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Net Profit Margin for QUALCOMM (QCOM)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

22.3%

YoY change

−13.52pp

Trough year (1990)

-36.8%

Peak year (2005)

37.8%

Net Profit Margin history chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: 12.5%

Net Profit Margin change chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: −13.52pp

Net Profit Margin history table for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

  • 202512.5%-13.52pp
  • 202426.0%+5.84pp
  • 202320.2%-9.08pp
  • 202229.3%+2.33pp
  • 202126.9%+4.85pp
  • 202022.1%+4.02pp
  • 201918.1%+39.91pp
  • 2018-21.8%-32.90pp
  • 201711.1%-13.16pp
  • 201624.2%+3.37pp
  • 201520.8%-9.23pp
  • 201430.1%+2.52pp
  • 201327.6%-4.39pp
  • 201231.9%+3.47pp
  • 201128.5%-1.06pp
  • 201029.5%+14.26pp
  • 200915.3%-13.08pp
  • 200828.4%-8.87pp
  • 200737.2%+4.41pp
  • 200632.8%-4.96pp
  • 200537.8%+2.53pp
  • 200435.2%+14.41pp
  • 200320.8%+9.01pp
  • 200211.8%+32.31pp
  • 2001-20.5%-41.44pp
  • 200021.0%+15.86pp
  • 19995.1%+1.86pp
  • 19983.2%-1.14pp
  • 19974.4%+1.81pp
  • 19962.6%-5.23pp
  • 19957.8%+2.22pp
  • 19945.6%-1.58pp
  • 19937.2%+10.99pp
  • 1992-3.8%+5.49pp
  • 1991-9.3%+27.47pp
  • 1990-36.8%—

Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at QUALCOMM (QCOM)

According to QUALCOMM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 22.3%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.

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 net margin stands at 12.51% (2025) – contracted 13.5 percentage points year-over-year.

The highest annual net margin of 37.78% was reported in 2005. The lowest in the available history was -36.77% in 1990.

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin by Year

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin 2025: 12.5%

QUALCOMM posted net margin of 12.51% in 2025, contracted 13.5 percentage points from 2024.

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin 2024: 26.0%

In 2024, QUALCOMM reported net margin of 26.03%, expanded 5.8 percentage points from 2023.

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin 2023: 20.2%

QUALCOMM net margin in 2023 was 20.19%, contracted 9.1 percentage points from 2022.

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin 2022: 29.3%

2022's net margin for QUALCOMM came in at 29.27%, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2021.

QUALCOMM Net Profit Margin 2021: 26.9%

QUALCOMM net margin in 2021 was 26.94%.

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