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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

68.67%+32.20%(+88.29%)
September 28, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, QCOM annual payout ratio is 68.67%, with the most recent change of +32.20% (+88.29%) on September 28, 2025.
  • During the last 3 years, QCOM annual payout ratio has risen by +43.94% (+177.68%).
  • QCOM annual payout ratio is now -47.95% below its all-time high of 131.93%, reached on September 24, 2017.

Performance

1-Year Change

+88.29%

3-Year Change

+177.68%

5-Year Change

+23.86%

15-Year Change

+198.35%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

96.18%
QCOM annual payout ratio is higher than 96.18% of companies in Technology sector

Range

All-Time High

131.93%
QCOM annual payout ratio is currently -47.95% below its historical high of 131.93%

3-Year Low

24.73%
QCOM annual payout ratio is currently +177.68% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Sep 28, 2025
QCOM previous annual earnings announcement was published on Sep 28, 2025

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
QCOM next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherQCOMdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$3.48
QCOM annual dividend per share is $3.48

Annual Dividend Yield

1.96%
QCOM annual dividend yield is 1.96%

Annual Dividends Paid

$3.81B
QCOM annual dividends paid is $3.81 billion

Annual Net Income

$5.54B
QCOM annual net profit is $5.54 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

71.98%0.00%(0.00%)
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Summary

  • As of today, QCOM TTM payout ratio is 71.98%, unchanged on December 15, 2025.
  • Over the past year, QCOM TTM payout ratio has increased by +34.66% (+92.87%).
  • QCOM TTM payout ratio is now -55.36% below its all-time high of 161.25%.

Performance

3-Month Change

+114.48%

1-Year Change

+92.87%

3-Year Change

+179.43%

5-Year Change

+26.73%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

96.93%
QCOM TTM payout ratio is higher than 96.93% of companies in Technology sector

Range

All-Time High

161.25%
QCOM TTM payout ratio is currently -55.36% below its historical high of 161.25%

3-Year Low

25.76%
QCOM TTM payout ratio is currently +179.43% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
QCOM has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
QCOM next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherQCOMdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$3.52
QCOM TTM dividend per share is $3.52

TTM Dividend Yield

1.98%
QCOM TTM dividend yield is 1.98%

TTM Dividends Paid

$3.81B
QCOM TTM dividends paid is $3.81 billion

TTM Net Income

$5.54B
QCOM TTM net profit is $5.54 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

-30.70%-67.01%(-184.55%)
September 28, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, QCOM quarterly payout ratio is -30.70%, with the most recent change of -67.01% (-184.55%) on September 28, 2025.
  • Over the past year, QCOM quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -63.22% (-194.40%).
  • QCOM quarterly payout ratio is now -106.13% below its all-time high of 500.60%, reached on September 24, 2017.

Performance

3-Month Change

-184.55%

1-Year Change

-194.4%

3-Year Change

-206.71%

5-Year Change

-223.79%

QCOM Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

1.32%
QCOM quarterly payout ratio is higher than 1.32% of companies in Technology sector

Range

All-Time High

500.60%
QCOM quarterly payout ratio is currently -106.13% below its historical high of 500.60%

3-Year Low

-30.70%
QCOM quarterly payout ratio is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 28, 2025
QCOM previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 28, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Feb 4, 2026
QCOM next earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 4, 2026

OtherQCOMdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.89
QCOM last dividend was $0.89 per share, with an ex-dividend date of December 4, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

1.98%
QCOM TTM dividend yield is 1.98%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$957.00M
QCOM quarterly dividends paid is $957.00 million

Quarterly Net Income

-$3.12B
QCOM quarterly net profit is -$3.12 billion

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

68.67%
QCOM annual payout ratio is 68.67%

Annual Dividends Paid

$3.81B
QCOM annual dividends paid is $3.81 billion

Annual Net Income

$5.54B
QCOM annual net profit is $5.54 billion

QCOM Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+88.3%+92.9%-194.4%
3Y3 Years+177.7%+179.4%-206.7%
5Y5 Years+23.9%+26.7%-223.8%

QCOM Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+177.7%at high+179.4%-156.0%at low
5Y5-Yearat high+177.7%at high+191.2%-156.0%at low
All-TimeAll-Time-48.0%+198.3%-55.4%+188.0%-106.1%+83.2%

