How to buy Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) stocks

Qualcomm Incorporated is a semiconductors business based in the US. Qualcomm Incorporated shares (QCOM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $152.89 – a decrease of 3.56% over the previous week. Qualcomm Incorporated employs 49,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $39 billion.

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Qualcomm Incorporated stock price (NASDAQ: QCOM)

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Qualcomm Incorporated stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$152.89
52-week range	$132.33 - $228.25
50-day moving average more info button	$164.82
200-day moving average more info button	$176.59
Wall St. target price	$204.70
PE ratio more info button	17.1197
Dividend yield more info button	$3.3 (2.15%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$8.94

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Qualcomm Incorporated price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $152.89 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.56%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-2.49%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-9.49%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-28.06%

1 year (2023-12-22)	6.55%
2 years (2022-12-22)	44.63%
3 years (2021-12-22)	169.575
5 years (2019-12-20)	92.25%

Is Qualcomm Incorporated stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Qualcomm Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Qualcomm Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Qualcomm Incorporated's P/E ratio

Qualcomm Incorporated's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Qualcomm Incorporated shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Qualcomm Incorporated's PEG ratio

Qualcomm Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5598. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Qualcomm Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Qualcomm Incorporated's EBITDA

Qualcomm Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $12 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Qualcomm Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Qualcomm Incorporated financials

Revenue TTM	$39 billion
Operating margin TTM	26.25%
Gross profit TTM	$25.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	12.07%
Return on equity TTM	42.25%
Profit margin	26.03%
Book value	$23.61
Market Capitalization more info button	$170 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Qualcomm Incorporated stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 32.81% of net profits

Recently Qualcomm Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Qualcomm Incorporated shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Qualcomm Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $3.3 per share.

While Qualcomm Incorporated's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Qualcomm Incorporated may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Qualcomm Incorporated's most recent dividend payout was on 18 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 4 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Qualcomm Incorporated's stocks ever split?

Qualcomm Incorporated's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 August 2004 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Qualcomm Incorporated stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Qualcomm Incorporated stocks, which in turn could have impacted Qualcomm Incorporated's stock price.

Qualcomm Incorporated stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Qualcomm Incorporated's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $132.3313 up to $228.2503. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Qualcomm Incorporated's is 1.286. This would suggest that Qualcomm Incorporated's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Qualcomm Incorporated overview

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software with advanced connectivity and high-performance, and low-power computing technologies for use in mobile devices; automotive systems for connectivity, digital cockpit, and ADAS/AD; and IoT, including consumer electronic devices, industrial devices, and edge networking products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE and/or OFDMA-based 5G products. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer, enterprise, cloud, IoT, and extended reality, and investments, including non-marketable equity securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and convertible debt instruments. It also provides development, and other services and sells related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Qualcomm Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.105% of Qualcomm Incorporated stocks are held by insiders and 80.176% by institutions. How many people work for Qualcomm Incorporated?
Latest data suggests 49,000 work at Qualcomm Incorporated. When does the fiscal year end for Qualcomm Incorporated?
Qualcomm Incorporated's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Qualcomm Incorporated based?
Qualcomm Incorporated's address is: 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA, United States, 92121-1714 What is Qualcomm Incorporated's ISIN number?
Qualcomm Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US7475251036 What is Qualcomm Incorporated's CUSIP number?
Qualcomm Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 747525103

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