QCOM Qualcomm

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About the company

Qualcomm is a US chip developer. Its Snapdragon processors and wireless chips are used in many smartphones and increasingly in cars and PCs. The company also earns license fees for mobile patents. Manufacturing is done by contract manufacturers; customers are worldwide. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Radio and TV equipment · San Diego, USA

The company develops and markets foundational technology for on-device artificial intelligence, low-power computing and wireless connectivity. Revenue comes mainly from sales of integrated circuits of the Snapdragon and Dragonwing families and from patent licensing. The QCT segment supplies chips and system software for mobile devices, vehicles and Internet of Things devices. There are also the QTL and QSI segments, with QSI making strategic investments. For cars, there are the Snapdragon Digital Chassis platforms with connectivity, digital cockpit and driver assistance. A large share of revenue comes from a few customers and licensees, including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Nov 5, 2025) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +2.5%
  • 7 days +4.8%
  • 30 days −8.8%
  • 1 year −1.9%
Day range (last trading day)
−2.6%Price at 95% of the range+0.1%
52-week range
−33.8%Price at 45% of the range+41.1%
Distance from the all-time high
−29.1%

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Fundamental analysis

Qualcomm · Sector Technology · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Nov 5, 2025.

One-off effect in profit – prior-year figures are only partly comparable. unusually high profit in quarter Q1/26 (net margin 69.5%).

Quality checks

Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.

Fiscal year to Sep 28, 2025

Quality Profitability, consistency, balance sheet 8 of 8 criteria met Growth Revenue and earnings per share 4 of 7 criteria met Dividend Level, consistency, coverage · 1 without data 5 of 6 criteria met Financial strength Piotroski, debt, liquidity 5 of 6 criteria met

Quality 8 of 8 met

  • met: Gross margin above 40% 55.4%
  • met: Operating margin above 15% 27.9%
  • met: Net margin above 10% 12.5%
  • met: Return on equity above 15% 26.1%
  • met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 28.9%
  • met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
  • met: Equity ratio above 30% 42.3%
Gross margin

55.4% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 59 of 100: higher than 59% of 153 peers (All). medium.

Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 57 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 56.1%

Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.

Operating margin

27.9% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 74 of 100: higher than 74% of 192 peers (All). strong.

Rank 68 of 100: higher than 68% of 60 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 14.2%

Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.

Net margin

12.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 237 peers (All). medium.

Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 63 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 12.5%

Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.

Return on equity

26.1% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 67 of 100: higher than 67% of 218 peers (All). strong.

Rank 63 of 100: higher than 63% of 61 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 13.5%

Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.

Return on assets

11.1% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)

Rank 73 of 100: higher than 73% of 238 peers (All). strong.

Rank 63 of 100: higher than 63% of 63 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 5.9%

Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.

Equity ratio

42.3% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 61 of 100: higher than 61% of 239 peers (All). medium.

Rank 39 of 100: higher than 39% of 63 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 51.6%

Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.

Free cash flow margin

28.9% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 82 of 100: higher than 82% of 213 peers (All). strong.

Rank 72 of 100: higher than 72% of 62 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 19.0%

Free cash flow divided by revenue.

Free cash flow

12.8B USD Fiscal year 2025

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.

Growth 4 of 7 met

  • not met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +0.1%
  • met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +13.5%
  • met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +5.8%
  • not met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year −23.9%
  • not met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +2.1%
  • met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 4 of 5
  • met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +13.7%
Revenue growth 3 years

+0.1% per year

Rank 18 of 100: higher than 18% of 230 peers (All). weak.

Rank 14 of 100: higher than 14% of 59 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +14.3%

Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 5 years

+13.5% per year

Rank 58 of 100: higher than 58% of 217 peers (All). medium.

Rank 38 of 100: higher than 38% of 54 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +14.5%

Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 10 years

+5.8% per year

Rank 40 of 100: higher than 40% of 157 peers (All). medium.

Rank 23 of 100: higher than 23% of 37 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +12.4%

Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.

EPS growth 3 years

−23.9% per year

Rank 6 of 100: higher than 6% of 157 peers (All). weak.

Rank 5 of 100: higher than 5% of 32 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +19.2%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 5 years

+2.1% per year

Rank 15 of 100: higher than 15% of 146 peers (All). weak.

Rank 4 of 100: higher than 4% of 34 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +17.0%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 10 years

+4.5% per year

Rank 24 of 100: higher than 24% of 140 peers (All). weak.

Rank 9 of 100: higher than 9% of 27 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +17.5%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

Dividend 5 of 6 met · 1 without data

  • met: Pays a dividend 3.48 USD
  • not met: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 69%
  • met: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years Dividend per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; a one-off higher prior year does not count as a cut. never
  • met: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago +6.5%
  • met: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 3.3x
  • no data: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow dividends paid or free cash flow reported for fewer than 3 years
Payout ratio

69% Fiscal year 2025

Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.

Dividend growth 5 years

+6.5% per year

Rank 31 of 100: higher than 31% of 118 peers (All). weak.

Rank 31 of 100: higher than 31% of 21 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: +11.2%

Growth of the dividend per share per year.

Free cash flow coverage

3.3x Fiscal year 2025

Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.

Financial strength 5 of 6 met

  • not met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 6 of 9
  • met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 0.70
  • met: Current assets cover current liabilities 2.82
  • met: Positive equity 21.2B USD
  • met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −3.8%
  • met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 12.8B USD
Piotroski F-Score

6 of 9 Fiscal year 2025

Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 134 peers (All). medium.

Rank 43 of 100: higher than 43% of 44 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 6.0 of 9

Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.

Debt / equity

0.70 at fiscal year end

Rank 46 of 100: lower than 46% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 38 of 100: lower than 38% of 54 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 0.41

Long-term financial debt divided by equity.

Liquidity (current ratio)

2.82 at fiscal year end

Rank 79 of 100: higher than 79% of 215 peers (All). strong.

Rank 66 of 100: higher than 66% of 63 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 2.02

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

Change in share count

−3.8% in 5 years

Rank 59 of 100: lower than 59% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 75 of 100: lower than 75% of 51 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: +2.8%

Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.

The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
  • met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
  • met: Positive operating cash flow
  • not met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
  • met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
  • not met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
  • met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
  • met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
  • not met: Gross margin higher than the prior year
  • met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year

Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.

Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.

Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+13.5% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light yellow: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+1.3% per year), more slowly than the sector median; per share +2.1% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 12.5%, above the sector median (12.5%).
  • Light yellow: Debt higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light yellow: Profit in 9 of 10 fiscal years.
  • Light yellow: High payout ratio (69% of earnings).

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016 (Sep 28, 2015 – Sep 25, 2016): Revenue 23.6B USD · Net income 5.7B USD · Net margin 24.2%
  2. Fiscal year 2017 (Sep 26, 2016 – Sep 24, 2017): Revenue 22.3B USD · Net income 2.5B USD · Net margin 11.1%
  3. Fiscal year 2018 (Sep 25, 2017 – Sep 30, 2018): Revenue 22.7B USD · Net income −4.9B USD · Net margin −21.4%
  4. Fiscal year 2019 (Oct 1, 2018 – Sep 29, 2019): Revenue 24.3B USD · Net income 4.4B USD · Net margin 18.1%
  5. Fiscal year 2020 (Sep 30, 2019 – Sep 27, 2020): Revenue 23.5B USD · Net income 5.2B USD · Net margin 22.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2021 (Sep 28, 2020 – Sep 26, 2021): Revenue 33.6B USD · Net income 9.0B USD · Net margin 26.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022 (Sep 27, 2021 – Sep 25, 2022): Revenue 44.2B USD · Net income 12.9B USD · Net margin 29.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2023 (Sep 26, 2022 – Sep 24, 2023): Revenue 35.8B USD · Net income 7.2B USD · Net margin 20.2%
  9. Fiscal year 2024 (Sep 25, 2023 – Sep 29, 2024): Revenue 39.0B USD · Net income 10.1B USD · Net margin 26.0%
  10. Fiscal year 2025 (Sep 30, 2024 – Sep 28, 2025): Revenue 44.3B USD · Net income 5.5B USD · Net margin 12.5%

Fiscal year 2025 (Sep 30, 2024 – Sep 28, 2025): Revenue 44.3B USD · Net income 5.5B USD · Net margin 12.5%

Figures over time

Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.