QCOM Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Dec 2025
-
71.98%(+1.2%)
-
Sep 2025
68.67%(+88.3%)
71.16%(+114.5%)
-30.70%(-184.5%)
Jun 2025
-
33.18%(-4.2%)
36.31%(+8.8%)
Mar 2025
-
34.62%(-3.3%)
33.36%(+12.6%)
Dec 2024
-
35.80%(-2.6%)
29.62%(-8.9%)
Sep 2024
36.47%(-22.7%)
36.76%(-12.7%)
32.52%(-27.8%)
Jun 2024
-
42.13%(-2.0%)
45.02%(+14.4%)
Mar 2024
-
43.00%(-5.8%)
39.34%(+23.6%)
Dec 2023
-
45.65%(-5.4%)
31.84%(-41.9%)
Sep 2023
47.17%(+90.7%)
48.28%(0.0%)
-
Sep 2023
-
48.28%(+20.8%)
54.82%(+6.5%)
Jun 2023
-
39.96%(+24.1%)
51.47%(+5.0%)
Mar 2023
-
32.19%(+14.0%)
49.00%(+32.3%)
Dec 2022
-
28.24%(+12.3%)
37.04%(+28.7%)
Sep 2022
24.73%(-25.6%)
25.14%(+1.7%)
28.77%(+27.5%)
Jun 2022
-
24.72%(-11.2%)
22.57%(-13.3%)
Mar 2022
-
27.85%(-10.7%)
26.04%(+15.7%)
Dec 2021
-
31.18%(-8.8%)
22.51%(-18.0%)
Sep 2021
33.26%(-40.0%)
34.18%(+2.8%)
27.45%(-27.5%)
Jun 2021
-
33.24%(-11.9%)
37.84%(-9.2%)
Mar 2021
-
37.71%(-14.2%)
41.66%(+38.4%)
Dec 2020
-
43.93%(-21.7%)
30.10%(+21.4%)
Sep 2020
55.44%(-18.1%)
56.13%(-47.1%)
24.80%(-71.4%)
Jun 2020
-
106.16%(+44.4%)
86.75%(-42.4%)
Mar 2020
-
73.54%(+4.3%)
150.64%(+96.2%)
Dec 2019
-
70.54%(+2.1%)
76.76%(-45.4%)
Sep 2019
67.67%(+196.9%)
69.12%(-21.7%)
140.51%(+300.0%)
Jun 2019
-
88.32%(-33.5%)
35.13%(-69.0%)
Mar 2019
-
132.76%(-16.0%)
113.42%(+61.5%)
Dec 2018
-
158.00%(+324.5%)
70.22%(+141.6%)
Sep 2018
-69.82%(-152.9%)
-70.37%(+12.1%)
-168.81%(-322.7%)
Jun 2018
-
-80.07%(-10.3%)
75.79%(-70.4%)
Mar 2018
-
-72.61%(+7.3%)
256.06%(+1914.7%)
Dec 2017
-
-78.32%(-158.7%)
-14.11%(-102.8%)
Sep 2017
131.93%(+151.6%)
133.33%(+61.1%)
500.60%(+413.1%)
Jun 2017
-
82.76%(+17.1%)
97.57%(-6.7%)
Mar 2017
-
70.67%(+12.0%)
104.54%(-9.2%)
Dec 2016
-
63.11%(+19.0%)
115.12%(+135.4%)
Sep 2016
52.44%(-4.1%)
53.02%(-8.1%)
48.91%(-9.6%)
Jun 2016
-
57.70%(-4.6%)
54.12%(-11.3%)
Mar 2016
-
60.48%(-1.7%)
61.00%(+27.3%)
Dec 2015
-
61.50%(+9.5%)
47.93%(-31.2%)
Sep 2015
54.67%(+59.3%)
56.17%(+17.6%)
69.62%(+8.8%)
Jun 2015
-
47.76%(+20.1%)
63.99%(-2.2%)
Mar 2015
-
39.78%(+16.9%)
65.40%(+85.0%)
Dec 2014
-
34.02%(-2.7%)
35.36%(-4.6%)
Sep 2014
34.32%(+14.3%)
34.98%(-1.3%)
37.08%(+17.6%)
Jun 2014
-
35.43%(-5.4%)
31.52%(+4.8%)
Mar 2014
-
37.45%(+5.4%)
30.08%(-26.4%)
Dec 2013
-
35.53%(+15.8%)
40.86%(+3.6%)
Sep 2013
30.02%(+0.2%)
30.69%(+5.5%)
39.44%(+3.0%)
Jun 2013
-
29.10%(+3.9%)
38.28%(+65.5%)
Mar 2013
-
28.01%(-9.6%)
23.13%(+2.8%)
Dec 2012
-
31.00%(-5.6%)
22.49%(-34.4%)
Sep 2012
29.96%(+1.4%)
32.83%(-0.1%)
34.30%(-3.6%)
Jun 2012
-
32.87%(+1.0%)
35.57%(+39.4%)
Mar 2012
-
32.54%(+2.5%)
25.52%(-1.3%)
Dec 2011
-
31.75%(-0.8%)
25.86%(-24.5%)
Sep 2011
29.55%
32.02%(-0.5%)
34.25%(-6.3%)
Jun 2011
-
32.17%(-2.6%)
36.55%(+15.1%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Mar 2011
-
33.04%(-3.1%)
31.76%(+20.3%)
Dec 2010
-
34.10%(-7.2%)
26.41%(-25.1%)
Sep 2010
36.25%(-47.2%)
36.73%(+0.2%)
35.26%(-12.5%)
Jun 2010
-
36.65%(+1.3%)
40.29%(+11.8%)
Mar 2010
-
36.17%(-33.1%)
36.05%(+6.8%)
Dec 2009
-
54.03%(-23.0%)
33.77%(-4.3%)
Sep 2009
68.66%(+120.9%)
70.21%(+5.8%)
35.29%(-7.8%)
Jun 2009
-
66.33%(+2.6%)
38.26%(+120.9%)
Mar 2009
-
64.65%(+71.0%)
-182.70%(>-9900.0%)
Dec 2008
-
37.80%(+19.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Sep 2008
31.08%(+19.1%)
31.58%(+11.6%)
30.30%(-13.2%)
Jun 2008
-
28.29%(+4.6%)
34.89%(-41.3%)
Mar 2008
-
27.05%(+1.7%)
59.40%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 2007
