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QUALCOMM INC/DE QCOM
QUALCOMM INC/DE (QCOM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.03% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $44.3B at a 12.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.16 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.331 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.412 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.246 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.733 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM | QUALCOMM INC/DE | 6/9 | 5.94 | 36 | +13.7% |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 6/9 | 1.69 | 31 | +8% |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | 6/9 | 8.23 | 45.8 | +33.4% |
| CMTL | COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ | 2/9 | -0.06 | — | -7.6% |
| GILT | GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD | 2/9 | 1.21 | 43.1 | +47.9% |
| AVNW | AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. | 3/9 | -0.23 | 197.5 | +6.5% |
| HLIT | HARMONIC INC. | 3/9 | -5.38 | — | -26.2% |
About QUALCOMM INC/DE
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, including consumer electronic devices, industrial devices, and edge networking products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing LTE, and/or OFDMA-based 5G products and derivatives; to use cellular standard-essential patents, including 3G, 4G and 5G for cellular devices. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer, enterprise, cloud, IoT, and extended reality, and investments, including non-marketable equity securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and convertible debt instruments. It also provides development, and other services and sells related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. In addition, the company is also involved in Qualcomm government technologies and data center businesses. Further, it provides security and intelligence services for unmanaged networks through software-based network security solutions. QUALCOMM Incorporated was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
FAQ
Is QCOM financially healthy?
QUALCOMM INC/DE's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does QCOM pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. QUALCOMM INC/DE pays a dividend yielding about 1.03% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is QCOM?
In FY2025, QUALCOMM INC/DE had a net margin of 12.5% and a return on equity of 26.1%.
Is QCOM overvalued or undervalued?
QUALCOMM INC/DE trades at about 32.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.3×–36.1×, median 18.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for QCOM?
The average Wall-Street price target for QUALCOMM INC/DE is $194.77, about 19.4% above the recent price, from 30 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is QCOM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on QUALCOMM INC/DE: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 36.0×, a dividend yield of 1.03%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.