QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
Technology · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for QCOM is $202.56, 17.7% above the last close of $172.11 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $120.44 to $387.41. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E19.6x
- P/E vs sector-41.2%
- P/E vs own-24.6%
- Target upside+17.7%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$184B
- FCF yield+5.7%
- Insiders-$5.76M
- Earnings in19d
- News
Why it moved
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) fell 3.5% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Technology stocks fell 3.3%. Most of the move came from its sector.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 3.4).
- Arm and AMD Fall 5% as Qualcomm Verdict Adds to Chip Selloff; Taiwan Semiconductor Slips
- Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM Position Lifted by Banque Pictet & Cie SA
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $172.11 · +7.1% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▲ +1.1%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▲
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↓ in ~11d
- RSI43
- Support-2.8%
- Resistance+3.4%
- Off 52w high-30.8%
- Off ATH-30.8%
- 52w range$172.11
- Bollingerlower half
- MACD-1.72
- ATR+4.2%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
22 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $172.11 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 2 · Buy 9 · Hold 23 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 2
Revenue and free cash flow
Q3 FY2026: Revenue -4.0% year over year, free cash flow 5.0% of revenue, operating margin 16.3%.
| Q3 FY2026 | Jun 28, 2026 | $9.95B | 1.87 | $495M | 53.1% | 16.3% | 20.1% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Mar 29, 2026 | $10.6B | 6.88 | $1.92B | 53.8% | 21.8% | 69.5% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Dec 28, 2025 | $12.25B | 2.78 | $4.42B | 54.6% | 27.5% | 24.5% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | $11.27B | -2.77 | $3.59B | 55.3% | 25.9% | -27.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | $10.37B | 2.43 | $2.58B | 55.6% | 26.6% | 25.7% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | $10.98B | 2.52 | $2.34B | 55.0% | 28.4% | 25.6% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Dec 29, 2024 | $11.67B | 2.83 | $4.31B | 55.8% | 30.5% | 27.3% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $10.24B | 2.58 | $2.39B | 56.4% | 25.2% | 28.5% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $263.94 | -4.9% | -39.0% | +40.7% | 45.8 | $330B | |
| 2 |  | $409.29 | -4.8% | -43.3% | +61.3% | 35.3 | $325B | |
| 3 |  | $276.48 | -0.9% | -16.4% | +13.9% | 42.0 | $252B | |
| 4 |  | $227.80 | -6.9% | -48.2% | +34.0% | 234.8 | $243B | |
| 5 |  | $165.74 | -5.0% | -45.0% | +28.2% | 45.2 | $216B | |
| 6 |  | $227.83 | -5.6% | -28.0% | +45.0% | 75.5 | $200B | |
| 7 |  | $395.44 | -2.1% | -11.0% | +15.4% | 46.9 | $192B | |
| 8 | | $172.11 | -3.5% | -30.8% | +17.7% | 19.6 | $184B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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