-
26.60%(-0.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Sep 2007
26.10%(-7.6%)
26.67%(-12.5%)
20.32%(-30.7%)
Jun 2007
-
30.49%(-2.2%)
29.32%(-46.5%)
Mar 2007
-
31.17%(+0.5%)
54.82%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 2006
-
31.03%(+5.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Sep 2006
28.26%(+15.6%)
29.37%(+4.7%)
32.25%(+2.6%)
Jun 2006
-
28.06%(+10.5%)
31.42%(+15.0%)
Sep 2005
24.45%(+36.9%)
25.40%(-0.9%)
27.32%(+4.1%)
Jun 2005
-
25.64%(+11.4%)
26.25%(-39.3%)
Mar 2005
-
23.01%(+13.5%)
43.23%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 2004
-
20.27%(+9.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Sep 2004
17.86%(+4.8%)
18.54%(+16.0%)
29.54%(+77.1%)
Jun 2004
-
15.98%(-2.3%)
16.68%(+16.3%)
Mar 2004
-
16.35%(-22.3%)
14.34%(-9.9%)
Dec 2003
-
21.05%(+25.1%)
15.91%(-16.9%)
Sep 2003
17.05%(>+9900.0%)
16.83%(+49.7%)
19.14%(-53.6%)
Jun 2003
-
11.24%(+43.9%)
41.27%(>+9900.0%)
Mar 2003
-
7.81%(>+9900.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 2002
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 2001
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 2000
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 1999
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 1998
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 1997
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 1997
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1997
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 1997
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 1996
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1996
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%
Sep 1995
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Sep 1994
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Sep 1993
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Sep 1992
0.00%
0.00%
-

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What is QUALCOMM Incorporated annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of QCOM is 68.67%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for QUALCOMM Incorporated?

QUALCOMM Incorporated all-time high annual payout ratio is 131.93%

What is QUALCOMM Incorporated annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, QCOM annual payout ratio has changed by +32.20% (+88.29%)

What is QUALCOMM Incorporated TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of QCOM is 71.98%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for QUALCOMM Incorporated?

QUALCOMM Incorporated all-time high TTM payout ratio is 161.25%

What is QCOM TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

QUALCOMM Incorporated TTM payout ratio has changed by +36.18% (+101.06%) since the beginning of the year

What is QUALCOMM Incorporated TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, QCOM TTM payout ratio has changed by +34.66% (+92.87%)

What is QUALCOMM Incorporated quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of QCOM is -30.70%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for QUALCOMM Incorporated?

QUALCOMM Incorporated all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 500.60%

What is QUALCOMM Incorporated quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, QCOM quarterly payout ratio has changed by -63.22% (-194.40%)
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