TTM
54.8%
YoY change
−0.79pp
Trough year (1990)
15.5%
Peak year (2006)
71.0%
Latest annual
55.4%
Gross Margin history chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: 55.4%
Gross Margin change chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: −0.79pp
Gross Margin history table for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025
| 2025 | 55.4% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2024 | 56.2% | +0.52pp | ||
| 2023 | 55.7% | -2.14pp | ||
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2021 | 57.5% | -3.16pp | ||
| 2020 | 60.7% | -3.90pp | ||
| 2019 | 64.6% | +9.64pp | ||
| 2018 | 54.9% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2017 | 56.1% | -2.54pp | ||
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2015 | 58.9% | -0.71pp | ||
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.85pp | ||
| 2013 | 60.5% | -2.38pp | ||
| 2012 | 62.9% | -4.50pp | ||
| 2011 | 67.4% | -0.61pp | ||
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.46pp | ||
| 2009 | 69.5% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2008 | 69.4% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2007 | 69.8% | -1.23pp | ||
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.00pp | ||
| 2005 | 71.0% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2004 | 69.6% | +5.61pp | ||
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.40pp | ||
| 2002 | 62.6% | +1.21pp | ||
| 2001 | 61.4% | +8.52pp | ||
| 2000 | 52.9% | +15.97pp | ||
| 1999 | 36.9% | +6.58pp | ||
| 1998 | 30.3% | +2.71pp | ||
| 1997 | 27.6% | -13.55pp | ||
| 1996 | 41.1% | -11.71pp | ||
| 1995 | 52.8% | +3.62pp | ||
| 1994 | 49.2% | +3.05pp | ||
| 1993 | 46.2% | +0.04pp | ||
| 1992 | 46.1% | +5.83pp | ||
| 1991 | 40.3% | +24.83pp | ||
| 1990 | 15.5% | — |
- 202555.4%-0.79pp
- 202456.2%+0.52pp
- 202355.7%-2.14pp
- 202257.8%+0.33pp
- 202157.5%-3.16pp
- 202060.7%-3.90pp
- 201964.6%+9.64pp
- 201854.9%-1.14pp
- 201756.1%-2.54pp
- 201658.6%-0.34pp
- 201558.9%-0.71pp
- 201459.7%-0.85pp
- 201360.5%-2.38pp
- 201262.9%-4.50pp
- 201167.4%-0.61pp
- 201068.0%-1.46pp
- 200969.5%+0.10pp
- 200869.4%-0.42pp
- 200769.8%-1.23pp
- 200671.0%+0.00pp
- 200571.0%+1.41pp
- 200469.6%+5.61pp
- 200364.0%+1.40pp
- 200262.6%+1.21pp
- 200161.4%+8.52pp
- 200052.9%+15.97pp
- 199936.9%+6.58pp
- 199830.3%+2.71pp
- 199727.6%-13.55pp
- 199641.1%-11.71pp
- 199552.8%+3.62pp
- 199449.2%+3.05pp
- 199346.2%+0.04pp
- 199246.1%+5.83pp
- 199140.3%+24.83pp
- 199015.5%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at QUALCOMM (QCOM)
According to QUALCOMM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 54.8%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for QUALCOMM (QCOM) came in at 55.43% – contracted 0.8 percentage points year-over-year.
2006 marks the peak gross margin at 71.01%, with the historical low of 15.48% recorded in 1990.
QUALCOMM Gross Margin by Year
QUALCOMM Gross Margin 2025: 55.4%
2025's gross margin for QUALCOMM came in at 55.43%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2024.
QUALCOMM Gross Margin 2024: 56.2%
QUALCOMM posted gross margin of 56.21% in 2024, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
QUALCOMM Gross Margin 2023: 55.7%
In 2023, QUALCOMM reported gross margin of 55.70%, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2022.
QUALCOMM Gross Margin 2022: 57.8%
QUALCOMM gross margin in 2022 was 57.84%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
QUALCOMM Gross Margin 2021: 57.5%
QUALCOMM gross margin in 2021 was 57.51%.
See more financial history for QUALCOMM (QCOM).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of QUALCOMM (QCOM), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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