Money flow in fiscal year 2025

Of 100 USD of revenue, 55.4 USD gross profit, 27.9 USD operating income and 12.5 USD net income remained.

Money flow as a table
Fiscal year 2025, amounts in USD, share of revenue
ItemAmountof revenue
Revenue44.3B USD100.0%
Gross profit24.5B USD55.4%
Cost of revenue19.7B USD44.6%
Operating income12.4B USD27.9%
Research & development9.0B USD20.4%
Other operating expenses3.1B USD7.1%
Net income5.5B USD12.5%
Interest expense664.0M USD1.5%
Taxes & other (net)6.2B USD13.9%

Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.

Margins

The operating margin rose in 5 years from 26.6% to 27.9%.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Gross margin 58.6% · Operating margin 27.6% · Net margin 24.2%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Gross margin 56.1% · Operating margin 11.7% · Net margin 11.1%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Gross margin 54.9% · Operating margin 3.3% · Net margin −21.4%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Gross margin 64.6% · Operating margin 31.6% · Net margin 18.1%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Gross margin 60.7% · Operating margin 26.6% · Net margin 22.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Gross margin 57.5% · Operating margin 29.2% · Net margin 26.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Gross margin 57.8% · Operating margin 35.9% · Net margin 29.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Gross margin 55.7% · Operating margin 21.7% · Net margin 20.2%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Gross margin 56.2% · Operating margin 25.8% · Net margin 26.0%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Gross margin 55.4% · Operating margin 27.9% · Net margin 12.5%

Returns

Return on equity fell in 5 years from 85.5% to 26.1%.

Return on equityReturn on assets
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Return on equity 18.0% · Return on assets 10.9%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 8.0% · Return on assets 3.8%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity not available · Return on assets −14.9%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 89.3% · Return on assets 13.3%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 85.5% · Return on assets 14.6%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 90.9% · Return on assets 21.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 71.8% · Return on assets 26.4%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 33.5% · Return on assets 14.2%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 38.6% · Return on assets 18.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 26.1% · Return on assets 11.1%

Equity and long-term debt

The equity ratio rose in 5 years from 17.1% to 42.3%.

EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Equity 31.8B USD · Long-term debt 10.0B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Equity 30.7B USD · Long-term debt 19.4B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Equity not available · Long-term debt 15.4B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Equity 4.9B USD · Long-term debt 13.4B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Equity 6.1B USD · Long-term debt 15.2B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Equity 10.0B USD · Long-term debt 13.7B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Equity 18.0B USD · Long-term debt 13.5B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Equity 21.6B USD · Long-term debt 14.5B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Equity 26.3B USD · Long-term debt 13.3B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Equity 21.2B USD · Long-term debt 14.8B USD

Liquidity (current ratio)

The current ratio rose in 5 years from 2.14 to 2.82.

Current ratio
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Current ratio 3.14
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 4.00
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 1.55
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 1.88
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 2.14
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 1.68
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 1.75
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 2.33
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 2.40
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 2.82

