Ticker League

FCF Margin for QUALCOMM (QCOM)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

28.1%

YoY change

+0.30pp

Trough year (1996)

-35.2%

Peak year (2009)

61.5%

FCF Margin history chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: 28.9%

FCF Margin change chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: +0.30pp

FCF Margin history table for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1991 to 2025

  • 202528.9%+0.30pp
  • 202428.6%+1.15pp
  • 202327.5%+12.03pp
  • 202215.5%-10.30pp
  • 202125.8%+7.04pp
  • 202018.7%-7.63pp
  • 201926.4%+12.68pp
  • 201813.7%-4.27pp
  • 201718.0%-11.17pp
  • 201629.1%+11.28pp
  • 201517.8%-11.23pp
  • 201429.1%-2.01pp
  • 201331.1%+6.43pp
  • 201224.7%-4.14pp
  • 201128.8%-4.41pp
  • 201033.2%-28.34pp
  • 200961.5%+42.15pp
  • 200819.4%-14.34pp
  • 200733.7%-0.38pp
  • 200634.1%-3.07pp
  • 200537.2%-6.58pp
  • 200443.8%+4.91pp
  • 200338.9%+11.67pp
  • 200227.2%+5.65pp
  • 200121.5%+1.24pp
  • 200020.3%+20.25pp
  • 19990.1%+10.39pp
  • 1998-10.3%-1.20pp
  • 1997-9.1%+26.04pp
  • 1996-35.2%-19.20pp
  • 1995-16.0%-0.45pp
  • 1994-15.5%+6.34pp
  • 1993-21.9%-14.71pp
  • 1992-7.2%-1.96pp
  • 1991-5.2%—

FCF Margin values are taken from QUALCOMM's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About FCF Margin at QUALCOMM (QCOM)

According to QUALCOMM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 28.1%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

QUALCOMM (QCOM) most recent annual free cash flow margin stands at 28.95% (2025) – expanded 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual free cash flow margin stands at 61.55%, reached in 2009; the historical low of -35.19% was recorded in 1996.

QUALCOMM FCF Margin by Year

QUALCOMM FCF Margin 2025: 28.9%

QUALCOMM posted free cash flow margin of 28.95% in 2025, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2024.

QUALCOMM FCF Margin 2024: 28.6%

In 2024, QUALCOMM reported free cash flow margin of 28.65%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2023.

QUALCOMM FCF Margin 2023: 27.5%

QUALCOMM free cash flow margin in 2023 was 27.50%, expanded 12.0 percentage points from 2022.

QUALCOMM FCF Margin 2022: 15.5%

2022's free cash flow margin for QUALCOMM came in at 15.46%, contracted 10.3 percentage points from 2021.

QUALCOMM FCF Margin 2021: 25.8%

QUALCOMM free cash flow margin in 2021 was 25.76%.

See more financial history for QUALCOMM (QCOM).

Sector peers by FCF Margin

Technology peers of QUALCOMM (QCOM), ranked by their latest free cash flow margin

Frequently asked questions

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Key Financials

Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric

Explore more

Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation