QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) closed at $201.97 on 25 September 2026, up 4.0%. That leaves it up 13.6% over a week, up 23.4% over a month and up 16.4% over a year. That is 58% of the way up its 52 week range of $121.99 to $259.92. The median analyst price target of $185 sits 8.4% below the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
QCOM trades above both its 50 day average of $170.24 and its 200 day average of $169.13, the shape of an uptrend. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 2.07, a stock that moves a lot more than the market. It is 22.3% below its 52 week high and 65.6% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 12 firms recorded 15 actions on QCOM: 14 kept a view and 1 new initiation. Price targets: 2 raised and 11 lowered. The most recent targets from 20 firms run from $120 to $280, with a median of $185, 8.4% below the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Piper Sandler | Initiates Coverage On Neutral | $190.00 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintains Sector Perform | $160.00 to $180.00 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintains Buy | $235.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Benchmark | Maintains Buy | $300.00 to $270.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $190.00 to $170.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintains Sector Perform | $250.00 to $160.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 4 November 2026 for Q4 2026, with earnings per share expected at $2.02. The last report, on 29 July 2026 for Q3 2026, showed EPS of $2.21 against $2.09 expected, a beat of 5.7%, on revenue of $9.9 billion. QUALCOMM Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months QUALCOMM Inc. shows revenue growth of 1.88%, a gross margin of 54.23%, an operating margin of 23.19% and a return on equity of 33.75%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 1.9% | 38th |
| Net income growth, TTM | -20.0% | 30th |
| Gross margin | 54.2% | 67th |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 83rd |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.6% | 86th |
| Return on equity | 33.8% | 93rd |
| Return on assets | 16.5% | 95th |
| Debt to equity | 0.63 | 66th |
| Current ratio | 2.02 | 69th |
| Effective tax rate | 17.4% | 61st |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About QUALCOMM Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment
- Headquarters
- San Diego, California
- Chief executive
- Cristiano R. Amon
- Employees
- 51,000
- Website
- qualcomm.com
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry. The company 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 based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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