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Qualcomm Incorporated

QCOM#23 of 134 by buybacks

NASDAQ · Technology · Semiconductors · USA

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Buybacks · TTM to Jun 2026$9.25Blatest four quarters
Buyback yield4.9%repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026$3.83Bdividend yield 2.0%
Shareholder yield7.0%buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−6.4%1.07B shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow89%payout incl. dividends 126%
Buybacks and dividends by fiscal year
Cash returned to shareholders, in USD. Fiscal years end in September.
Shares outstanding
Share count down 6.4% over roughly five years. Falling is what a real buyback looks like.
Quarterly repurchases
Last 8 reported quarters, in USD. Orange bars mark quarters where the company issued more shares than it bought.

Fiscal-year detail

From the cash-flow statement as reported, in USD. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.

Fiscal yearRepurchasesDividendsFree cash flow
FY2025Sep 2025$8.79B$3.81B$12.8B
FY2024Sep 2024$4.12B$3.69B$11.2B
FY2023Sep 2023$2.97B$3.46B$9.85B
FY2022Sep 2022$3.13B$3.21B$6.83B
FY2021Sep 2021$3.37B$3.01B$8.65B
FY2020Sep 2020$2.45B$2.88B$4.41B
FY2019Sep 2019$1.79B$2.97B$6.40B

Repurchases in FY2025 were +113.3% versus the prior year.

About Qualcomm Incorporated

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software with connectivity and computing technologies for use in mobile devices; automotive systems for connectivity, digital cockpit, and ADAS/AD; and IoT, includin…

Market cap
$187B
P/E (trailing)
20.3×
Fiscal year end
September
ISIN
US7475251036
Reporting currency
USD
Data updated
Oct 9, 2026
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