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Operating Margin for QUALCOMM (QCOM)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

25.5%

YoY change

+2.05pp

Trough year (1990)

-34.2%

Peak year (2004)

43.6%

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

Latest: 27.9%

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

Latest: +2.05pp

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

  • 202527.9%+2.05pp
  • 202425.8%+4.11pp
  • 202321.7%-14.14pp
  • 202235.9%+6.72pp
  • 202129.2%+2.58pp
  • 202026.6%-5.00pp
  • 201931.6%+28.85pp
  • 20182.7%-8.85pp
  • 201711.6%-16.00pp
  • 201627.6%+4.73pp
  • 201522.8%-5.66pp
  • 201428.5%-0.57pp
  • 201329.1%-0.64pp
  • 201229.7%-3.89pp
  • 201133.6%+3.73pp
  • 201029.9%+8.50pp
  • 200921.4%-12.11pp
  • 200833.5%+0.98pp
  • 200732.5%-3.24pp
  • 200635.7%-6.32pp
  • 200542.1%-1.57pp
  • 200443.6%+10.63pp
  • 200333.0%+10.85pp
  • 200222.2%+21.89pp
  • 20010.3%-22.35pp
  • 200022.6%+12.32pp
  • 199910.3%+3.04pp
  • 19987.2%+2.60pp
  • 19974.6%+5.56pp
  • 1996-0.9%-6.21pp
  • 19955.3%-3.13pp
  • 19948.4%+1.32pp
  • 19937.1%+8.97pp
  • 1992-1.9%+5.12pp
  • 1991-7.0%+27.22pp
  • 1990-34.2%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at QUALCOMM (QCOM)

According to QUALCOMM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 25.5%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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

2025's annual operating margin for QUALCOMM (QCOM) came in at 27.90% – expanded 2.1 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual operating margin stands at 43.63%, reached in 2004; the historical low of -34.19% was recorded in 1990.

QUALCOMM Operating Margin by Year

QUALCOMM Operating Margin 2025: 27.9%

QUALCOMM posted operating margin of 27.90% in 2025, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2024.

QUALCOMM Operating Margin 2024: 25.8%

In 2024, QUALCOMM reported operating margin of 25.85%, expanded 4.1 percentage points from 2023.

QUALCOMM Operating Margin 2023: 21.7%

QUALCOMM operating margin in 2023 was 21.74%, contracted 14.1 percentage points from 2022.

QUALCOMM Operating Margin 2022: 35.9%

2022's operating margin for QUALCOMM came in at 35.88%, expanded 6.7 percentage points from 2021.

QUALCOMM Operating Margin 2021: 29.2%

QUALCOMM operating margin in 2021 was 29.16%.

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