Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm's Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.35% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 10.30 percentage points from 26.65% a year earlier and down 5.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Qualcomm's Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.19% through Jun 28, 2026, down 4.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it was 27.90%, up 2.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +1.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 25.85% in FY2024 (+4.11 pp), 21.74% in FY2023 (-14.14 pp), 35.88% in FY2022 (+6.72 pp) and 29.16% in FY2021 (+2.58 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 13.66 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 19.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, QCOM's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 21.79% (Q2 2026), 27.47% (Q1 2026) and 25.89% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 16.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 16.35% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 21.79% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 27.47% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 25.89% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 26.65% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.42% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 30.47% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 25.20% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 23.65% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 24.92% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 29.47% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 16.34% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 21.57% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 22.53% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 26.05% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 32.17% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 40.89% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 34.56% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 36.10% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 31.08% |
Qualcomm Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();