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QUALCOMM return on equity (ROE)

QUALCOMM's return on equity is 44.83%: net income of 13.63B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 30.40B USD.

Today
44.83%
Average, 5 years
47.26%
Low, 5 years
23.25%
High, 5 years
88.12%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 13.63B ÷ 30.40B = 44.83%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is QUALCOMM's return on equity so high?

Net margin
31.6%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.71×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.00×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
44.8%
FY2026
  • FY202631.6% × 0.71 × 2.00 = 44.8%
  • FY202512.5% × 0.88 × 2.36 = 26.1%
  • FY202426.0% × 0.71 × 2.10 = 38.6%
  • FY202320.2% × 0.70 × 2.37 = 33.5%
  • FY202229.3% × 0.90 × 2.72 = 71.8%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today44.83%13.63B30.40B
FY202627 Sept 202644.83%13.63B30.40B
FY202528 Sept 202526.13%5.54B21.21B
FY202430 Sept 202438.48%10.11B26.27B
FY202330 Sept 202334.01%7.34B21.58B
FY202230 Sept 202272.09%12.99B18.01B
FY202130 Sept 202190.88%9.04B9.95B
FY202030 Sept 202085.54%5.20B6.08B
FY201930 Sept 201989.35%4.39B4.91B
FY201830 Sept 2018-524.14%-4.86B928.00M
FY201730 Sept 20178.02%2.47B30.75B
FY201630 Sept 201617.94%5.70B31.78B
FY201530 Sept 201516.77%5.27B31.42B
FY201430 Sept 201418.63%7.30B39.17B
FY201330 Sept 201318.97%6.85B36.09B
FY201230 Sept 201218.07%6.06B33.52B
FY201130 Sept 201115.74%4.24B26.95B
FY201030 Sept 201015.57%3.25B20.86B
FY200930 Sept 20097.84%1.59B20.32B
FY200830 Sept 200817.61%3.16B17.94B
FY200730 Sept 200720.86%3.30B15.84B
FY200630 Sept 200618.42%2.47B13.41B
FY200530 Sept 200519.27%2.14B11.12B
FY200430 Sept 200417.85%1.73B9.66B
FY200330 Sept 200310.89%827.44M7.60B
FY200230 Sept 20026.67%359.68M5.39B
FY200130 Sept 2001-11.22%-548.74M4.89B
FY200030 Sept 200012.15%670.21M5.52B
FY199930 Sept 19996.99%200.88M2.87B
FY199830 Sept 199811.33%108.53M957.60M
FY199730 Sept 19978.98%91.93M1.02B
FY199630 Sept 19962.49%21.00M844.90M
FY199530 Sept 19953.78%30.20M799.60M
FY199430 Sept 19945.80%15.20M262.20M
FY199330 Sept 19935.11%12.10M236.70M
FY199230 Sept 1992-5.96%-4.10M68.80M
FY199130 Sept 1991-323.08%-8.40M2.60M
FY199030 Sept 1990-187.91%-17.10M9.10M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about QUALCOMM's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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