.55% in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.80 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 6.87 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 37.53 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,084.14 Bn | 4,858.30 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,168.94 Bn | 1,795.12 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,535.70 Bn | 1,461.75 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 992.51 Bn | 898.15 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 843.40 Bn | 800.15 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 8.03% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 605.80 Bn | 561.49 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 438.54 Bn | 323.27 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 299.38 Bn | 264.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 25.26% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.43 Bn | 263.48 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 49.61% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 185.94 Bn | 145.86 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 29.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 29.14% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 29.33% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 17.57% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 22.33% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 40.21% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 37.97% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 36.44% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 36.71% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 33.35% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 33.70% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 34.82% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 34.84% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 43.72% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 55.70% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 63.17% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 72.37% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 75.32% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 73.86% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 75.93% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 77.55% |
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();