QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 75
- Profitability 75
- Business Quality 80
- Balance Sheet 65
- Cash Flow 80
Why this rating?
Health 75/100 — Elite Quality
A usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
Company overview
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is a Semiconductors company in the Technology sector. Compound Radar rates QUALCOMM Incorporated 75/100 (Elite Quality) due to high business quality, manageable leverage, and fair valuation.
Investment profile
- Quality High
- Growth Soft
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 21.32
- Forward P/E 18.08
- PEG 0.81
- EV/Revenue 4.55
Profitability
- Revenue Growth -4.0%
- Gross Margin 54.2%
- Operating Margin 18.5%
- Net Margin 21.0%
- ROE 33.8%
Financial strength
- Cash $8.30B
- Debt $15.27B
- Net Cash $-6.97B
- Free Cash Flow $12.82B
- Current Ratio 2.02
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