Cash flow

Free cash flow rose in 5 years from 4.4B USD to 12.8B USD.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating cash flow 7.4B USD · Capital expenditure 539.0M USD · Free cash flow 6.9B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 4.7B USD · Capital expenditure 690.0M USD · Free cash flow 4.0B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 3.9B USD · Capital expenditure 784.0M USD · Free cash flow 3.1B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 7.3B USD · Capital expenditure 887.0M USD · Free cash flow 6.4B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 5.8B USD · Capital expenditure 1.4B USD · Free cash flow 4.4B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 10.5B USD · Capital expenditure 1.9B USD · Free cash flow 8.6B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 9.1B USD · Capital expenditure 2.3B USD · Free cash flow 6.8B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 11.3B USD · Capital expenditure 1.5B USD · Free cash flow 9.8B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 12.2B USD · Capital expenditure 1.0B USD · Free cash flow 11.2B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 14.0B USD · Capital expenditure 1.2B USD · Free cash flow 12.8B USD

Share count

The share count fell in 5 years by 3.8% (mostly through share repurchases).

Diluted share count
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Diluted share count 1.5B
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 1.5B
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 1.5B
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 1.2B
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 1.1B
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 1.1B
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 1.1B
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 1.1B
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 1.1B
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 1.1B

From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Dividends and share repurchases

How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.

Dividend per share
3.48 USD · Fiscal year 2025
Dividend growth per year
3 y +6.8%5 y +6.5%10 y +6.8%
Years without a cut
at least 10 as far as the data goes
Payout ratio
of earnings 69% of free cash flow –
Share count over 5 years
−3.8% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake

Dividend per share

The dividend per share rose in 5 years from 2.54 USD to 3.48 USD.

Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividend per share 2.02 USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividend per share 2.20 USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividend per share 2.38 USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividend per share 2.48 USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividend per share 2.54 USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividend per share 2.66 USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividend per share 2.86 USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividend per share 3.10 USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividend per share 3.30 USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividend per share 3.48 USD

Payout ratios

The payout ratio rose in 5 years from 56.2% to 69.5%.

Payout ratio (earnings)
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Payout ratio (earnings) 53.0%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Payout ratio (earnings) 133.3%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Payout ratio (earnings) not available
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Payout ratio (earnings) 69.1%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Payout ratio (earnings) 56.2%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Payout ratio (earnings) 33.8%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Payout ratio (earnings) 25.2%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Payout ratio (earnings) 36.8%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Payout ratio (earnings) 69.5%

What goes back to shareholders

Over 5 years, 22.4B USD went back to shareholders through share repurchases; we do not have dividends paid as a total for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 3.9B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 668.0M USD · Free cash flow 6.9B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 1.3B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 497.0M USD · Free cash flow 4.0B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 22.6B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 603.0M USD · Free cash flow 3.1B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 1.8B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 414.0M USD · Free cash flow 6.4B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 2.5B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 329.0M USD · Free cash flow 4.4B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 3.4B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 347.0M USD · Free cash flow 8.6B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 3.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 356.0M USD · Free cash flow 6.8B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 3.0B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 434.0M USD · Free cash flow 9.8B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 4.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 383.0M USD · Free cash flow 11.2B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 8.8B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 404.0M USD · Free cash flow 12.8B USD

Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Valuation over time

Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users.

Sector comparison

Qualcomm next to 8 stocks of the sector Technology we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.

Sector comparison QCOM, sector Technology; last row: sector median
Symbol Revenue (FY) Growth 5 yrsGross marginOp. marginNet marginROEEquity ratioFCF marginPiotroski
ORCL Oracle Corporation 67.4B USD +10.7%–30.6%25.4%40.2%16.2%−35.2%–
AVGO Broadcom 63.9B USD +21.7%67.8%39.9%36.2%28.4%47.5%42.1%–
CSCO Cisco 63.3B USD +4.9%64.5%24.3%21.0%26.4%38.8%20.2%7/9
INTC Intel 52.9B USD −7.5%34.8%−4.2%−0.5%−0.2%54.1%−9.4%6/9
QCOM Qualcomm this stock 44.3B USD +13.5%55.4%27.9%12.5%26.1%42.3%28.9%6/9
CRM Salesforce 41.5B USD +14.3%77.7%20.1%18.0%12.6%52.7%34.7%7/9
SMCI Supermicro 39.1B USD +61.5%10.8%7.1%5.7%15.4%48.4%−17.8%4/9
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 34.6B USD +28.8%49.5%10.7%12.5%6.9%81.9%19.4%8/9
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise 34.3B USD +4.9%–−1.3%0.2%0.2%32.5%1.8%–
Median of the sector 63 symbols 11.0B USD +14.5%56.1%14.2%12.5%13.5%51.6%19.0%6/9

Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).

Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+13.5% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 13.5% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light yellow: below sector

+1.3% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)

per share: +2.1% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 1.3% per year on average, but more slowly than the median company in the sector (+13.3%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

12.5% last fiscal year

Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 12.51 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 22.1%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light yellow: higher than sector

0.46 latest balance sheet

Sector Technology: median 0.45 (79 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.46 USD of financial debt – more than the median company in the sector (0.45). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light yellow: high

69% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.69 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. Little buffer remains for weaker years. Median company in the sector: 30%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light yellow: 1 loss year

9 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 9 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. One year ended with a loss.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
44.3B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+13.7%
Net income (FY)
5.5B USD
Net income vs. prior year
−45.4%
EPS (FY)
5.01 USD
13F funds with a position
3 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
−2.3%
Fiscal year to Sep 28, 2025 · 10-K filed Nov 5, 2025 · Balance sheet Jun 28, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2025Sep 28, 2025 44.3B5.5B 12.5% 5.01 3.48 69%
2024Sep 29, 2024 39.0B10.1B 26.0% 8.97 3.30 37%
2023Sep 24, 2023 35.8B7.2B 20.2% 6.42 3.10 48%
2022Sep 25, 2022 44.2B12.9B 29.3% 11.37 2.86 25%
2021Sep 26, 2021 33.6B9.0B 26.9% 7.87 2.66 34%
2020Sep 27, 2020 23.5B5.2B 22.1% 4.52 2.54 56%
2019Sep 29, 2019 24.3B4.4B 18.1% 3.59 2.48 69%
2018Sep 30, 2018 22.7B−4.9B −21.4% −3.32 2.38 –
2017Sep 24, 2017 22.3B2.5B 11.1% 1.65 2.20 133%
2016Sep 25, 2016 23.6B5.7B 24.2% 3.81 2.02 53%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q2/26Jun 28, 2026 9.9B2.0B 20.1% 1.87 0.92 49%
Q1/26Mar 29, 2026 10.6B7.4B 69.5% 6.88 0.89 13%
Q4/25Dec 28, 2025 12.3B3.0B 24.5% 2.78 0.89 32%
Q3/25*Sep 28, 2025 11.3B−3.1B −27.7% – 0.89 –
Q2/25Jun 29, 2025 10.4B2.7B 25.7% 2.43 0.89 37%
Q1/25Mar 30, 2025 11.0B2.8B 25.6% 2.52 0.85 34%
Q4/24Dec 29, 2024 11.7B3.2B 27.3% 2.83 0.85 30%
Q3/24*Sep 29, 2024 10.2B2.9B 28.5% – 0.85 –
Q2/24Jun 23, 2024 9.4B2.1B 22.7% 1.88 0.85 45%
Q1/24Mar 24, 2024 9.4B2.3B 24.8% 2.06 0.80 39%
Q4/23Dec 24, 2023 9.9B2.8B 27.9% 2.46 0.80 33%
Q3/23*Sep 24, 2023 8.6B1.5B 17.3% – 0.80 –

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $6.2M5 people −$6.2M
6 months $00 people $12.1M5 people −$12.1M
12 months $00 people $21.6M6 people −$21.6M

Latest transactions

  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 306 shares · $54.0K · SEC
  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 940 shares · $165.3K · SEC
  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 738 shares · $129.1K · SEC
  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 144 shares · $25.1K · SEC
  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 196 shares · $33.9K · SEC
  • Oct 20, 2026 Palkhiwala Akash J. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 176 shares · $30.3K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +55

Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength+15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)9.9
Rel. strength 60 d+20.3%

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