Qualcomm (QCOM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) recorded Short-term Investments of $3.05 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 34.3% from $4.64 billion a year earlier and down 19.3% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q2 2009, Qualcomm's Short-term Investments history includes 71 quarters.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Short-term Investments came in at $4.64 billion in FY2025 (-15.0%), $5.45 billion in FY2024 (+89.7%), $2.87 billion in FY2023 (-20.4%) and $3.61 billion in FY2022 (-31.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 106.8% in fiscal Q3 2024, against a decline of 39.0% in fiscal Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $3.77 billion (Q3 2026), $4.36 billion (Q2 2026) and $4.62 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 3.77 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 4.36 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.62 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.64 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.56 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.64 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 5.59 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.45 Bn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 5.26 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 3.92 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 2.87 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3.19 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.43 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 3.61 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 4.17 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 4.37 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.70 Bn |
API Access
Qualcomm Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();