QUALCOMM (QCOM) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.22% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.22%.
QUALCOMM
QCOM
TTM buyback yield
5.22%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.22%
5Y share count change
-3.8%
TTM buyback spend
$9.69B
SBC coverage (TTM)
7.12x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 7.12x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.79B | $2.78B | $6.01B | 1.10B | -2.2% | 4.85% |
| 2024 | $4.12B | $2.65B | $1.47B | 1.13B | 0.4% | 2.17% |
| 2023 | $2.97B | $2.48B | $489.00M | 1.13B | -1.0% | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $3.13B | $2.03B | $1.10B | 1.14B | -1.0% | 2.47% |
| 2021 | $3.37B | $1.66B | $1.70B | 1.15B | 0.0% | 2.31% |
| 2020 | $2.45B | $1.21B | $1.24B | 1.15B | -5.8% | 1.84% |
| 2019 | $1.79B | $1.04B | $756.00M | 1.22B | -16.6% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $22.58B | $883.00M | $21.70B | 1.46B | -1.8% | 21.98% |
| 2017 | $1.34B | $914.00M | $428.00M | 1.49B | -0.5% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | $3.92B | $943.00M | $2.98B | 1.50B | -8.6% | 3.88% |
| 2015 | $11.25B | $1.03B | $10.22B | 1.64B | -4.4% | 13.44% |
| 2014 | $4.55B | $1.06B | $3.49B | 1.71B | -2.3% | 3.63% |
| 2013 | $4.61B | $1.10B | $3.50B | 1.75B | 0.7% | 4.03% |
| 2012 | $1.31B | $1.03B | $278.00M | 1.74B | 3.0% | 1.24% |
| 2011 | $142.00M | $824.00M | −$682.00M | 1.69B | 2.0% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | $3.02B | $612.00M | $2.40B | 1.66B | -0.9% | 4.15% |
| 2009 | $285.00M | $584.00M | −$299.00M | 1.67B | 0.8% | 0.38% |
| 2008 | $1.67B | $541.00M | $1.13B | 1.66B | -1.9% | 2.36% |
| 2007 | $1.48B | $0.00 | $1.48B | 1.69B | -1.1% | 2.12% |
| 2006 | $1.50B | $495.00M | $1.00B | 1.71B | 1.0% | 2.50% |
| 2005 | $953.00M | $0.00 | $953.00M | 1.69B | 1.1% | 1.30% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.68B | 3.3% | — |
| 2003 | $166.00M | $0.00 | $166.00M | 1.62B | 0.2% | 0.50% |
| 2002 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | 1.62B | 7.1% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.51B | -5.5% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.60B | 23.1% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.30B | 9.8% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.18B | 1.8% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.16B | 10.7% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.05B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $9.11B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does QUALCOMM buy back its own stock?
- Yes, QUALCOMM (QCOM) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does QUALCOMM spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $9.69B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is QUALCOMM's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.22% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is QUALCOMM's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.22% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is QUALCOMM diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has QUALCOMM's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).