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Qualcomm (Qualcomm) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 6.90% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Qualcomm's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qualcomm's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

QCOM' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.8   Med: 12.35   Max: 70.3
Current: 6.9

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Qualcomm was 70.30% per year. The lowest was 3.80% per year. And the median was 12.35% per year.

QCOM's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
70.62% of 337 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 18.6 vs QCOM: 6.90

During the past 12 months, Qualcomm's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Qualcomm's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.32. As of today, Qualcomm's Dividend Yield % is 1.98%.

Warning Sign:

Qualcomm Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Qualcomm 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Qualcomm's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualcomm's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Qualcomm 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Qualcomm  (NAS:QCOM) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Qualcomm's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.8/ 2.503
=0.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Qualcomm was 1.52. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.54.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Qualcomm Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.8002024-02-282024-02-292024-03-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8002023-11-292023-11-302023-12-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8002023-08-302023-08-312023-09-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8002023-05-312023-06-012023-06-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Qualcomm's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.2/161.47
=1.98 %

Current Share Price is $161.47.
Qualcomm's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.2.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Qualcomm was 4.90%. The lowest was 1.43%. And the median was 2.59%.

Warning Sign:

Qualcomm Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Qualcomm (Qualcomm) Business Description

Industry
Address
5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121-1714
Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
Executives
Cristiano R Amon officer: President 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
James J Cathey officer: Chief Commercial Officer 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Alexander H Rogers officer: EVP & President, QTL 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Neil Martin officer: SVP, Finance and CAO 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
James H Thompson officer: EVP, Qualcomm Technologies Inc 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jeffrey William Henderson director 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Erin L Polek officer: SVP Corporate Controller & CAO 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Akash J. Palkhiwala officer: SVP & Interim CFO 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ann C Chaplin officer: General Counsel&Corp Secretary 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Donald J Rosenberg officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Brian Modoff officer: EVP, Strategy and M&A 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gregory N Johnson director C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sylvia Acevedo director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Randt Clark T. Jr. director ONE VALMONT PLAZA, 13815 FIRST NATIONAL BANK PARKWAY, OMAHA NE 68154
Jean-pascal Tricoire director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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