QUALCOMM (QCOM) Dividend Capture: 0.66% per event (1.9% annualized)
QCOM
QUALCOMM (QCOM) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 95% of the last 20 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.20), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, QCOM sits roughly in line with the Technology sector benchmark of 95%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, matching the peer pace.
Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next confirmed ex-dividend date is Jun 4, 2026, with an expected dividend of $0.92.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 95%in line with sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.20in line with sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 95%in line with sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.20in line with sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -0.48%-0.15pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 45%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -5.03%-0.33pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 3
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $0.92
- Per-event yield
- 0.66%
- Annualized yield
- 1.92%
- Previously paid
- Mar 5, 2026 ($0.89)
- Last record date
- Mar 5, 2026
- Last payment date
- Mar 26, 2026
How QCOM ranks in Technology
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (48 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#22of 48
Beats ~54% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 48
Beats ~98% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#15of 48
Beats ~69% of peers on this metric
QCOM Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events
Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for QUALCOMM (QCOM). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | $0.89 | -1.38% | $139.51 | 1 | yes | yes | -7.58% | -5.35% | |
| Q4 | $0.89 | -0.42% | $175.07 | 2 | yes | yes | -1.73% | +4.05% | |
| Q3 | $0.89 | -0.69% | $157.28 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.79% | +3.26% | |
| Q2 | $0.89 | -0.17% | $149.05 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.38% | +7.07% | |
| Q1 | $0.85 | -2.76% | $158.49 | 2 | yes | yes | -5.09% | -3.60% | |
| Q4 | $0.85 | -0.46% | $163.34 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.75% | -2.60% | |
| Q3 | $0.85 | -1.36% | $165.33 | 1 | yes | yes | -4.96% | +0.30% | |
| Q2 | $0.85 | -0.12% | $208.26 | 1 | yes | yes | -4.59% | +0.97% | |
| Q1 | $0.80 | -1.45% | $158.30 | 3 | yes | yes | -2.11% | +6.56% | |
| Q4 | $0.80 | 2.09% | $126.59 | 1 | yes | yes | 0.71% | +3.29% | |
| Q3 | $0.80 | -1.07% | $113.78 | 2 | yes | yes | -7.27% | -5.78% | |
| Q2 | $0.80 | -2.10% | $116.00 | 2 | yes | yes | -3.79% | -0.02% | |
| Q1 | $0.75 | 0.20% | $123.53 | 1 | yes | yes | -8.30% | -1.28% | |
| Q4 | $0.75 | 0.31% | $118.38 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.96% | +0.49% | |
| Q3 | $0.75 | -0.46% | $134.41 | >30 | no | no | -7.38% | -3.58% | |
| Q2 | $0.75 | -0.47% | $143.22 | 1 | yes | yes | -11.60% | -2.45% | |
| Q1 | $0.75 | 0.95% | $163.69 | 1 | yes | yes | -15.05% | -3.56% | |
| Q4 | $0.68 | 0.18% | $180.56 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.18% | +1.52% | |
| Q3 | $0.68 | 0.10% | $146.69 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.25% | -3.02% | |
| Q2 | $0.68 | -0.57% | $133.94 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.88% | -0.28% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.89
- Gap %
- -1.38%
- Pre-ex close
- $139.51
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.58%
- P&L 5d %
- -5.35%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.89
- Gap %
- -0.42%
- Pre-ex close
- $175.07
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.73%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.05%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.89
- Gap %
- -0.69%
- Pre-ex close
- $157.28
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.79%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.26%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.89
- Gap %
- -0.17%
- Pre-ex close
- $149.05
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.38%
- P&L 5d %
- +7.07%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.85
- Gap %
- -2.76%
- Pre-ex close
- $158.49
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.09%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.60%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.85
- Gap %
- -0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $163.34
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.75%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.60%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.85
- Gap %
- -1.36%
- Pre-ex close
- $165.33
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.96%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.30%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.85
- Gap %
- -0.12%
- Pre-ex close
- $208.26
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.59%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.97%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.80
- Gap %
- -1.45%
- Pre-ex close
- $158.30
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.11%
- P&L 5d %
- +6.56%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.80
- Gap %
- 2.09%
- Pre-ex close
- $126.59
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- 0.71%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.29%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.80
- Gap %
- -1.07%
- Pre-ex close
- $113.78
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.27%
- P&L 5d %
- -5.78%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.80
- Gap %
- -2.10%
- Pre-ex close
- $116.00
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.79%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.02%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.75
- Gap %
- 0.20%
- Pre-ex close
- $123.53
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -8.30%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.28%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.75
- Gap %
- 0.31%
- Pre-ex close
- $118.38
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.96%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.49%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.75
- Gap %
- -0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $134.41
- High touch (td)
- >30
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- no
- Drawdown
- -7.38%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.58%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.75
- Gap %
- -0.47%
- Pre-ex close
- $143.22
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -11.60%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.45%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.75
- Gap %
- 0.95%
- Pre-ex close
- $163.69
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -15.05%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.56%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.68
- Gap %
- 0.18%
- Pre-ex close
- $180.56
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.18%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.52%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.68
- Gap %
- 0.10%
- Pre-ex close
- $146.69
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.25%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.02%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.68
- Gap %
- -0.57%
- Pre-ex close
- $133.94
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.88%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.28%
QCOM Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1470%
- 2–3 days525%
- 4–5 days00%
- 6–10 days00%
- 11–30 days00%
- 30+15%
70% within 1d · 95% within 5d · 95% within 30d
QCOM Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with QCOM's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.
Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.
- Gross dividend
- $184.00
- After-tax dividend
- $119.60
- Slippage round-trip
- -$27.90
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$91.70
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.33%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~16.6%
QCOM Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical QCOM ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.
Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).
Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
Scenario P&L by event · QCOM (20)
Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.
| Ex-date | P&L |
|---|---|
| +0.51% | |
| +0.46% | |
| +0.38% | |
| +0.46% | |
| +0.52% | |
| -3.58% | |
| +0.63% | |
| +0.61% | |
| +0.69% | |
| +0.70% | |
| +0.63% | |
| +0.51% | |
| +0.41% | |
| +0.51% | |
| +0.52% | |
| +0.54% | |
| +0.60% | |
| +0.57% | |
| +0.51% | |
| +0.64% |
Looking for full price seasonality? See QCOM seasonality →
Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for QCOM?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for QUALCOMM (QCOM), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 95% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.
How long does it take QCOM to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, QCOM touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 3 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.
Is the dividend on QCOM large enough to capture?
QCOM has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.20 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.
When is the next ex-dividend date for QCOM?
The next ex-dividend date for QUALCOMM (QCOM) is Jun 4, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does QCOM compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Technology, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. QCOM sits at 95% — at or below the sector benchmark.
Why does QCOM dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?
A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".
How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?
Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.
What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?
Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.