Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm's Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.14% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 12.75 percentage points from 25.89% a year earlier and down 3.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Return on Sales [ROS] at Qualcomm came in at 20.08%, down 7.82 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -9.08 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 27.90% in FY2025 (+2.05 pp), 25.85% in FY2024 (+4.11 pp), 21.74% in FY2023 (-14.14 pp) and 35.88% in FY2022 (+6.72 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.06 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 Q4 2026 was 16.35% (Q3 2026), 21.79% (Q2 2026) and 27.47% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 76.33% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 58.65% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 21.17% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 15.27% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 13.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 13.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
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();